In flames: Paris takes 149 electric buses off the road
After two fires, the city temporarily takes the affected model off the road. Similar cases also in southern France and Germany. Are e-buses really safe and ready for use?
Tag: Electrical
Berlin's cabs to be greener in the future
The cab guild in the capital wants to convert 4,000 vehicles to electric drive. The industry is calling for help from the Berlin Senate.
E-cars as batteries
Climate-neutral electricity is good, but it often cannot be stored. When the sun shines or the wind is strong, a lot of energy is therefore lost if it is not stored temporarily. Now there are car models that are supposed to provide a remedy.
Pseudo-burners wanted
Many drivers miss them when they sit in an electric car: The noises and handles that simply belong to a combustion engine. But there is a remedy: various car manufacturers imitate combustion cars when building their electric models..
Replacing the e-battery instead of charging it
One thing is clear: where there is smoke, there is fire, and where there is a fire, there is bound to be air pollution. Easter bonfires release a particularly large amount of particulate matter.
Is the bicycle sticker coming?!?
The mobility revolution does not come for free. That's why it was only a matter of time before attempts were made to demand money from cyclists. After all, more and more paths are being created for bicycles, charging stations for electric bikes are being set up and parking spaces are being built.
New roads: Inductive charging possible
Charging without waiting in line! Many e-drivers dream of this. But the few charging points are all too often occupied. A Munich-based company now wants to charge electricity via the asphalt with the help of magnetic concrete.
Transport: Railways replace trucks
Delivery trucks cause a lot of traffic in cities and contribute to air pollution. Reducing it is the goal of many logistics companies involved in transport: Trams, suburban trains and regional trains are to be used as means of transport for parcels and packages.
Solution to rising oil prices?
Things are not looking good for Germany's motorists. Energy and fuel prices keep rising. We are not going to escape the energy stranglehold that Germany has surrendered to Putin any time soon. E-fuels could provide relief by replacing oil from Russia. However, there are some obstacles to overcome.
US Postal Service plans fleet renewal
Around 150,000 delivery vehicles of the US Postal Service are to be renewed. But instead of using e-cars, the US postal fleet will be replaced by combustion engines. Criticism is now pouring in.
