Transportation

March 22, 2023

Insurers Writing off Electric Vehicles over Minor Damage: Climate Benefits of Electric Vehicles Undermined

Insurers are being pushed into writing off numerous electric vehicles with only minor damage to battery packs, forcing the batteries to be sent to scrap yards and undermining the climate benefits of

Europe·Mobility

Ebusco 3.0: A Ten-Year Innovation Journey Culminates in a Revolutionary Electric Bus

The Dutch company Ebusco unveiled their latest creation, the Ebusco 3.0 electric bus, on June 19, 2023. This 18-meter city electric bus promises increased efficiency and lifetime owing to its lightweight design, making it 27% lighter than its traditional counterparts.

July 19, 2023

Regent’s Electric Seaglider Takes to the Skies: A New Era of Sustainable Maritime Transportation

Mobility·Sustainability

Flights with a one-quarter scale prototype Seaglider have been completed by Regent, which is releasing a full-scale mock-up. Described as a new category of

India’s First Pod Taxi System to Connect Jewar Airport and Noida Film City: Next Chapter in Urban Mobility

India·Mobility

After government approval, India’s first pod taxi project will be implemented in Noida and Greater Noida. The project will operate on a public-private partnership

Representative Image. Na19-Apr-Hyperloop.

Mobility·Opinion·Technology

Hyperloop Makes Progress but Faces Major Challenges: Inside the Technology’s Future

The much-hyped Hyperloop technology achieved a significant milestone recently as a test vehicle successfully levitated and zipped through a depressurized tube at a testing facility in the Netherlands. The European Hyperloop Center,

Sunita Somvanshi

December 2, 2024

Energy

UC Santa Cruz Develops 40°C Biodiesel Process to Convert Waste Oil into Fuel in 60 Minutes, Cutting Energy Use by 70%

UC Santa Cruz chemists have created a biodiesel production method using sodium tetramethoxyborate (NaB(OMe)4) at 40°C. The U.S. transportation sector burned through 3 million barrels of diesel daily in 2022. These diesel

Sonali Tiwary

November 18, 2024

Mobility·Public Transportation·USA

$84.9M Boost: Rochester’s Electric Link BRT Poised to Transform Commutes Along 2.8 Miles of High-Demand Corridors

The Biden-Harris Administration recently dropped a whopping $84.9 million grant on the city to build a state-of-the-art, all-electric Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system that’s going to transform the way Rochester gets around

Sunita Somvanshi

October 30, 2024

Business·Mobility

Eco-Innovation Hub: Knorr-Bremse’s Strategic Expansion in Pune’s Mobility Market!

Knorr-Bremse unveiled a significant expansion of its Technology Center India (TCI) in Pune on September 19, 2023. This strategic move aims to bolster its presence in India’s growing mobility market. The expansion

Karmactive Team

September 25, 2023