New Frontiers in Transportation
New Frontiers in Transportation
Biking
Biking
Bike sharing in the City
The Citi Bike system will be 100% privately funded with 600 stations and 10,000 bikes in Manhattan and Brooklyn, NY
Solar Powered Covered Bikes
The ELF is powered by a battery that can be charged in the vehicle using the rooftop solar panel or can be easily removed and plugged into a wall charger. Carbon fiber panels on the front and rear add a touch of style and luxury while reducing vehicle weight and adding strength.
One mile of a protected bike lane is 100x cheaper than one mile of roadway
The health benefits of biking are well known to us. We also know that it is one of the few modes of transportation that doesn’t pollute our air and drain our resources. But there are even more benefits in terms of saved costs on the road:
Bike sharing in the City
The Citi Bike system will be 100% privately funded with 600 stations and 10,000 bikes in Manhattan and Brooklyn, NY
Solar Powered Covered Bikes
The ELF is powered by a battery that can be charged in the vehicle using the rooftop solar panel or can be easily removed and plugged into a wall charger. Carbon fiber panels on the front and rear add a touch of style and luxury while reducing vehicle weight and adding strength.
One mile of a protected bike lane is 100x cheaper than one mile of roadway
The health benefits of biking are well known to us. We also know that it is one of the few modes of transportation that doesn’t pollute our air and drain our resources. But there are even more benefits in terms of saved costs on the road:
Cars
Cars
Solar Powered Car by Ford
Soon to be unveiled, the C-MAX Solar Energi Concept is a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle with solar panels on the roof that allow the car to recharge itself. The vehicle’s total range is 620 miles, and it can travel 21 miles using only electric power from the sun. Internal Ford data suggest the sun could power up to 75 percent of all trips made by an average driver in a solar hybrid vehicle.
Air Powered Car by Airpod
In India, a company named Tata has created a prototype for a car powered by compressed air. It has zero emissions, cost $1 per 100 miles to run, can be refilled in gas stations, costs under $10,000, can reach speeds of 50mph and travel 125miles at a time.
Electric Cars
Use the Sierra Club’s guide to plug-in electric vehicles to check out individual cars, calculate how much CO2 and money in fueling you’ll save, learn what EV driver incentives exist in your area, and find out where to buy an EV
Solar Powered Car by Ford
Soon to be unveiled, the C-MAX Solar Energi Concept is a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle with solar panels on the roof that allow the car to recharge itself. The vehicle’s total range is 620 miles, and it can travel 21 miles using only electric power from the sun. Internal Ford data suggest the sun could power up to 75 percent of all trips made by an average driver in a solar hybrid vehicle.
Electric Cars
Use the Sierra Club’s guide to plug-in electric vehicles to check out individual cars, calculate how much CO2 and money in fueling you’ll save, learn what EV driver incentives exist in your area, and find out where to buy an EV
Air Powered Car by Airpod
In India, a company named Tata has created a prototype for a car powered by compressed air. It has zero emissions, cost $1 per 100 miles to run, can be refilled in gas stations, costs under $10,000, can reach speeds of 50mph and travel 125miles at a time.
Trains
Trains
Flight Rail
In Mendocino County, California, a two-man company hopes to bring to life a new model of high-speed train; one that promises to be greener, lighter, faster, safer and cheaper than any other competitive mechanism currently on the market.
The 10 Fastest Trains in the World
Elon Musk’s Hyperloop
Could the sonic, levitating, zero-emissions Hyperloop—potentially as fast as a plane, cheaper than a train, and usable in any weather—really be the future?
Flight Rail
In Mendocino County, California, a two-man company hopes to bring to life a new model of high-speed train; one that promises to be greener, lighter, faster, safer and cheaper than any other competitive mechanism currently on the market.
The 10 Fastest Trains in the World
Elon Musk’s Hyperloop
Could the sonic, levitating, zero-emissions Hyperloop—potentially as fast as a plane, cheaper than a train, and usable in any weather—really be the future?
The Future of Transportation
The Future of Transportation
Hyperloop, SMT Rail, Smartest Green Mass Transit, Maglev and Rapid Maglev, etc. These are technologies that could vastly improve our transportation efficiency.
Hyperloop, SMT Rail, Smartest Green Mass Transit, Maglev and Rapid Maglev, etc. These are technologies that could vastly improve our transportation efficiency.
Cities Preparing for the Future
Cities Preparing for the Future
New York City
The city passed a law to make one of every five parking spaces at newly constructed garages or parking lots compatible with EV charging:
New York City
The city passed a law to make one of every five parking spaces at newly constructed garages or parking lots compatible with EV charging: