Tag: alternative fuels
Huge flop on trolley trucks: German government sinks almost 200 million euros into the sand
The pilot project for the electrification of truck traffic in Germany has failed. Experts had doubted the German government's plan from the very beginning. The government ignored the warning cries and made a massive miscalculation.
Superconductor highway: Dream or key to green mobility?
Thanks to superconductors, cars and trucks can not only travel at top speed, but can also do so completely free of local emissions. This is shown in a new study that explains the potential of superconducting highways for the transport turnaround - including in the promotion of hydrogen technologies.
Poor climate performance: Can shipping become greener?
With just a few adjustments, emissions from shipping can be reduced by 2030. A recent study shows that by taking precautions to save energy and increasing the use of alternative forms of propulsion, such as hydrogen, emissions can be cut by almost half.
Low emission zones: What if everyone had an e-car?
Cars are increasingly encountering driving bans and electromobility is gaining acceptance as a sustainable form of future mobility. Could environmental zones, which reduce and prevent local emissions, then lose their significance? Unlikely, as engine exhausts are not the only factors that harm the environment in connection with cars.
Stockholm: Low emission zone complicates bus transport - and tourism?
The Swedish capital is planning the next step to reduce emissions on the roads and confirms the gradual introduction of a class 3 environmental zone in the centre of Stockholm from 2024. For the bus sector, however, the implementation might not be so easy.
Amsterdam 2025: Zero-emission zone light
Taxis, vans, trucks, scooters, mopeds and boats - all these vehicles will soon have to face the zero-emission zones planned for 2025 and switch to zero-emission drives. Passenger cars are not affected by the environmental regulations for the time being, but they too are about to change.
Austria considers banning new combustion vehicles from 2027 onwards
Austria's Climate Protection Minister Leonore Gewessler is considering a ban on new vehicles with internal combustion engines from 2027 to meet the country's climate targets. This proposal comes at a time when Austria is facing the adoption of important legislation due to opposition from the SPÖ.
E-mobility: charging infrastructure problem solved?!
From 2035, new combustion vehicles will be banned in Europe and only new electric vehicles will be allowed. In many cities, however, these will already be banned in the environmental zones before then. How will the millions of e-cars be charged in the confined urban areas? In Antwerp (Belgium), e-cars can already be charged flexibly at mobile charging stations. Now the service could soon be expanded and find space in other major cities in Europe.
Artificial leaf produces e-fuel
Like a miniature fuel production plant, the leaf produces bio-ethanol and -propanol from light, water and CO2. Applied on a larger scale, this could be an interesting solution for the climate-neutral production of synthetic fuels - and thus represent a further step away from fossil fuels.
Sri Lanka: Low emission zone for tuk-tuks?
In Sri Lanka, electromobility initially means converting autorickshaws to e-drives. Approximately 600,000 tuk-tuks will say goodbye to combustion engines in the coming years in order to support the country's economy - and to make transport on the island more sustainable. Will environmental zones be set up for this?