Transportation

Is This Runner Electric Scooter A Poor Man’s Better Place?

Not a thing of beauty, but the Runner will zip you around town at 70 kph - Photo via Haaretz/ David Bachar It's not a...

Better Place Sets Electric Car Record – 1172 Miles in 24 Hours

The 2012 summer Olympics are over but electric car marathons are beginning to heat up.  Israel's Better Place smashed the 24 hour distance record...

Abandoned Jag, BMWs and Mercedes Gather Dust at Abu Dhabi Airport

A fleet of fancy cars are gathering dust in the short-term parking lots at Abu Dhabi airport. The car parks, walking distance from the terminals,...

Teaching Old Planes New Energy Efficiency Landing Tricks

A simple change in operations gives aviation an environmental win-win-win. Continuous Descent Arrival (CDA) is an aircraft operating technique in which arriving planes descend in...

Rapid Electric Car Charger Comes to Masdar City

The Abu Dhabi government in cooperation with Mitsubishi industries has opened the region's first  rapid electric vehicle (EV) charging station. The station is located in...

Rare Earth Metals Limits Clean Technology’s Future

If you think renewable energies will become an increasingly cheaper alternative to petrol - think again now that there's peak minerals. As the world moves...

BioThink: Iranian Hybrid Vehicle Powered by Magnets and Sun

A hybrid energy source comprised of solar energy and magnets fuel this futuristic car. Fuel-guzzling, monochromatic sedans will be a thing of the past if...

Qatar Foundation Site to Go Car-Free With Siemens Trams

Public transportation is not popular among the Gulf elite who can easily afford the expense of fueling their own cars. And for many, global...

Traffic Accidents Increase in the UAE During Ramadan

Police say Ramadan and Bad Driving Habits to Blame As the sun starts to go down after the blistering heat of the day, drivers in...

Gaza Taxi Driver Builds an Electric Vehicle in Three Days

Once Muzer Al-Kasas was able to collect all of the necessary materials, it only took him three days to build a small electric vehicle....

Denmark Gets Cycling Superhighway to Copenhagen

It's hard to ignore the lack of infrastructure and safety for cyclists in the Middle East. In Egypt you might get sexually harassed if...

Better Place Electric Car Sales Now Open to Public in Israel

After a test trial on about 250 cars Israel's Better Place electric car company has opened its doors to the general public this week....

Can Air Con Fumes In Hot Cars Cause Cancer?

Have you received an email saying your car's air con could kill you? The jury is still out until more scientific evidence comes in.  Car...

Solar Plane Proves Night Flights Possible – Returns to Spain

It's mission accomplished. The Solar Impulse, the world's longest solar powered flight has landed back home in Madrid, Spain. The flight took 17 hours...

Test Driving a Better Place Electric Car

Better Place driving guide Ronit hooks up ZE car after test drive In the six month period since Better Place put its first 100 Renault...

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