The British city of Milton Keynes is replacing the diesel buses on its Nº7 route with eight electric buses that will use wireless charging. A five-year collaboration agreement committing to replacing diesel buses with all new electric ones was signed by eight separate organisations, led by a subsidiary of Mitsui & … [continued]
Traveling is alive and well; traveling as the means to the end,… or rather, traveling becomes the means, and the buoyant end, middle, or beginning of the day. Imagine hoping the bus is late, because the bus stop is so much fun: “Playful Spaces” is a project completed by Bruno Taylor as part of an MA Industrial Design Course … [continued]
Getting to and from the Republican and Democratic Conventions was a little greener this time around, thanks to Freewheelin, the pedal-powered bike bus program provided by well-being company Humana Inc. The Freewheelin pedal bus was provided to both host cities, first for the Republican National Convention (RNC), held in … [continued]
The macdaddy of buses has hit the scene. Meet the AutoTram Extra Grand: a 98-foot, 256 passenger carrier. The bus, which concept developer Fraunhofer IVI hails as the largest bus in the world, has some green features, including a battery storage system that enables all-electric operation for up to … [continued]
China recently got its first solar-powered hybrid public transport buses. The buses are powered by solar panels, which are expected to increase the life of the lithium batteries used in the bus by 35 years. The buses were launched in the city of Qiqihar in north-east China’s Heilongjiang province. … [continued]
Ready for some math that will stun your abacus? Check out this Credit Donkey infographic below about the benefits of public transportation. To whet your appetite and pull out some of the big ones for me, check out these facts and figures thanks to public transport: 102.2 billion fewer miles traveled … [continued]
To attract riders, city busses are bringing their A-games to make bus shelters a more pleasant aspect of hitching’ a ride. Some great examples of cool bus shelters from around the world can be found in Seattle PI’s transportation section. These shelters run the gamut from zany — like … [continued]
American Nobel Peace Prize winner Alan Heeger rode the wave of solar power innovation all the way to flexible panels. Heeger has spent fifteen years developing pliable solar panels and now he’s encouraging businesses to capitalize on the free sunshine streaming through the windows of their skyscrapers. Be sure to … [continued]
Six BYD electric buses have been ordered for the city of Schiermonnikoog in the Netherlands. Reportedly, this will give the city “Europe’s cleanest bus fleet.” Here are some more details from a BYD news release: An island which is home to the Netherlands’ first National Park is about to launch … [continued]
Other than our own clean transportation stories, here’s some more clean transportation news from around the interwebs: Clean Transportation EVs Tesla Motors Delivers World’s 1st Premium Electric Sedan to Customers Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) delivered Model S, the world’s first premium electric sedan, to its first customers at an invitation-only event … [continued]
