London got its first shipment of a new fleet of hybrid buses this week, just in time for Christmas. The new bus is supposed to be the most environmentally friendly of its kind, according to Business Green, and is allegedly 15% more fuel efficient than existing hybrid buses. We … [continued]
Some top clean transportation news of the week, other than what we’ve covered….
Top cleantech news from the last day or two.
Following up on my first cleantech and politics roundup yesterday, here are 20 more great or important stories from the past day or so. I’ve decided to also bold the stories I think are the most worth checking out.
Some of the best or biggest clean transportation news from the past week (other than what we covered): Road Trains This is actually an idea my dad had a few years ago. I figured at that time someone was probably working on it, but had never heard of such a … [continued]
I decided to leave last week’s roundup of cleantech (or related) news that we didn’t already cover on Cleantechnica to today (for various reasons). So, now, here’s the roundup. China’s High-Speed Trains [VIDEOS] Why fly when you can travel the 1000km between Guangzhou (Canton) near Hong Kong to Wuhan – … [continued]
As I did in the middle of the month, sharing some stories with you that I never had the opportunity to get to but think you might like to check out. Hope you enjoy them… Clean Transport Can Streetcars Save America’s Cities? In a down economy, pursuing the American dream … [continued]
I always wondered about the economic efficiency of creating long, safe, underground tunnels for subway systems. Now, a Chinese company has decided that this traditional underground transit system isn’t as good as an innovative, overground system it has just designed. The company, Shenzhen Hashi Future Parking Equipment Co., has … [continued]
Back in January, I wrote that the average transit rider in the US saved about $9,242 a year (or approximately $770 a month) by riding transit instead of driving. The figures have been updated and the savings have increased. The average transit rider in the US now saves $9,330 a … [continued]
Transportation is one of the biggest parts of our lives, whether we think about it or not. How will 2010 help shape the future of transportation in the US? How should it do so? And, more specifically, what is going on in government on this matter? With an expired (in … [continued]
