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Compressed air cars: reality or chimera?

By FrancescoG

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?

By LucaC

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... »

ICT could affect mobility in mountain regions

By admin

At SWOMM 2009, Mr. Riccardo Genova from the CIRT – Centro Interuniversitario di Ricerca Trasporti is going to introduce the role of technology innovation for urban mobility, focussing in particular on low and zero emission vehicles in Local Public Transport (LPT). In the future of Alpine tourism and more in general of mountain regions, private... »

Car pooling

By LucaC

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

By LucaC

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... »