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Newer posts →A tour bus, a cycle and a pub combined, the City Cycle takes you touring with pedal power
May 20, 2011We’ve seen a bicycle and a skateboard being combined into one ingenious mode of transport before. The City Cycle however took our breath away. What happens to be a bicycle, a bus and a pub (you got that right, a … Continue reading3
Posted in Transport | Tagged Bus, Cycle, Pedal_powered | Leave a commentGood old yellow school bus overhauled to power up with biofuels
May 17, 2011An iconic yellow school bus that left us reminiscing our school days has just got a green makeover by Georgia Tech. A handful of students from Atlanta Public Schools will soon begin travelling to school in a green and energy … Continue reading3
Posted in Transport | Tagged biofuel, Bus | Leave a commentGeneral Electric unveils dual-battery system for larger electric vehicles
December 8, 2010EVs as we know them today, are really expensive, and tend to burn huge holes in our pockets. This is probably why not a lot of people have turned to the car of the future yet, instead sitting behind the … Continue reading3
Posted in Transport | Tagged Bus, Dual-battery, Electric_vehicle, GE | Leave a commentBus Roots dresses up New York City public busses with a green roof
October 13, 2010I find gardening very relaxing and the colours of a well trimmed garden can have soothing effects and while there seems to be very little place to make for forests, designer Marco Castro Cosio is making sure that the garden … Continue reading3
Posted in Transport | Tagged Bus, Green-roof, New_York | Leave a commentSolarve is world’s first solar-cell-equipped public bus by Sanyo Electric and Ryobi
August 27, 2010Sanyo Electric has teamed up with public transport operator, Ryobi to installed solar cells on the roof of a city bus, dubbed Solarve, in Japan. Sanyo claims that this is the world’s first solar-cell-equipped public bus. Ryobi has developed this … Continue reading3
Posted in Transport | Tagged Bus, Sanyo, Solar_cell, Worlds_First | Leave a commentHamburg’s hydrogen powered bus fleet uses wind to produce hydrogen
July 13, 2010You may have come across hydrogen-powered hybrid buses like the Mercedes-Benz Citaro before. Well, the Hamburg hydrogen bus fleet is sure going to kick up a storm with its hydrogen-powered buses, powered by the wind. Though difficult to produce, transport … Continue reading3
Posted in Transport | Tagged Bus, Hydriogen, Wind | Leave a commentMontreal’s entire bus fleet to go green and clean by 2025
May 26, 2010’s mass transit system goes greener by the day and will be at its greenest by 2025. The entire bus fleet, about 1,300 of them in all, will go electric by the time 2025 looms. And if all goes as … Continue reading3
Posted in Transport | Tagged Bus, electric_bus, Montreal | Leave a commentLondon’s iconic double-decker, the Routemaster goes green
May 18, 2010The iconic red London double-decker buses are all set to go green, and this doesn’t mean they will shed their red skins. Their hearts and minds will turn green. The Routemaster is being brought back to life by London Mayor … Continue reading3
Posted in Transport | Tagged Bus, Double_Decker, London | Leave a commentThe luxurious electricity-powered Superbus
March 22, 2010At first glance, this vehicle reminds us of a futuristic stretch-limo. The Dutch students building this vehicle prefer to call it the “Superbus” though. This all-electric vehicle can carry 23 passengers and has a body of aluminum and carbon fiber. … Continue reading3
Posted in Transport | Tagged Bus, electric_bus, Electricity | Leave a commentBuses with solar powered assist systems now in California
March 4, 2010In collaboration with Sunpods Inc. from California, Bauer Intelligent Transportation has developed a solar powered assist system specially designed for buses. This will help the company meet the strict rules laid down by the State Of California to curb pollution. … Continue reading3
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