Although it feels like we’ve already been waiting for the electric car future for over a decade now, it finally appears to be right around the corner. However environmental transportation doesn’t just stop there.
We’re already seeing a future with high speed rail, bio-fueled airplanes, solar powered boats, and even personal transport vehicles which could revolutionize city driving, possibly eliminating carbon polluting traffic jams.
All of these innovative ideas, partnered with concepts such as Vehicle To Grid, are going to make driving around the country, or traveling around the globe, a lot easier, and a lot greener.
Check out the most recent stories on green vehicles and transportation below.
America has been waiting for an all-electric car for some time. A long time, actually. While many are about to come to market, and several hybrids have been available for what seems like forever, the new Nissan Leaf just caught our attention wi...
In the wake of the ongoing Gulf Oil disaster, alternative energy resources are being scrutinized with renewed interest. As the transportation sector consumes over 40% of the world oil production, ridding us of our petroleum habit in that sec...
What’s the biggest inefficiency when it comes to car sharing programs? I’d say — and I’m happy to be corrected here — that it’s the necessity of creating a whole other “fleet” of shared cars, p...
The Toyota Prius has been around since 1997 in Japan, and 2001 everywhere else. It was the first mass-produced hybrid to be commonly available, and is still the best selling. Since then, a variety of other hybrid vehicles have been introduced...
There are over 30,000 merchant ships plying the waters of the world, from the smallest at 1000 gross register tons to the very largest at over 170,000 tons. These ships carry most international trade, on the order of 5.88 billion tons per yea...
Although trucks carry a large portion of freight in North America, for long-distance transport trains are still carrying the lion’s share. Railroads account for 43% of all intercity freight traffic, which is more than any other single metho...
When buying a green car, there are more things you need to consider. Toyota’s 8.5 million vehicle recall, including more than 300,000 of its best selling Prius hybrid, couldn’t have come at a better time for Nissan. The Japan base...
Environmental lawyers and activists on Monday sued the European Commission for failing to release studies investigating the impact on biofuels on the environment. European policy was “inventing an artificial market worth billions” and ...
There are many ways and methods to consider if you love going green in your lifestyle, so where does one start? First stop for many is likely considering a greener mode of transportation, and that can be achieve by changing to a smaller capacity v...
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