Tag: transport
Sunlight express: the solar-powered train
The coastal town of Byron Bay in Australia is now easily accessible via a solar-powered train. It might not look cutting-edge, but it is ...
Environment World
Pollution-busting bus hits the roads to clean up urban air
A UK public transport operator has unveiled the UK’s first air-filtering bus, which its inventors say makes the air around it cleaner as it ...
Environment UK
Sweden: world’s first electrified road charges vehicles as they drive
A stretch of road outside Stockholm transfers energy from tracks of rail in the road, recharging the batteries of electric cars and trucks a...
Environment World
Green man to be left on at pedestrian crossings in a bid to get Londoners walking
Pedestrian crossings in key locations in London will be re-programmed so the green man shows most of the time. Could it encourage Londoners ...
Lifestyle Science World
No ticket to ride: Estonia makes public transport free
From this month, Estonia has put in place free transport for its residents across much of the country. What can the rest of the world learn?...
Society World
Green buses: you wait for one, then 9,500 turn up (in China)
Every five weeks, 9,500 brand new electric buses take to the roads in China...
Environment World
