Transportation
Eco Tax On Air Travel Could Generate Conflict?
The new austerity plan outlined by the German government has a proposed eco-tax to be levied on air travel. Word is that almost 1 billion euros in revenue are expected from the eco-tax move.
All-electric Unicab could be New York’s future taxicab
If this is New York’s taxi of tomorrow then it has little else than the yellow color in common with its already existing counterparts. Unicab is a creative concept submitted for the “Taxi of Tomorrow” website launched by the New York Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) in search for a new model medallion yellow taxicab to New York City in ...
Built from recycled plastic bottles “T25 Supermini Car” turns your head around
Designer Gordon Murray’s micro car instantly reminds one of Mr. Beans’ car of choice, a British Leyland Mini 1000 which was also became a character of sorts for the British television comedy series. All the recollection and resemblance apart, Murray’s lively little car “T25 Supermini Car,” is ready to really turn the heads around by its super cute mini look ...
Built from scrap Bicibomba movil uses pedal power to transform lives
There are very few contraptions devised from waste and fewer still, which are embracing owing to their simple functioning and worthiness. After Bicilavadora, the bicycle washing machine and the Bicimolino, the corn grinder, yet another application from waste Bicibomba movil has transformed lives of the people in rural Guatemala.
‘Electric Bulldozer’ with zero emissions and smart safety alerts
Worn and rusted bulldozers, belching out black smoke while clearing landfills, plant debris, mines, quarries, road construction, agricultural operations, and building sites etc. are an eyesore to watch. These monster machines may be the coolest ones around in terms of their overwhelming size, but their record on environmental front has been least friendly.
PC-Aero’s zero emissions electric airplane recharges underneath solar hangar
While all electric vehicles have already become a road reality with newer energy, efficient additions made every day, how about an all-electric plane that glides green through the skies to your choicest destinations.
Bullet 580, Worlds’ largest airship fuelled with algae based bio-diesel
Airships have undergone little evolution Post-WWII and sadly, these were restricted to advertisements, which offered us a glimpse of them every now and then. However, pulling them out of this oblivion into the 21st century, E-Green Technologies successfully finished the inflation of the worlds’ largest airship Bullet 580 inside Garrett Coliseum, Montgomery, Alabama.
Silveira Green Samba, all electric personal watercraft with zero emissions
Silveira Green Samba is a dream comes true for those in search of an environmentally responsible way of riding a personal watercraft foregoing bigger gas powered PWC’s. The Samba XRS is a carbon fiber, ultra maneuverable, zero emission PWC, which according to Silveira Group is also the fastest personal watercrafts, commercially available.
MIT designed aircraft cuts fuel consumption to just 1/3 of the normal
It seems as if a wave of technological and scientific advancements is all set to revolutionize the aviation industry worldwide. After daily news snippets, citing one or the other breakthrough in the field, its researchers from MIT, that is once again riding the wave.
Red hybrid double-decker bus symbolizes 21st century London
London’s distinctive taxis and double-decker buses are iconic symbols of city’s transportation system. The famous metropolis is all ready to shift to a cleaner, greener model of double-decker buses which was introduced recently as the red emblem of 21st century London.
