sustainable transport
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Subways Are Dead, Cable Cars Are the Future of City-Center Transport
You can try and convince me that the New York City Subway is better than the London Underground, but I’ll never believe you. The Tube can get you to more places, faster and via a much simpler to navigate system. But its smaller trains and much lower depths make it a nightmare for any claustrophobes.…
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Biden Admin Calls on Postal Service to Cancel Its Plans for Gas-Guzzling Fleet of Vehicles
If you’re not totally sold on the United States Postal Service’s new, flattened duck-shaped, gas-powered monstrosity of a mail truck, you’re not alone. The Biden administration on Wednesday made a last-minute plea to halt the USPS’ fleet, claiming the new trucks’ laughably poor fuel efficiency would further worsen the climate and hinder the government’s ability…
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A California City Is Taking Electric Transit Into Its Own Hands
Many cities want to electrify their public transit fleets. Doing so, though, requires incredible investments in both vehicles and infrastructure — investments many cities are loath to make. When the bills start to include multiple commas, organizational inertia kicks in for many municipalities; it’s easier to keep buying gas vehicles, so why stop? But for…
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Ford And Purdue Made A Cable That Could Charge An EV in 5 Minutes
One of the biggest challenges in getting truly widespread adoption of EVs is charging time. Not everyone can charge at home and even 20 minutes is too long if we’re expecting everyone to be driving EVs in the future. Purdue University, with the help of Ford, has invented what it thinks is part of the…