Tag: alternative fuels
Commercial vehicles: Farewell to the combustion engine
Major manufacturers show their plans to make the industry more climate-friendly in the future. Electricity and hydrogen are at the centre of the innovation efforts. A switch that is not only driven by the desire for climate-friendly solutions in the transport sector, but also by the future driving bans in Europe.
Saving the combustion engine with re-fuels?
Re-fuels produced from renewable sources are more sustainable than the fossil equivalents - without requiring vehicle conversions. The ideal bridging technology for the transition period until the combustion engine ban in 2035?
California: Irrigation canals generate solar power
Numerous benefits are expected from installing solar panels on the Golden State's canal network - for the economy and also for the environment. In this way California could generate green electricity directly where it is needed.
DB: Hydrogen is put to the test
With the goal of becoming climate-neutral by 2040, Deutsche Bahn is investing in more environmentally friendly forms of mobility. The ambitious plan? Hydrogen-powered trains that also transport hydrogen themselves.
An artificial leaf that produces fuel?!
Thanks to a nature-like photosynthetic process, researchers at Cambridge University have been able to produce fuel. An innovative and promising result for the energy sector.
Berlin: Does the state-owned vehicle fleet prevent the zero-emission zone?
On the way to a combustion-free zone within the S-Bahn ring, the police and fire brigade are also to be converted to green drives. But the Senate's plan is causing considerable difficulties.
Germany: Emission-free buses are coming
Electric fleets and hydrogen buses - Increasingly, urban transport operators are testing and putting more climate-friendly vehicles on Germany's roads. A more sustainable transformation is coming to city buses in the coming years.
Electric tuk-tuks deliver to the front door
In cooperation with SIPS, Biliti is launching its first project in Germany, delivering to households in the central districts of Berlin - unconventional, practical and above all sustainable.
Revolution in Formula 1
As part of its plans to make the sport more carbon-neutral, Formula 1 is planning to use 100% carbon-free fuels in the future. Impacts on the road cars of our everyday lives can thus also be expected.
Hydrogen-cars on the advance
For a long time, the electric motor had established itself as the main protagonist among the alternative drive types. Now the automotive industry is increasingly investing in hydrogen technology. Fuel cell cars can steal the show from electric cars.