Transportation

Israel’s Better Place Electric Car Network Bleeds Capital

Karin Kloosterman - August 30, 2012

Last month Israel's Better Place rolled out their all-electric vehicle network to the Israeli public with much fanfare. Of the hundreds of civilians that...

Transportation

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

Maurice Picow - August 21, 2012

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...

Transportation

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

Brian Nitz - August 21, 2012

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...

Transportation

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

Faisal O'Keefe - August 20, 2012

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,...

Transportation

Teaching Old Planes New Energy Efficiency Landing Tricks

Faisal O'Keefe - August 14, 2012

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...

Transportation

Rapid Electric Car Charger Comes to Masdar City

Brian Nitz - August 13, 2012

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...

Business

Rare Earth Metals Limits Clean Technology’s Future

Linda Pappagallo - November 29, 2012

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...

Transportation

BioThink: Iranian Hybrid Vehicle Powered by Magnets and Sun

Tafline Laylin - August 7, 2012

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...

Transportation

Qatar Foundation Site to Go Car-Free With Siemens Trams

Tafline Laylin - August 1, 2012

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

Transportation

Traffic Accidents Increase in the UAE During Ramadan

Linda Gradstein - The Media Line - July 30, 2012

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...

Transportation

Gaza Taxi Driver Builds an Electric Vehicle in Three Days

Tafline Laylin - July 25, 2012

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....

Transportation

Denmark Gets Cycling Superhighway to Copenhagen

Karin Kloosterman - July 19, 2012

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...

Transportation

Better Place Electric Car Sales Now Open to Public in Israel

Green Prophet - July 17, 2012

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....

Transportation

Can Air Con Fumes In Hot Cars Cause Cancer?

Maurice Picow - July 10, 2012

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...

Transportation

Solar Plane Proves Night Flights Possible – Returns to Spain

Karin Kloosterman - July 9, 2012

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...

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