Category Archives: Transport
Looking for the perfect way to protect your shiny new electric car from the harsh elements outside? Well, this development is bound to suit your taste! Called the V-Tent, this fantastically designed collapsible canopy envelopes an electric vehicle as it’s being charged. What sets it apart from a conventional car-cover is the fact that the V-Tent sports photovoltaic cells that soak in the sun’s energy, converting it all into electricity to power up you EV!
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BMW, one of the biggest car manufacturers in the world, has jumped aboard the electric-bike bandwagon. The German auto manufacturer has unveiled the Cruise, a 250-watt electric motor-powered bicycle that can touch nearly 25km/h! the bicycle’s motor is an assist and has four different modes to choose from that include Eco Tour, Sport or Speed/Turbo.
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Sweden seems to have taken the cause of going green seriously. Recently, the Swedish company Scania and German company Siemens have joined hands to develop electric-powered commercial vehicles that power up with a roof-mounted apparatus connected to wires. These will be similar to the Muni buses that do the rounds in San Francisco Bay Area and will be used by commercial trucks on Sweden’s highways.
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There is no denying that present-day modes of transport are in for a greener and more eco-friendly transition. In the future, the way we travel will turn more environment-friendly and one of the concepts contributing to this change is the Rinspeed microMAX EV concept, a networked swarm car. An efficient, space-saving mode of urban transport, these network-based vehicles could very well be the taxi fleets of the future.
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Mass transit systems around the world work as an eco-friendly way to travel, given the fact that these transportation modes encourage people to leave their personal vehicles at home, decreasing the use of fossil fuels and the levels of carbon emissions. Now, bus transit systems are all set to go green with Bombardier’s electric transit technology.
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Buying used car over the internet has invariably become the best means to encounter right and desirable deals than in the market. The advantage is not just that it is more expedient and convenient for the buyer to buy used cars online but also it puts forth many options with an immediate effect on the website displays. India is making an effective use of these websites and online pre owned car dealers. The cyber city of Hyderabad is also a witness to innumerable online transactions of buying and selling of used cars in Hyderabad online.
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As part of its eco-friendly delivery scheme, UPS is putting 100 new electric trucks on Californian roads. It already has 30 electric trucks delivering goods on the roads of Europe and New York, as well as 2,500 alternative fuel vehicles – run on electricity, hybrids, natural gas and such like – in its worldwide fleet. The latest vehicles will take goods as far as Cali’s West Coast cities of Bakersfield, Fresno, Sacramento and San Bernardino. With each vehicle boasting 75 miles per charge, let’s hope they don’t run out before they reach their destinations. No-one likes to receive dead flowers or melted ice cream on their doorstep!
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Hungarian not-for-profit organization, Antro, has developed an eco friendly fold away scooter – the MOVEO. It has taken five years for Antro to get the prototype on the road, and it is still not expected to go into full production until 2014, which makes me hope that the scooter itself is a little faster than its producers. At present, the scooter’s top speed is 28mph. It weighs 55lbs and has a battery life of 21.75miles per recharge. Aside from the absence of polluting exhaust fumes and fossil fuel consumption, the MOVEO’s fold away design means parking hassles are removed. Antro claim it takes approx 2 minutes to fold the MOVEO into its draggable form, which is small enough to take into your office and store in a corner somewhere. The estimated price tag of the MOVEO is between $3,100 and $4,600.
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Nissan Motors have developed a refrigerator truck kitted out with a fully functional fridge, powered by a rechargeable-battery-powered motor. Whether the motor is running, in idle, or off, the fridge keeps food chilled, so deliveries do not spoil. The Atlas F24 will be modified to suit the specifications of Yamato Transport Co, who will rent it in 2013 and run tests for a year. Funding for the project came from Nissan Motors and Sumitomo Corp, which was founded to help new businesses develop their potential through
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Solar ship seems just too good to be true! A helium-filled, zero emissions cargo plane, with a huge wing span that absorbs maximum solar power, at a lightweight 1,200lbs, solar ship gains lift from buoyant gases from the earth. Its wing-ship design allows it to land in strange places, devoid of roads or runways. Solar ship has recently been awarded a grant to build a new model to fly emergency supplies during times of crisis, man-made and natural disaster, to communities in North America. In addition, solar ship has been operating out of Cape Town to take medical supplies to remote areas of Africa.
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