Transportation

Better Place Investor Michael Granoff To Write Tell All Book

With almost a billion in financing and electric battery charge and change stations in place nationwide, at its critical hour Israel's electric car company...

Abu Dhabi is Phasing Out Cars and Siemens Wants to Help

Dubai's metro started running in 2009 (don't fall asleep though) but Abu Dhabi, the wealthier Emirate, is only now reducing its dependence on cars...

Green Roofed and Wi-Fi Enabled Tawseela Micro Buses Cut Through Cairo’s Traffic

There's traffic. And then there is Cairo traffic, which can drive even the saintliest men and women to a special kind of madness. But...

Formula One Drivers Take On Dubai in an Electric Twizy Frenzy (video!)

A tiny two-person electric car may be the last choice for Formula One race car drivers, but that was the electric ride of choice...

Hövding, An Invisible Inflatable Air Bag Bike Helmet (video)

Bicycle riding in the Middle East is thwarted by challenging climate and terrain, and to lesser extent by culture. A new invisible helmet, akin...

Israeli Electric Car Drivers Pay the Piper Today?

Today is D-Day for electric car drivers in condos and apartments in Israel and who use the Better Place charging systems. The Israel Electric Company...

Turkey Opens World’s Deepest Subsea Tunnel, the Marmaray, Connecting Asia to Europe

Turkey inaugurated the Marmaray undersea railway tunnel on Tuesday, linking Europe and Asia. It is the Marmaray, the world's deepest immersed tube tunnel at...

“No Woman, No Drive” Video by Saudi Comedian Hisham Fageeh, With Lyrics

This is the best pro-women's rights stuff we've seen out of Saudi Arabia, ever. Saudi comedian Hisham Fageeh has posted his excellent No Woman, No Drive...

Jerusalem’s Eco Bike “Festigalgal” Says Ride to Work!

Jerusalem's Festigalgal bicycle riding festival winds up next week with emphasis on using bicycles more for in-city transportation. The annual festival has in the...

Latest Purchase Deal for Bankrupt Better Place Company Falls Through

The forlorn photo of empty EV car charging posts says it all. Better Place, the electric car infrastructure company founded by entrepreneur Shai Agassi...

Qatar Emir Selects Arched Design ‘Vaulted Spaces’ for Doha Metro

As Qatar prepares for the 2022 World Cup amid bribery allegations and gross human rights violations, the world is watching every move. Which may...

First Practical Sun-Powered Car Stella Wins World Solar Challenge 2013

Stella, a solar-powered family car designed by students from the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in has won the World Solar Challenge 2013, ushering in a...

The Iconic VW Van in the Middle East

Volkswagen's "hippie van" was the preferred mode of transportation for peace lovers during the 1960s, but Brazil is shutting down the last production line...

Will Tesla’s New Model X Crack the Middle Eastern Market?

Tesla has received both critical acclaim and financial gain for its successful Model S sedan, and has followed this up with the development of...

Jordan’s Environmentalists Seek Seat at Government Table

Jordan's activists have officially petitioned to re-establish the country’s "green party", according to human rights activist Ghandi Abu Sharar, who was also a founding...

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