Transportation

Doha and Tel Aviv Launch Two-Wheel Options for Urban Transportation

  Tel Aviv is preparing to launch a bike-sharing program, joining over 200 cities in the world that already operate such systems. The pessimists and optimists will...

How To Live A Car-Free Existence

Green Prophet's Arwa on her decision not to drive a car and the social stigma that comes with it... Maybe it has something to do...

Reckless Driving Kills 3 in the UAE Every Day

The Suraya Foundation seeks funds to launch a radio campaign to convince governments, non-profits and ordinary citizens to root out reckless driving. Engineer and...

Dubai Municipality To Convert 500 Cars To Hybrid Gas Engines

Dubai's Director Of Transportation is among the first recipients of a compressed gas engine vehicle. Starting with just five vehicles initially, the Dubai municipality plans...

GM Hydrogen Hy-Wire and Sequel Cars Could Power Our Future

The Sequel: A hydrogen-electric hybrid who's time may soon come General Motors, whose Chevrolet Volt electric hybrid is now beginning to roll into Chevy dealerships...

TaxiBot: Airbus and Israel Aircraft Industries Make Tugboat for Planes

TaxiBot, A unique towing system for airplanes to save jet fuel will save billions of tons of greenhouse gases. The idea has been around for...

UAE To Get 300 New Electric Buses Each Year

Abu Dhabi plans to best the US with a bigger, greener line of zero-emission buses. Abu Dhabi never ceases to amaze us with their growing...

White Gold Bentley Upstages Emirati Gold Mercedes – How Ungreen!

A gold Bentley, and white gold Mercedes. What's next - a gold Rolls Royce? In a glitz race to see who owns the most...

Better Place Says UK Not Giving Electric Cars a (Tax) Break

Is the UK's Tax Man still short-sighted in giving incentives for electric cars? The British government is not doing enough to give consumers enough incentives...

Green Cars Are Not New – Let’s Look Back 90 Years

This 1934 streamlined DIY car could go 50-70 miles on a gallon of gas. Not bad, in today's terms. The idea of building environmentally friendly...

Better Place CEO in Davos: In 2020 There’ll Be More Electric Cars Than Gas

Shai Agassi, the CEO of Better Place EV at a press conference. Pioneers can make startling predictions, and that's what Shai Agassi from Better...

Bike Sharing Down to a Science

New algorithms make bike sharing more efficient. The environmentally-friendly concept of  bike-sharing is taking over European cities like Paris, and Tel Aviv is about...

VW and GM in Full Gear for Electric Cars in Qatar

VW's XL1 looks great and saves fuel.  But is it affordable? Although the much written about Better Place electric car concept is a favorite on...

Clever Human-Powered Transport Proposed for Low Carbon Masdar City

Minneapolis Rollerblade Inventor Wants Masdar Biking Monorail Skyways Why can't getting around be as safe and comfortable as sitting in a car, and yet be...

Gulf States On Track To Build “European-Style” Rail System

An extensive network could link the GCC states as early as 2017. The benefits of railways are getting renewed attention worldwide. Though there are doubts...

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Knowing about the concept of the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary helps explain a core idea in Islam.

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