NTSB head warns of risks posed by heavy electric vehicles colliding with lighter cars The head of the National Transportation Safety Board [NTSB] expressed concern Wednesday about the safety risks that heavy electric vehicles pose …
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Siemens Mobility receives UK funding for solar powered trains (RailTech)
The UK’s Department for Transport has awarded Siemens Mobility funding for the further development of solar technologies for trains on non-electrified lines. Using a second funding stream, Siemens will also explore charging options for on-train batteries …
Continue readingEV’s not-so-little Dirty Secrets (ZeihanGeopolitics)
EVs in their current form are a disaster strategically, economically and environmentally, and that’s before you consider the withering of Tesla.
Continue readingJR Freight to transport bonded cargo for airlines (RailwayGazette)
JR Freight is to begin the regular transport of bonded cargo between warehouses and Tokyo’s main airports in April 2023, as part of a programme to reduce emissions and provide reliable logistics services as Japan …
Continue readingFirst US pollution rule for heavy-duty trucks in 2 decades (Grist)
Cleaner trucks will mean better air and health for overburdened communities. Communities that have long borne the brunt of vehicle pollution are one step closer to breathing cleaner air after the Environmental Protection Agency finalized stricter …
Continue readingEV battery makers to develop cheaper cells to skirt China (Reuters)
U.S. and European startups are racing to develop new batteries using two abundant, cheap materials — sodium and sulfur — that could reduce China’s battery dominance, ease looming supply bottlenecks and lead to mass-market electric …
Continue readingTravelling smart in Genoa: Hitachi Rail’s MaaS mobility project (TheEngineer)
A pioneering new approach to city transport is being trialled in Genoa. Andrew Wade travelled to Italy to experience it up close. Smart mobility is a concept most people living in UK cities will be …
Continue readingIncreasing Thames freight deliveries could cut traffic & pollution (CitiesToday)
A new report from the UK’s Thames Estuary Growth Board has touted the untapped potential for freight deliveries on London’s primary river, the Thames. The report, Light Freight on the River Thames, claims the river can be better utilised …
Continue readingHolistic design concepts force rethink of train interiors for sustainability (RailwayGazette)
PriestmanGoode has unveiled Green Carriage, a collection of train interior design concepts developed to ’push boundaries for greener systems and processes across the entire interior, rethinking what a future interior can be’. Continue reading
Continue readingAmazon launches more e-cargo bike hubs in London & Manchester (FutureTransport)
Amazon has expanded its UK e-cargo bike fleet with the launch of three additional micromobility delivery hubs in Manchester and London. This launch is part of a five-year investment of over 1 billion EUR (866 million GBP) …
Continue reading£225m DART Luton Airport rail link delayed until 2023 (LutonToday)
The pioneering £225m Luton direct air-rail transit (DART) has suffered another delay, ending hopes of carrying its first passengers this year. Luton DART is a major local investment project by the borough council and the …
Continue readingTfL publishes average bus dwell times (CLondoner92)
TfL Publishes Average Dwell Times for New Routemasters (All-Door & Open Boarding) To Compare With Other Bus Types in London It’s been a while since I posted an article on my website and some of …
Continue readingNorth American rail freight is courting disaster (Vice)
‘It’s Going to End Up Like Boeing’: How Freight Rail Is Courting Catastrophe – Workers are sounding the alarm that drastic cuts in employees and maintenance in order to increase profits are tempting fate. Just …
Continue readingMini-TBMs could dig future tunnels more efficiently (Wired)
FOR DECADES, ENGINEERS seeking to build tunnels underground have relied on huge tube-like machines armed with a frightening array of cutting wheels at one end—blades that eat dirt for breakfast. These behemoths, called tunnel-boring machines, or TBMs, are …
Continue readingStudy finds London Underground air contains ultrafine metallic pollution (IanVisits)
A study into pollution levels on the London Underground has found ultrafine metallic particles small enough to end up in the human bloodstream, although the study also notes that it’s not clear whether these particles pose a …
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