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More Traffic, More Energy
Exploiting the traffic of cities to realize energy? It is possible thanks to piezoelectric materials put under the roads where vehicles pass every day. The so-called “piezoelectricity” is the capacity to produce electric current when subject to a mechanical stress, i.e. the movement of vehicles on the road. The company Innowartech, which launched the... »
The 21st century “green evolution” of London red bus
Few places in the world may be immediately identified just by the presence of one means of transport as London does with its red double-decker buses, symbolizing the city in any picture or media’s image. London Municipality – Major Boris Johnson and the transport commissioner Peter Handy – unveiled the project of renewing the “Routemaster”... »
Africa is opening to cutting-edge technologies for mobility with Solaris Elettra, the new Ethiopian electric car
The Company “Freestyle PLC” is launching Solaris Elettra, an electric car for Ethiopia. In fact, the production and sale of the two versions of Solaris Elettra (costing around $12,000 and $15,000) will take place in Addis Ababa. The cars will finally take off for Africa and Europe’s markets. ... »
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... »