Transportation

13 “Better Place” Cars Hit the Streets of Israel To Test “Charge”

With all the hype, 13 Better Place EV cars are finally being imported in Israel to test charge spots. They are being tested as...

Will This Year’s Hajj Pilgrimage be Greener Than Ever?

Even with the completion of the "Mekkah Metro" scenes like this are bound to continue during the Hajj for years to come. As the 2010...

Ungreen News: Israeli PM Travels in Million-Dollar Armored Audi

A green choice? Fit for a Mexican drug lord, with cigar moistener, the outside view of the Israeli PM's new Audi A-8 Security. Worth...

San Francisco Taxis Make The Switch To Better Place Electric Vehicles

San Francisco plans to join the EV fray with an electrified taxi fleet. In the short-term, electric vehicles (EVs) aren't so sustainable. Although they...

Tel Aviv Light Rail Train Chugs Away, Slowly

Will Tel Aviv's much-needed light rail train, ever, we ask again, ever, come to light? After more than 30 years of planning, and on-off...

Will Israel be a Leader in Introducing Electric Cars? Ask the Tax Man!

There's more involved in running an electric car in Israel than just the electricity. The year 2011 is deemed by some to be the...

Better Place Gets a “Charge” With GE Partnership

GE's  handsome designer car charging post the Watt Station even "talks" to drivers! Entrepreneur Shai Agassi's Better Place electric car battery exchange infrastructure projects will...

Tel Aviv Will Ban Trucks During Morning Rush Hour to Reduce Congestion

Will a simple morning truck ban solve Tel Aviv's traffic problems, or is the problem much more complicated? Anyone driving into Tel Aviv on a...

Denmark Prepares to (Slowly) Enter Electric Car Network

Better Place taxicab debut in Tokyo. A rollout of exchange spots is planned for Denmark. Better Place's battery exchange network will be launched soon in...

10 Hyper-Miling Techniques for Greener Driving

Your mileage can vary —with driving techniques that save fuel. Here at Green Prophet, we’re in favor of increasing “green” mass transportation and reducing...

Traffic Accident Deaths In Iran Could Push Greener Transport

Many accidents occur because of deficiency or lack of safety facilities in the car. Producing cars with seatbelts have been obligatory for Iranian car producers since 1999. But most of the cars that were produced before that date do not have seat belts.

Egyptian Bike Rack Design Competition Part of 350.org’s Global Climate Change Work Party

The (designing) pen is mightier than the sword - protest climate change by thinking of cool bike rack designs. To protest the rise of greenhouse...

Segway Owner Dies in Freak Accident – by Segway

Death by Segway: Jimi Heselden, owner of Segway, dies in a freak accident. They are used in Tel Aviv as a novel way to...

Bicycle Manufacturers Adjust to a Larger and Heavier Client Base with Super Sized Cycles

Everyone should be able to engage in eco-friendly forms of transportation, like cycling, and now with super-sized bikes they can. Cycling has been gaining popularity...

Better Place Founder Shai Agassi Heads to China for Summer Davos Economic Forum

Fueling up. Better Place hoped to "fuel" more interest at the "Summer Davos" economic forum. In a strong indication that he and his company are...

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Etihad crew denies female doctor from helping passenger in medical distress

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Electricity bill went up after your heat pump installation? Before you call the contractor, read this. A wrong rate plan, unadjusted thermostat schedule, and a missed baseline allowance are usually the culprit — not the system.

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Lumana Brings AI Cameras Without Sending Everything to the Cloud: Fortune 500 are Buying

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Here is how Europe is still buying Russian gas

Greek-linked shipping vessels transported an estimated €2.35 billion worth of Russian Arctic liquefied natural gas to European ports during the first seven months of 2026, according to new analysis from Urgewald, a Germany-based environmental and human rights organization that investigates the financial institutions and companies supporting fossil fuel and other environmentally damaging industries.
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