April 14, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has put an incredible strain on global supply chains, from medical supplies to household goods, as spikes in demand stress-test logistics infrastructures. There is an opportunity for unmanned delivery vehicles to assist in addressing this demand and help to reduce the risk of spreading infection.
April 7, 2020
When products are moved along the supply chain, they travel with carbon emissions. According to a new publication from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, these travelling emissions account for a whopping 10% of all global carbon emissions. Not only that, but these same emissions have tripled between 1995 and 2012. Many goods, including cars, mobile phones and medicines, have
...April 7, 2020
As the federal government seeks to bail out the industry, environmental advocacy organizations urged Congress to ensure that any financial aid for cruise lines come with strings attached.
March 31, 2020
Toyota has been a long-standing advocate of fuel cell vehicles. Now it's partnering with its truck and bus focused subsidiary Hino Motors Ltd. to develop and test the new model.
March 30, 2020
University of Tokyo researchers have found a way to improve the performance and safety of lithium-ion batteries. The research findings — published in Nature Energy — could lead to longer journeys in electric vehicles and to the creation of a new generation of home energy storage, both with improved fire safety. “A battery’s voltage is limited by its electrolyte material,”
...March 18, 2020
More than half of Australian households own two or more motor vehicles, with only 7% of the population reported to own none. Despite cars being marketed as providers of freedom and idyllic lifestyles, Gilbert argues that there are growing reasons to question the cost of that freedom, and even challenge whether it is freedom at all. “There’s obviously the environmental impacts, and the
...March 11, 2020
Electric vehicles are crucial in addressing the global climate crisis. Transportation emissions represent 29% of all US global warming emissions, the largest source of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions. As we begin the critical decade for climate action, where global emissions must be cut in half by 2030 to limit the worst impacts of a warming planet, transitioning away from polluting vehicles to
...February 20, 2020
Australia needs a roadmap to get its energy system ready for an electric vehicle future, said the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC). Releasing an issues paper as part of its 2020 Retail Energy Competition Review, the commission said planning for the boost in energy use from electric vehicles will ensure the new technology has a positive impact on the energy market. “Electric vehicles
...February 3, 2020
A well-planned infrastructure will be the key to unlocking CASE’s potential and meeting mobility challenges in Australian communities. By 2056, the population of Australia will have hit 30 million people, with major implications for our transport systems. In Sydney alone, the NSW Government predicts there will be twice as many daily vehicle and public transport trips as today, and cars will account
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