automobile Uber's fatal crash shows we should fix our cities, not our cars By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Mar 2018 11:09:39 -0400 People are being killed every day and the problem is the design of our streets as much as the cars and drivers. Full Article Design
automobile Bike industry bigwig says bikes will need to communicate with self-driving cars By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 23 Mar 2018 14:37:39 -0400 They want to build beacons into bikes. Will implants in pedestrians be next? Full Article Transportation
automobile Conservatives and pinkos unite in hating self-driving cars By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 28 Mar 2018 16:48:59 -0400 Judging from what I am reading all over the political map, I suspect that autonomous cars are the new Juiceroo. Full Article Design
automobile Two transportation tragedies show how it is time to put pedestrians first By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Apr 2018 15:48:15 -0400 On National Walking Day, a look at how putting cars first kills people who walk and drive. Full Article Transportation
automobile There's a Ford self-driving round games/meeting room in your future By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 09:57:07 -0400 A recent patent shows some of the thinking about fully autonomous cars, which might look nothing like cars do now. Full Article Transportation
automobile Waymo may get a $465 million tax credit for buying 62,000 Chrysler Pacifica hybrids By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Jun 2018 08:29:33 -0400 They are going to be autonomous taxis. Is this a good idea? Full Article Transportation
automobile Hertz introduces "Cinema Cars" which are what we will all be driving in soon By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 25 Jun 2018 09:09:12 -0400 Self-driving cars will likely be big autonomous mobile home theaters. Full Article Transportation
automobile Pedestrians will have to be "lawful and considerate" in a world of self-driving cars By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Jul 2018 15:17:03 -0400 It may be decades before AVs are good enough, so in the meantime everyone will have to keep out of their way. Full Article Transportation
automobile EZ-GO: A fully autonomous, zero emission concept from Renault By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Aug 2018 06:55:58 -0400 Something like this could be on the roads by 2022. Full Article Transportation
automobile In praise of the dumb city By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Sep 2018 15:55:40 -0400 Perhaps we are getting carried away with all this Smart City Talk; Amanda O’Rourke thinks so. Full Article Design
automobile Volvo's 360c is a rethink of how autonomous vehicles might be used By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Sep 2018 09:27:52 -0400 They are going to be a lot more than just cars that drive themselves. Full Article Transportation
automobile Self-driving car gets stuck in the slough of despond By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Sep 2018 11:48:44 -0400 In which we learn a new and useful word: techno-chauvinism. Full Article Transportation
automobile $80 billion has been spent on self-driving cars with nothing to show for it. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 09:55:50 -0400 We are wasting too much time, energy and money on autonomous vehicles. We know what to do and it's not AVs. Full Article Transportation
automobile Will driverless taxis kill public transit? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 10:03:10 -0400 In Ottawa, Canada, self-driving cars are being touted as a reason to delay transit investment. Full Article Transportation
automobile In praise of dumb cars By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 15:16:27 -0400 Survey finds that drivers with a few "smart" features in their cars take a lot more risks. Full Article Transportation
automobile If hackers shut down cars in New York City, would anyone notice? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 15:25:07 -0400 Researchers at Georgia Tech warn that there is a risk that self-driving cars might be hacked and cause gridlock. Full Article Transportation
automobile Ikea deliveries now 100% electric in Shanghai By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Feb 2019 08:06:30 -0500 Well, that happened fast. Full Article Transportation
automobile Lyft launches 'Green Mode,' allows users to request electric cars By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Feb 2019 06:22:59 -0500 The rollout starts in Seattle, then more broadly. Full Article Transportation
automobile Why do electric cars look just like.... cars? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 10:54:42 -0500 Why doesn't form follow function? Full Article Transportation
automobile Gas car sales are down in China, EU, US. Electric cars to blame. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Feb 2019 10:00:00 -0500 Now, if only we could get US drivers out of their trucks. Full Article Transportation
automobile Lyft backs lawsuit against EPA fuel economy roll back By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Feb 2019 06:54:46 -0500 Big Auto is increasingly coming up against Big Tech. Full Article Transportation
automobile Are you waiting for the perfect electric car? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 06:08:57 -0500 And will gas cars suffer as a result? Full Article Transportation
automobile Tesla finally releases its 'affordable' Model 3 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Mar 2019 06:28:35 -0500 It was a while coming, but this could be a pretty big deal for your average buyer. Full Article Transportation
automobile Two mail giants commit to 100% electric vehicles By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Mar 2019 07:48:35 -0500 Fleet purchasing may turn out to be critical to electrification. Full Article Transportation
automobile As low-hanging fruit is plucked, UK emissions reductions slow By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Mar 2019 08:13:34 -0500 What's next after the coal purge? Full Article Business
automobile Electrification is not enough: Decarbonizing transport requires a systems approach By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 06:56:48 -0400 Lloyd Alter would be so proud. Full Article Transportation
automobile Norway's capital adding 70 new electric buses By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 06:14:02 -0400 Let's hope they play nicely with government-funded cargo bikes. Full Article Transportation
automobile Fiat Chrysler offsetting emissions with credits from Tesla By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 08:18:03 -0400 This doesn't seem right. Full Article Transportation
automobile Canada introduces $5,000 incentive to buy electric vehicles By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 02 May 2019 08:56:54 -0400 Now how about some incentives to get people out of cars? Full Article Transportation
automobile Why aren't North Americans buying electric cars? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 09 May 2019 13:58:28 -0400 Price is no longer the main obstacle. Lack of understanding might be. Full Article Transportation
automobile Why electric cars won't save us: There are not enough resources to build them By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 10:39:33 -0400 British scientists do the math and find that we come up short for cobalt, lithium and copper. Full Article Transportation
automobile Electric cars are taking over By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 04 Oct 2019 15:54:21 -0400 As prices drop and range increases, more and more people are going electric. Full Article Transportation
automobile Morocco pledges to ax fossil fuel subsidies By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 06:20:21 -0400 A level playing field for renewables is about to get a step closer, at least in Morocco. Full Article Energy
automobile 2050 carbon goals are great, but we must cut emissions now By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Jul 2015 07:13:33 -0400 End goals for CO2 emissions are just one part of the picture. How fast we start moving toward them is just as important. Full Article Business
automobile XPrize is giving away $20 million for a new technology that makes something good out of CO2 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Sep 2015 11:56:32 -0400 The competition is looking for new ideas for capturing the emissions from fossil fuels and turning them into something useful instead of harmful. Full Article Technology
automobile First ever porous liquid shows promise for carbon capture By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Nov 2015 17:55:00 -0500 Up until now, only solid materials have offered the ability to capture materials using the filtering power of pores Full Article Science
automobile Why we should all aim to be carbon positive By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Dec 2015 06:18:28 -0500 Minimizing your footprint is nice. Maximising your impact is better. Full Article Business
automobile Air into fuel: Scientists convert CO2 directly into methanol for fuel cells and more By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 08 Feb 2016 11:35:31 -0500 The researchers have found a simple way to create an energy source for fuel cells using CO2 in the air. Full Article Technology
automobile Ford is turning captured CO2 into plastics and foam for car parts By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 18 May 2016 17:14:46 -0400 In what is said to be a first for automakers, Ford is developing foams and plastics using captured carbon dioxide, which could be integrated into the company's vehicles within five years. Full Article Transportation
automobile What's the environmental impact of a loaf of bread? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 02 Mar 2017 10:15:00 -0500 Researchers were shocked to discover what part of the bread-making process generates most emissions. Full Article Living
automobile New carbon capture technology could help microbreweries recycle CO2 & cut costs By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 21 Jun 2017 16:42:05 -0400 A technology developed at a national lab for improving carbon capture at power plants may be able to help craft breweries capture and reuse CO2 from their fermentation processes, while also slashing costs. Full Article Technology
automobile Smokestack America is back! By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 30 Jun 2017 10:17:02 -0400 President Trump will unleash America's "vast energy wealth." Just watch. Full Article Science
automobile This Swiss facility is sucking carbon dioxide out of the air for growing veggies (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 28 Sep 2017 08:00:00 -0400 Run on waste heat, this commercial facility is the first of its kind in the world, extracting CO2 from the air and piping it to a greenhouse farm to grow veggies. Full Article Technology
automobile It’s time to start thinking of driving like smoking By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Dec 2017 10:15:37 -0500 Cars are killing us, and it is time to limit the damage to drivers and to people around them, just like we did with smoking. Full Article Transportation
automobile Rheticus project teams German giants to harvest CO2 in artificial photosynthesis By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 23 Jan 2018 08:30:00 -0500 Evonik and Siemens announce two-year project to demonstrate feasibility of "technical photosynthesis" using eco-electricity to convert carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals Full Article Science
automobile Definition of irony: Britain hit by CO2 shortage By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 29 Jun 2018 07:45:12 -0400 It's also affecting everything from meat packing to crumpets. Full Article Energy
automobile CO2 doesn't know borders, but we are shipping embodied carbon all over the world By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Sep 2018 13:20:57 -0400 Brad Plumer looks at the issue of "outsourced pollution." Full Article Design
automobile Happy 10th Birthday, Bitcoin. Now go away before you fry us all. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 31 Oct 2018 14:00:07 -0400 The Bitcoin is the Hummer of speculative vehicles; let's hope it doesn't make it to its Bar Mitzvah. Full Article Science
automobile High fiber diets are good for buildings, too By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Jan 2019 15:16:19 -0500 Natural materials are the only ones that sequester carbon rather than produce it. Full Article Design
automobile Report: Scotland could reach 'net zero' emissions by 2045 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 06:10:17 -0500 The goal could be reached even earlier, if Scots changed what they eat. Full Article Business