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    Electric double-decker bus to ply on London streets from next month

    Posted on March 21, 2016 by Gareth Mankoo

    When the old meets the new in an attempt to make the world a better place, there is always celebration and joy. The same goes with the announcement of the London double-decker bus that will arrive in its all-new electric … Continue reading3 →

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    Volkswagen to show off electric Microbus Concept at CES 2016

    Posted on December 28, 2015 by Gareth Mankoo

    There’s a buzz in the air about Volkswagen’s next big move and its coming right at CES 2016 next month. The company will be showing off a cool Microbus Concept at the Consumer Electronics Show 2016 next month. The little … Continue reading3 →

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    London’s Double Decker bus services to run with zero emissions soon

    Posted on July 3, 2015 by Gareth Mankoo

    The legendary Double Decker buses from London have made their way along the path of global environmental awareness. This comes with the announcement of a pure electric double decker bus from this October. This announcement was made atop the first … Continue reading3 →

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    Poop-powered ‘Bus Hound’ bus is fastest service at 123 kmph

    Posted on May 27, 2015 by Gareth Mankoo

    It doesn’t get any more convincing than this. The fact that using biogas to fuel the vehicles of tomorrow could take years of research is but a myth now. The Bus Hound (a smart spinoff ‘Bloodhound’) may look like a … Continue reading3 →

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    KTH Royal Institute of Technology unveils water-buses for Stockholm

    Posted on May 27, 2014 by gavril

    “Let the roads be packed with traffic. Hell, we’ll travel to work on water!” That’s probably what a massive chunk of Sweden’s population is currently thinking right at this moment, which is why researchers at Stockholm’s KTH Royal Institute of … Continue reading3 →

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    Aberdeen now boasts Europe’s biggest hydrogen-powered bus fleet

    Posted on May 23, 2014 by gavril

    One of the quickest and most environment-friendly ways to get people around in an urban environment is the introduction of low-emission buses. Europe’s largest hydrogen fuel cell bus fleet will finally do the same after being officially launched at the … Continue reading3 →

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    Adelaide, Australia, introduces the world’s first 100% solar powered electric bus, the Tindo

    Posted on September 14, 2013 by gavril

    And just when we were beginning to think that nothing gets greener than an electricity-powered mass transit system, along comes a solar powered success story hailing from Adelaide, Australia! Called the Tindo electric bus, this vehicle uses solar energy to … Continue reading3 →

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    Landscape artist Marc Granen adds a garden to a bus roof!

    Posted on August 8, 2013 by gavril

    Well, homes with gardens on their roofs are a pretty sight and aren’t really an innovation that could be termed as groundbreaking. Since quite a while now, people living in urban concrete jungles, looking for green spaces, have begun planting … Continue reading3 →

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    Bombardier to test electric bus induction charging system

    Posted on February 22, 2013 by gavril

    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 … Continue reading3 →

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    Aggie Bus, the wirelessly charged electric bus

    Posted on December 5, 2012 by gavril

    Wireless charging is the way ahead, and we’ve been proclaiming it to be so since quite a while now. Using this concept, Utah State University’s Wireless Power Transfer team came up with a feasible way to mass transportation that could … Continue reading3 →

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