transportation
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You Can Carry This Inflatable Electric Bike In A Backpack
They’re better for the environment than a gas-guzzling car, but the other big advantage of commuting every day on an electric bike is that they’re easier to park. With Poimo, a prototype inflatable e-bike created at the University of Tokyo, you don’t even need to find a bike rack when you get to work, just…
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The First Semi Truck Was Invented 122 Years Ago To Transport The Earliest US Cars
In 1898, automobiles were still pretty new and pretty hot. In our laziest glory, the U.S. had invented a motorised way of moving ourselves around, but there was a problem. How do you transport the giant motorised machine you just invented? Well, you just make a bigger machine.
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Traffic Is Plummeting
As local and federal U.S. authorities urge citizens to shelter in place and avoid unnecessary travel, America has undergone a very predictable phenomenon in the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak: Road traffic is down by up to 30 per cent.
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The UK Plans To Ban The Sale Of Gas And Hybrid Cars By 2035
The UK is going hard in its game to ban cars. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced at the launch of talks related to COP26, the next chapter of international climate talks, that his government would accelerate its ban on the sale of gas- and diesel-run vehicles from 2040 to 2035. Leaders are even adding hybrids…