The cars that, hopefull...
One initiative that was recently taken up in Paris is something I will be following with great interest. Building on the success of bike sharing schemes near public transport hubs, they are copying the same idea, but this time with electric car rental being offered instead. The system will allow the hiring of electric cars by simply using a special subscription card in a booth (rather than the normal laborious pre-booking and paper work needed in standard car hire situations) which...It’s Mo! Car Shar...
Introducing mo from LUNAR Europe on Vimeo . What do you get when you cross a Zipcar model of car sharing with a bike sharing system and a public transport pass on steroids? You get Mo. Mo better. Mo convenient. Mo mobility…. Read the full story on TreeHugger Go here to see the original: It’s Mo! Car Sharing and Bike Sharing Combined...
‘Green Phase̵...
StreetFilms /Video screen capture No Longer Stuck in the Middle, Waiting for Left Turns I’ve said it again and again: To increase cycling as a main form of transportation, our roads need to be modified to make it safer and more convenient for people on bikes to get where they’re going. This means physically separated bike lanes , Read the original post: ‘Green Phase’ Traffic Signal is Great for...Racing on Old-School Pe...
This summer, the IG Markets London Nocturne , perhaps the premier urban cycling competition, featured a variety of challenges that included straight-forward races, folding bike races and longest skid contests. But the most awesome, in my opinion, was the penny farthing race. The big wheel, little wheel rides may look like historical oddities brought out for a laugh, but this surprisingly intense video proves that they’re still dead serious. … Read the full story on...
NASA and Japan Create S...
NASA /Public Domain Google Earth is the go-to software for viewing the planet in detail. However, a new topographical map created by NASA and Japan’s Advanced Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer, or ASTER, instrument is showing up even Google Earth with a “global digital elevation model” that has a 3D effect. … Read the full story on TreeHugger Go here to see the original: NASA and Japan Create Spectacular Map of Earth...
German Trains To Run on...
Image credit: Ingy The Wingy , used under Creative Commons license. During our live chat with Solarcentury’s Jeremy Leggett yesterday, we started out by discussing the high profile solar railway bridge his company is helping install in central London as we speak. This was, Jeremy argu… Read the full story on TreeHugger View post: German Trains To Run on 100%...
"Seat Savers"...
Photo with permission from Kelsey Avers They go utterly against etiquette for riding muni, but these seat savers have something wonderfully tempting about them when you really just want some space on the bus. … Read the full story on TreeHugger Here is the original: "Seat Savers" Are Best (and Grossest) Idea For Riding Public...
Wireless Brakes for Bik...
Would you trust wireless breaks when heading down this hill?? Photo by thenoizz via Flickr CC Scientists at Saarland University have come up with a brake system for bikes that may take awhile to trust. The brakes work wirelessly. It sounds a little risky to potentially trust your life with a wireless brake system but according to the researchers, their new system works perfectly 99.999999999997% of the time. … Read the full story on TreeHugger Read the original: Wireless...
Chevy Spark EV to Becom...
Photo: GM Not a Plug-in Hybrid Like the Volt.. More Like the EV2 So far, GM hasn’t been all that enthusiastic about electric-only vehicles. They made the EV1, but it ended up in the junkyard. The Chevy Volt can run on electricity alone for about 35 miles, but there’s a gasoline engine that acts as a ‘range extender’. That’s why the Spark EV that is being announced today is special: It will be the first GM car in over a decade to run on batteries alone....