Which Form of Transit Has the Smallest Carbon Footprint?

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 01:47:30 +0000

One of my life’s ongoing inner ruminations is considering options for transportation. (The welcome influence of CleanTechnica.) If walking is a timely option, I prefer to do it. For the simple reason that I always—I mean always—feel better after going for a walk. Walking restores vitality that is lost after … [continued]

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VW GEN.TRAVEL Concept Proves: Car Companies HATE Trains

Credit to Author: Jo Borrás| Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2022 18:45:37 +0000

Volkswagen's GEN.TRAVEL Concept Vehicle, with Modular InteriorIt’s a common enough joke on the EV forums: Elon Musk hates trains. Musk hates trains so much, in fact, that he supposedly put forward the Hyperloop project specifically to disrupt a high-speed rail project in California, all in a bid to sell more cars. Well, it seems that the Tesla CEO Technoking is in […]

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Remote Workers Could Doom High-Speed Rail Projects

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 13:00:12 +0000

Living in a rural area or in a smaller city has always come with the cost of needing to secure transport of some kind (like a shuttle, taxi, or a friend) to take you to the airport or train station, especially in the United States. But the trend towards remote workers business models trend underway […]

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A Problem That Could Plague Rapid Transport Like Bullet Trains & Hyperloop

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 13:00:12 +0000

If you look at Amtrak’s route map, you’ll notice that the service isn’t really geared toward serving rural areas and smaller cities. Sure, they do stop at some smaller cities along existing rail routes, but those aren’t the point as much as a place to get fuel and let people get onto connecting services. On […]

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