Norway revising incentives for electric cars

The Daily Telegraph reports on latest developments in Norway over electric vehicle incentives. Norway’s eco sweeteners turn sour Norway plans to cut some of the incentives offered to drivers of electric cars – which now account for almost a quarter of the country’s new vehicle registrations – because the government is missing out on too … Continue reading Norway revising incentives for electric cars →

Safety concerns hampering the use of LED lights for vehicles in the US

Eric Taub writes an important article in the New York Times about LED lighting innovations for vehicles that are common in Europe and Asia but are having a harder time being deployed in the US. With LED Lights, Automakers Reveal All the Road We Cannot See Automotive lighting is undergoing a quiet revolution, leading … Continue reading Safety concerns hampering the use of LED lights for vehicles in the US →

Juggling government priorities to meet low carbon objectives

Promoting low carbon technologies often lead to less revenue for governments. This is most recently explained by Andy Sharman in the Financial Times, as he shows how the sales of low carbon cars in the UK is affecting government budget planning. Two thirds of new UK cars pay no tax in first year Two-thirds … Continue reading Juggling government priorities to meet low carbon objectives →

Automakers are increasingly betting on hydrogen

While EiD has recently had articles on recent developments in the use of hydrogen, it is an approach that hopefully will see more developments because of the need for us to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels for transport. Lawrence Ulrich writes in the New York Times about more developments and how automakers are … Continue reading Automakers are increasingly betting on hydrogen →

Development in hydrogen trams

While there are developments in hydrogen vehicles, there are also major developments on hydrogen trams. The sonnenseite.com website describes latest developments in China. World's first hydrogen tram rolls off assembly line in Qingdao World's first hydrogen-powered tramcar rolled off the assembly line in Qingdao on March 19, 2015. The new tram is the only … Continue reading Development in hydrogen trams →

New developments in hydrogen-fuelled vehicles

There are many efforts underway to replace fossil-fuelled vehicles. We hear much about electric vehicles but little about hydrogen ones. Now, as shown by Steve Connor in The Independent, there are important new developments that could use biomass to produce hydrogen for vehicles. Breakthrough in hydrogen-powered cars may spell end for petrol stations Scientists … Continue reading New developments in hydrogen-fuelled vehicles →

The challenge European car manufacturers face in cutting emissions

The EU has quite stringent standards for reducing the carbon emissions levels of vehicles. This is used instead of a fuel economy standard and reflects the importance of reducing emissions for many reasons. Andy Sharman writes in the Financial Times about the difficulty that many of Europe’s car manufacturers are having in achieving the targets. … Continue reading The challenge European car manufacturers face in cutting emissions →

Fuel economy ratings tighten in US

Aaron Kessler writes in the New York Times about the Environmental Protection Agency tightening the guidelines used in determining the mileage advertised to consumers. E.P.A. Issues Stiffer Rules on Vehicle Fuel Ratings After two years of imposing increasingly stiff penalties on automakers that overstate their fuel economy ratings, federal regulators on Monday said they … Continue reading Fuel economy ratings tighten in US →

Potential impact of railway networks deploying solar energy

There is an interesting article in The Engineer about the impact that solar panels could have in reducing overall operating costs. It certainly seems to make sense to use trackside land for such use. Solar panels could slash rail operating costs claims report Track-side solar panels could save the UK rail network up to … Continue reading Potential impact of railway networks deploying solar energy →

Most British buses are below EU emission standards

Jane Wild explains in the Financial Times that bus companies have found loopholes to buy cheaper, dirtier buses, thus circumventing EU standards. It is worrying because as Wild reports, the finding will add to the UK’s poor record on air quality, with other European countries having already acted to close similar loopholes. UK buses … Continue reading Most British buses are below EU emission standards →