With all the vehicles and other hazards, riding a bicycle in the city can be intimidating, even when there are designated bike lanes. New research led by a professor at University of New Mexico (UNM)’s School of Engineering has found that protected bike lanes lead to almost twice as many bicycle commuters as standard bike […]
GoSun, a solar technology company, is accepting deposits for its new EV solar charger. The device mounts onto the roof rack of the car, unfolds over the length of the electric vehicle and plugs into the charging port to turn solar energy into power for the car. According to GoSun, the 1,100-watt charging device is […]
The second edition of the “Getting Transportation Right” scorecard from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has ranked all 50 states (and Washington, DC) in the U.S. based on their transportation policies. States with policies that emphasize greener, more equitable transportation ranked higher in the list, while those with policies that favor highway expansions or […]
In London, the implementation and expansion of the Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) has reduced air pollution by decreasing amounts of nitrogen dioxide, fine particulate matter and carbon emissions, according to new data by City Hall reviewed by independent air quality experts. In total, air quality in London is improving at a faster rate compared to […]
The transition to cleaner vehicles is progressing in Europe, where 49% of new city buses across EU countries in 2024 were ‘zero-emission’ models instead of fossil fuel-powered vehicles, according to a new analysis from the European Federation for Transport and Environment (T&E). The increase beat the previous year, which found that 36% of new city […]
New survey results have revealed that vehicle tires are the biggest source of nanoparticle pollution in the remote Alps. In the Alpine survey, trained mountaineer citizen scientists collected samples of high-altitude glaciers, and scientists used a method called thermal desorption-proton transfer reaction-mass spectrometry (TD-PTR-MS) to analyze the samples for nanoplastics. Mountaineers collected samples from 14 […]
China’s electric vehicle (EV) industry has reached a new milestone, with 2024 marking the 10th year in a row that the country had the best EV production and sales record in the world, said the vice minister for industry and information technology, as Yicai reported. EV sales in China rose by roughly 40 percent compared […]
According to new data from the Norwegian Road Federation (OFV), nearly 90% of new vehicles sold in Norway in 2024 were electric. The data revealed that 88.9% of new car sales in 2024 were fully electric, up from the 82.4% of all car sales being EVs in 2023, Reuters reported. As the BBC reported, some […]
According to a new analysis by the nonprofit organization Oxfam Great Britain (Oxfam GB), the wealthiest 1% of people in the world have already exhausted their annual share of the global carbon budget. One’s annual share of the carbon budget is the amount of carbon emissions per person that can be added into the atmosphere […]
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