Transportation

Is Bicycle Sharing Coming to Beirut?

Karen Chernick - November 14, 2011

Could a bike sharing system work in Beirut? Bicycle sharing has become all the rage in certain cities in the past few years, ever since...

Transportation

Tuataras Not Hybrids Rule the Road at Dubai Car Show

Karin Kloosterman - November 13, 2011

An SSC Tuatara at 444km/hour or a Nissan Leaf? As Europe, North America and even Israel rolls out modest EVs and hybrid cars, they...

Transportation

Better Place Electric Car Co. Raises $200 Million

Karin Kloosterman - November 13, 2011

A pregnant me at the very sunny Better Place visitor center last year. With the launch of the first nationwide electric car networks rolling...

Transportation

Bike Sharing Launched in Nicosia, But Environmental Commissioner Has His Doubts

Karen Chernick - November 6, 2011

Bike sharing sounds like progress, but not if the plan only supports leisurely (and not commuting) cycling and without proper biking lanes. It was only...

Transportation

Cypriot Law Threatens to Discourage Cycling

Karen Chernick - October 29, 2011

A new law in the works in Cyprus may deter cycling (and therefore promote more carbon-emitting forms of transportation). We've heard some pretty crazy stories...

Transportation

Solar Powered Taxi To Stop in Israel Next Week As Part of Worldwide Tour

Karen Chernick - October 27, 2011

Beep beep! This solar powered taxi intends to tour the globe on zero gas and a full tank of sunshine. Swiss inventor Louis Palmer's solar...

Transportation

Iran’s Solar Car Competes in Australia (But Japan Wins)

Maurice Picow - October 26, 2011

Iran's solar-powered Gazelle 2, hopes to place well in trans Australia trials Iran's Gazelle 2 solar powered electric car may not have massaging seats, but...

Transportation

Jordan’s Ambitious Bus Plans Get Shelved

Arwa Aburawa - October 21, 2011

Announced with much fanfare, the plans to build an new bus transit in Jordan have been quietly shelved pending further review Back in early...

Transportation

Mimes Point the Way for Safer Driving

Karin Kloosterman - October 10, 2011

Green Prophet's own Green Sheikh posing with a mime. Could the Caracas model of street miming reign in bad Middle East drivers? Drive anywhere in...

Transportation

An Electric Car and a Loan at the Better Place Showroom in Israel

Karin Kloosterman - September 14, 2022

A Better Place electric car and an on-the-spot loan to drive it from Union Bank, in Israel Want to drive an all electric car...

Transportation

It’s Official- Iran Has The Most Polluted Cities In The World

Arwa Aburawa - September 26, 2011

According to a report by the World Health Organisation, Iranian cities are the world's most polluted with some cities registering air pollution 20 times...

Transportation

Israeli Cyclists From All Over the Country Marked Green Transportation Week

Karen Chernick - September 27, 2011

Israeli bikers are hoping that the new year brings them greater cycling convenience and safety. The Israel Bike Association isn't a quiet or a shy...

Transportation

Electric Skates – the New Urban Mode of Transportation?

Karen Chernick - September 28, 2011

Give up that car and zip around town on... electric skates? Some people just can't or aren't willing to walk or bike, but still may...

Transportation

Car Bodies and Windows As Solar Energy Panels to Recharge Lithium Batteries?

Maurice Picow - August 30, 2011

What would you call solar panels if attached to this Tesla S2 sports coupe: spoilers? One of the more challenging aspects of developing electrics is...

Transportation

Better Place Announces First Trade-In Agreement for Electric Cars in Israel

Karen Chernick - August 23, 2011

Better Place launches another brand new business in Israel - used electric car sales. Better Place, the company bringing an electric car infrastructure to Israel,...

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