You should enjoy this article by Brentin Mock on the citylab.com website. He raises an important question whether Tesla is making progress or whether it is simply solving problems. I leave it to EID readers to react to this. It makes for good summer reading. Is Tesla Really Making Progress? The answer lies in … Continue reading “Solving problems rather than creating something new . . .”
Category: transport
German automakers accused of collusion over emissions testing
For months we have been reading about the scandal that has hit the auto industry over faulty emissions tests. Deutsche Welle writes about a new report that has accused German car manufacturers of collusion in affecting the quality of testing standards. New report: Massive collusion amongst German automakers Three bosses of five German car … Continue reading German automakers accused of collusion over emissions testing
New report raises many issues related to the twin problems of carbon emissions and air pollution from road use
Richard Howard, Director of Development & Head of Environment & Energy at the Policy Exchange writes on their website about a new report that he co-authored. The report argues that the Government needs to take more coordinated and assertive action to address the twin problems of carbon emissions and air pollution from road use. However, … Continue reading New report raises many issues related to the twin problems of carbon emissions and air pollution from road use
First flying cars to be built soon
There are innovations in many fields these days. As this article by Agence France-Presse states, flying cars have long captured the imagination. Now, we are seeing in this article on the Hurriyet Daily News website from Turkey, that they may be available soon. What they do for energy consumption, congestion or air pollution remains to … Continue reading First flying cars to be built soon
The complexity of creating a sustainable urban transport system
Athlyn Cathcart-Keays discusses in an article in The Guardian about the up and down transformation currently underway in Oslo to find a sustainable urban transport system that is satisfactory to all citizens. There are many lessons to learn from this experience. Oslo's car ban sounded simple enough. Then the backlash began One day late last … Continue reading The complexity of creating a sustainable urban transport system
Australia sees poor performance from its vehicle fuel efficiency standards
Energy efficiency policy is heavily reliant on minimum energy performance standards for many technologies, including cars. Anna Mortimore, Lecturer, Griffith Business School at Griffith University explains in an article on The Conversation website about the less than impressive developments in vehicle efficiency in Australia. How is it in your country? Australia has stalled on … Continue reading Australia sees poor performance from its vehicle fuel efficiency standards
Streetcars making a comeback
In my neighbourhood of Montmartre in Paris, the streetcar system is being expanded as you can see in the photograph. Rhonda Bell and Phil Klinkon write on the Metro for Transit & Motorcoach Business website about their evolution. You should enjoy. The Evolution of Streetcar Technology While streetcars may seem like an old-fashioned or … Continue reading Streetcars making a comeback
Shipping is a major polluter and yet there are no targets to reduce emissions
The transport sector has been a particular problem in trying to reduce emissions, in large part because of its dependence on fossil fuels. Jeremy Plester provides a good article in The Guardian about the particular problems in shipping, a sector that has grown significantly because of the globalisation of our economies and because it is … Continue reading Shipping is a major polluter and yet there are no targets to reduce emissions
Emissions from diesel engines have higher impact than previously estimated
Abby Young-Powell writes on the Deutsche Welle website about a recent report that documents evidence that the impact from diesel emissions is higher and more deadlier than previously estimated. New analysis reveals deadly scale of diesel emissions The amount of illegal and unreported nitrogen oxide emissions from diesel cars, trucks and buses may be … Continue reading Emissions from diesel engines have higher impact than previously estimated
Better understanding how polluting our cars are
Almost daily we are reading about the emissions coming from vehicles and what they are doing to our air quality and health. Paul Nieuwenhuis, Senior Lecturer and Co-Director, Electric Vehicle Centre of Excellence (EVCE) at Cardiff University, writes a reviewed article on the Conversation website comparing diesel and petrol vehicles. Are diesel cars really … Continue reading Better understanding how polluting our cars are
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