Reducing the cobalt content in lithium-ion batteries is good for the environment, human rights, and maybe even the performance of the battery itself. The lithium ion battery is an electrochemical wunderkind. We use it for …
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More e-buses also require a better grid (StreetsBlog)
To get more electric buses, we don’t just need a better battery – we need a better grid. A ground breaking new technology may soon help U.S. transit agencies overcome perhaps the single largest barrier …
Continue readingCalifornia’s air pollution cops eyeing Uber & Lyft (Wired)
Since Uber and Lyft burst onto the scene a decade ago, the companies have established a reputation for dodging government regulations. Now, California is working on first-of-their-kind rules to limit emissions from ride-hail vehicles, which could …
Continue readingNatural cooling bus shelter (JCDecaux)
JCDecaux has developed and is now offering local authorities its new-generation Natural Cooling bus shelter, with a solution to the issue of urban heat islands. The new model expands the range of innovative bus shelters …
Continue readingVoi wins first large e-scooter UK trial (TrafficTechToday)
The race to roll out e-scooters across the UK is hotting up, with Voi the latest contender to be claiming a lead as it announces what it calls the UK’s first large-scale, exclusive trial – …
Continue readingFreight tram-train to be tested in Karlsruhe (RailwayGazette)
Trials with a prototype freight tram or tram-train are to start in Karlsruhe and the surrounding area in 2022. The concept is being drawn up with a view to improving urban life by reducing road …
Continue readingUnderground’s first Chinese wagons (MetroReport)
Chinese rolling stock manufacturer CRRC Shandong has dispatched the first of 71 wagons ordered by London Underground for use on track renewal and maintenance trains. The order placed in early 2017 covers 66 open and …
Continue readingRubble, old tyre mix creates sustainable road material (E&T)
Researchers have blended used tyres with building rubble to create a sustainable road-making material that they believe could cut the vast quantities of waste generated by the construction sector. Construction, renovation and demolition account for …
Continue readingLessons for innovative transport from Segway (Transfers-£)
The lessons to be learnt from the rise and fall of Segway. Once posited as a revolutionary transportation technology, the Segway never took off as some expected, because the social acceptance of the technology was …
Continue readingNew Inspectorate to set higher standards for cycling infrastr. (NewCivilEng)
Government has set out plans to drive up cycling and walking rates through investment in new infrastructure that will also see a new inspectorate formed to improve the quality of infrastructure delivered under the plan. …
Continue readingMixed train trial in Scandinavia (RailFreight)
The concept is not necessarily new. There have been similar ideas put forward in the UK. As previously reported, enterprise trains have been proposed as a scheduled service in the UK. Although these would be solely for …
Continue readingA survival plan for e-scooter companies (Bloomberg)
Micromobility companies like Bird and Lime have laid-off workers, left markets, and scrapped vehicles in recent months. But these two industry insiders see a way forward for more-sustainable shared transportation. By Melinda Hanson and Alison Murphy. …
Continue readingUber acquires transit software company (Verge)
Uber announced that it will acquire Routematch, an Atlanta-based company that develops software for public transportation agencies. The news comes amid the ride-hail company’s broader push into public transit. Uber didn’t disclose the terms of …
Continue readingDriverless vehicles aren’t coming anytime soon (ArsTechnica)
Progress on self-driving technology has been slower than many people expected just a few years ago. Google’s Waymo was aiming to launch a fully driverless taxi service by the end of 2018 but missed its …
Continue readingNYC MTA launches COVID-19 Response Challenge (MTA)
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and Transit Innovation Partnership today launched a new “COVID-19 Response Challenge” to engage the private tech industry and rapidly evaluate and deploy innovative technologies that make public transit safer, healthier …
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