Tag: Electric Vehicle

Slowing down container ships saves on CO2. And now a US-based startup is making the switch from road to rail in the logistics sector more efficient by developing a purely electric, driverless transport system. The system uses gripping arms to load containers onto the loading surface and operates autonomously on roads. The switch to rail networks is made possible...

Yeast accelerates hydrogen production. Which could be of interest for a French startup and its newly designed business jet with fuel cell drive. The eight-person aircraft is equipped with two electric duct propellers, powered by six 400 kW fuel cells and should be able to cover up to 800 nautical miles from 2030. Meaning 80% of business flights in...

These days it’s easy to travel light. But as a Latvian startup has shown with its mini goods vehicle for urban environments, it isn’t always about getting away. Having started life as an off-road skateboard, the team’s new four-wheeled cargo scooter has a storage compartment - with or without a lid - placed in front of the handlebars. Allowing...

Electric shoes can increase walking speeds. To New Zealand, where a startup is looking at cable cars as a local transport alternative to trains, buses and cars. Unlike a traditional aerial gondola with its moving cables and fixed cabins, here modules are fitted with an electric engine. The cabins move autonomously along a guideway of static cable and rail,...

A remotely operated life-buoy can help avert maritime disasters. Now, a Hong Kong-based startup is focusing on those who want to travel lighter. Its smart wagon, complete with electric hub motors, is remotely operated, has a range of 10 km and can move uphill and downhill at speeds of 2-7 km/h. Thanks to an integrated pocket lamp, it can...

Trains offer sustainable transportation, especially when they remove CO2. Buses, too, at least compared with private cars. But the average usage rate of public transportation is only 15% in Europe. The electric ‘collective’ taxis developed by an Italian startup could soon change all that, because on shared routes, their modules combine together to make buses. Depending on the desired...

Adding electrons to aluminium can create a rare metal. An Australian student has been thinking in terms of conversion too - only on a greater scale. His idea is to provide existing cars with internal combustion engines with an electric drive function. He developed a compact axial flux motor that is retrofitted onto the brake disc. The energy required...

Modern, environmentally-friendly vintage cars aren't as contradictory as it sounds. Electric vehicle races are well established too. And now one of the British teams has built a drivable prototype entirely from electronic waste: they used discarded E-cigarettes, cell phones, laptops and charging cables. The waste came from companies and school pupils, and the concept was jumpstarted together with a...