EU wants to ban new fossil-fuel cars from 2035
The European Commission unveiled on Wednesday (14 July) a proposal that would effectively ban the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles in the EU from…
electric vehicles
E-bikes are good for the environment and for you too
Global warming is a severe problem affecting the environment worldwide, primarily due to the excessive consumption of fossil fuels for transportation, which accounts for a fifth…
We need to radically reimagine the way we travel and commute
Let’s start with a fact: electric vehicles (EVs) are better for the environment than internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. We should focus on promoting electric vehicles…
Can railways be fully solar-powered?
Trains are the most efficient mode of transportation we have. Despite carrying 9% of global passengers and 7% of global cargo, they make up just 3% of…
Ring out the old, ring in the new
Now is the time to plant the seeds of innovation. The pandemic has been too global and too prolonged to be considered just one of…
The real footprint of vehicles powered by renewables
The future of transport is low-carbon; that is no longer in doubt. Yet what exactly this future will look like still is a question what…
Nobel Prize in Chemistry Honors 3 Who Enabled a ‘Fossil Fuel-Free World’ — with an Exxon Twist
The winners developed lithium-ion batteries that made electric vehicles and battery storage for solar and wind power possible as climate solutions. When the Royal Swedish…