Every major geography will be electrifying virtually all domestic freight shipping in the coming two to three decades. However, the starting conditions matter between India, Europe, China, and the United States. This assessment sprang out of a bit of news and discussion related to it today. China’s Windrose Technology and … [continued]
The East has a lot of north-south and diagonal freeways connecting major cities, but out West, things are still pretty sparse. With all of the population growth that has happened, especially in the West, there’s definitely some need for more interstate highways.
Our childhood memories of trains are romantic: black metal monsters heaving themselves down the track, huge white billows of smoke trailing behind. “Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance,” Paul Simon mused. “Everybody thinks it’s true.” What’s true about trains today, though, is that we need to … [continued]
It’s trivially easy to be snared by hydrogen for energy. Then it’s easy to start solving the problems of hydrogen for energy. Then it’s easy to wave away a problem set of hydrogen for energy as not your concern. And then solve more of the problems for energy. And wave … [continued]
U.S. Department of Transportation Approves $2.5 Billion in Private Activity Bonds Allocation for Brightline West Project WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced the approval of $2.5 billion in private activity bonds authority allocated for the Brightline West High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail project connecting Las Vegas, Nevada, … [continued]
I know we like to write a lot about electric cars and e-bikes around here, but that’s largely because the other options often suck in the United States. Buses and trains are often dirty, seem dangerous (or actually are), and don’t come often enough to be a serious transportation option. … [continued]
This month has witnessed the commercial opening of the first high-speed train line in the world’s southern hemisphere. The new rail line, between the Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Bandung, cuts journey time from around 3 hours, down to just 45 minutes. KCIC high-speed train. KCIC press image. The new … [continued]
The takeaway for me was that at least this group of executives cared about the planet and were looking to do their part.
As a living document, the strategy is still deeply flawed, but less flawed than the first one. If the DOE updates it every six months, and there’s as much movement each time, then by 2025 or 2026 it could be a good strategy.
The question “In a Decarbonized World, Will Freedom of Mobility Be Affordable to a Happy Few Only?” was the topic of the first Freedom of Mobility Forum debate. This was a debate between intelligent, well informed, very opinionated people who regretfully used the debate to talk about their mobility-related hobby-horses … [continued]
