mass transit
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U.S. visitors to European cities, especially capitals like Paris and Rome and Madrid and London, often remark how different they are from those in the U.S. Many of their historic cores, dating back far before automobiles existed, remain intact—and for much of the 20th century, they coexisted uncomfortably with those cars and trucks. Now, center cities are often being reclaimed from vehicles, with streets and neighborhoods "pedestrianized" and cars and trucks with combustion engines increasingly taxed or banned altogether at times. DON'T MISS: France plans to ban all gasoline, diesel...
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Shenzhen now uses only electric buses: 16,500 of them
Over the last few years, the Chinese government has begun to push electric vehicles with all its might. In addition to incentivizing the purchase of electric vehicles, the central government has recently banned the sale of some 553 fossil-fuel passenger cars in the country. But when it comes to...
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These 12 cities will buy only electric buses from 2025 on; more expected to join
The mayors of 12 major cities from around the world have taken a landmark step to increase the use of zero-emission public transportation late last month. Mayors of London, Paris, Los Angeles, Copenhagen, Barcelona, Quito, Vancouver, Mexico City, Milan, Seattle, Auckland, and Cape Town all signed...
Sean Szymkowski -
Los Angeles Metro orders 100 electric buses
As part of its bid to go green, America's second-largest bus system has placed an order for up to 100 New Flyer Xcelsior Charge all-electric buses. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) has ordered 35 buses and has the option to purchase an additional 65. DON'T...
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How did Proterra get an electric bus to cover 1,100 miles on a charge? A bigger battery, of course
The laws of physics tend to be immutable, at least until you get into esoteric disciplines like quantum science. In the case of electric vehicles, one law provides that higher energy capacity in a battery allows a vehicle to travel further. That's the principle electric-bus maker Proterra has used...
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BMW venture arm invests in U.S. electric-bus maker Proterra
You can't buy one at your local car dealer, but electric transit buses have a significant role to play in reducing vehicular emissions and expanding the spread of electric-vehicle technology. Two companies have a majority of the U.S. market for electric buses, which is growing quickly if perhaps...
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While electric cars continue to establish a beachhead in the consumer market, electric buses are making quick inroads with U.S. city transit authorities. Several companies already manufacture electric buses, which now operate in several cities around the country. But the CEO of electric-bus maker Proterra believes these vehicles will soon challenge their internal-combustion counterparts for dominance of city streets. DON'T MISS: Who makes electric buses? BYD, Mercedes, Proterra...and Tesla says it will (Aug 2016) The market share of electric buses will expand much more rapidly than has been...
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Update: Chinese elevated bus now abandoned, blocking road traffic
The Chinese press express skepticism over the Transit Elevated Bus.
Stephen Edelstein -
Uber logs another mass-transit win, this time in New Jersey
A New Jersey town will subsidize Uber rides to free up parking spaces.
Stephen Edelstein -
Who makes electric buses? BYD, Mercedes, Proterra...and Tesla says it will
Electric buses are on the rise.
Stephen Edelstein -
Huge Chinese road-straddling elevated bus carries first passengers (video)
You may have seen the renderings floating around the web, showing designs for a huge Chinese bus riding on rails over a multi-lane road. What a wild and wacky idea. Except that it's real, and it has already been built. And it just carried its first passengers this week on a shakedown run. DON'T...
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In Paris, cars compete with other transit modes (and often lose)
Paris offers a variety of transportation options beyond cars.
Stephen Edelstein -
One of three companies looking to build a full-scale Hyperloop is recruiting engineers.
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First all-electric London double-decker bus in service; made in China by BYD
BYD will supply five electric double-decker buses.
Stephen Edelstein -
Test Tracks For Elon Musk's Hyperloop: Now There Are Three!
Three companies all plan to build test tracks for Elon Musk's Hyperloop.
Stephen Edelstein -
Chicago Transit Authority To Add Dozens Of Electric Buses After Successful Tests
The Chicago Transit Authority will order 20 to 30 electric buses after successful tests of two vehicles.
Stephen Edelstein -
Test Track For Elon Musk's Hyperloop To Start Construction This Year
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies says it will break ground on a test track this year.
Stephen Edelstein -
California Test Track For Elon Musk's Hyperloop To Be Built
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies acquires land for a test track.
Stephen Edelstein -
Car ownership rates in European cities are falling.
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Proterra Electric Bus Travels 700 Miles In 24 Hours With Regular Recharging
Proterra says its 700-mile test is a record for miles driven by an electric bus in one day.
Stephen Edelstein -
BYD's Long Beach, CA, Electric-Bus Deal On Indefinite Hold Now
Long Beach Transit will restart bidding for its electric buses, after Federal officials questioned the legitimacy of BYD's original bid.
Stephen Edelstein -
Growth In Mass-Transit Usage Outpaces Increase In Miles Driven In U.S.
U.S. mass transit usage continues to grow, while car usage remains stagnant.
Stephen Edelstein -
Elon Musk's Hyperloop: 30 Minutes In Windowless 800-MPH Pod?
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is a man of many and advanced interests, and his latest notion--the Hyperloop rapid transit system revealed as a concept yesterday--fits into his vision of a very different future. In a nutshell, the Hyperloop is a system in which people board pods inside an elevated metal tube...
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Zipcar Says 72% Of Young Americans Don't Care Much About Owning A Car
Here's what we know about Millennials and their love/hate relationship with cars: In America, many folks born in the 1980s and 1990s grew up in wired homes and schools. When those folks were asked to choose between having a car or having access to the web, 64% chose the web. In fact, 32% said they...
Richard Read