SWOMM 2009 HIGHILIGHTS
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How to find a parking spot
“Driving in New York City is analogous only to playing a speed-racer video game. You’re constantly trying to avoid any number of obstacles: 12 million potential jaywalkers, 10,000 erratic cab drivers, 6,000 buses, bicycles, livery cabs, rats. Then, when you finally arrive at your destination, there’s the Whack-a-Mole experience of trying to find a... »
Compressed air cars: reality or chimera?
The research of alternative “environmental friendly” systems for sustainable mobility in urban areas has produced captivating and innovative technological solutions. Which among these are a real opportunity and which ones are just a chimera? The compressed air car, for instance, appeared several years ago and has been presented as a possible revolution in personal... »
Electric fuelled cars: towards a quantum leap?
Few months ago – on the eve of the 2009 Frankfurt motor show – The Economist dedicated a detailed article to the electrification of motoring, where technical options and details are presented both for carmakers and batteries’ producers. Of the three most common interpretations of newer electric vehicles ( 1-design small vehicles for city... »
Infomobility: which advantages for Alpine tourism?
Building an efficient infomobility system for allowing citizens to get useful information and plan their journeys in advance, limiting trip time, traffic congestion and noxious emissions. »
Car pooling
Car pooling is considered a viable tool to reduce traffic congestion by allowing more people to use a single vehicle for moving along the same track. However, especially in some countries as Italy, this practice has not yet crept in, despite some praiseworthy initiatives (e.g. the reduced fare for cars with more than 2... »
H2Roma
How is the automotive industry intepreting the need to curb CO2 emissions from cars? Which vehicles are available on the market which meet high environmental standards? Several innovative technologies are available in laboratories, and the attention for environmentally friendly solutions is included in the environmental balance sheet of the main automobile industries. In SWOMM 2008... »
Car manufacturers at work to decarbonise personal mobility
Technological innovation is widely considered to be a driver for future climate policy, both in industry and transportation sector. Introducing newer technologies on the market may remarkably reduce the cost of mitigating GHG emissions and make easier for businesses to meet the reduction targets. In the latest years a growing pressure has been exerted on... »