Peaceful journeys ahead when Auckland’s first hybrid-electric ferry enters service
Auckland’s first electric ferry will start crisscrossing the city’s harbour from 2023, plying the commuter route between downtown and Devonport.
Retro-styled electric bike from Vallkree promises eco-friendly offroad freedom
Modern-day engineering technology meets 1920’s board track racer style in a dual-motor electric bike concept developed in Australia.
The world’s first electric-powered container ship, Yara Birkeland, begins sea trials
Yara CEO Svein Tore Holsether, says the ship will cut 1000 tonnes of CO2 and replace 40,000 trips by diesel-powered trucks each year.
Why electric cars alone won’t save the planet
Electric vehicles give us the illusion we are dramatically reducing our environmental impact, while changing virtually nothing about our lifestyles.
Could EVs help power homes? Tesla owners invited to join global research
Most EVs have a driving range of 400km between charges, yet most of these cars are being driven less than 50km a day. What if that spare capacity could be put to use?
Al Gore to headline Engineers Australia virtual conference this week
The Engineers Australia Climate Smart Engineering (CSE) 2021 conference will be held on November 16-17.
UK airline EasyJet says ‘radical changes’ needed in aviation, targets net-zero early
UK discount airline has joined the Race to Zero, the UN-backed global campaign to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 at the latest.
Korean Air to set up eco-friendly ‘Skypass Forest’
City park is part of airline’s mileage program’s commitment to achieve carbon-neutral goals.
Australian bus company commits to $100m hydrogen fuel cell fleet conversion
Emerald Coaches will move from using 1 million litres of diesel a year to zero emissions.
Plastic waste is to be used to build new Melbourne city tram stops
Developing new value-added products through advanced manufacturing will create demand for recycled plastics.
Net-zero: How Coldplay plans to make its 2022 world tour climate-positive
“We’ve spent the last two years consulting with environmental experts to make this tour as sustainable as possible and, just as importantly, to harness the tour’s potential to push things forward,” said Coldplay.
Singapore’s first electric motorcycle launched
New bike has indicative price of US$9800 and is available for pre-order globally.
Smoove and Zoov make electric bike rental flexible for long term to one-off rides
Smoove and Zoov, which joined forces in April, collectively operate in more than 20 cities around the world, including Moscow, Vancouver, Paris and Helsinki.
What is COP26 and why does the fate of Earth depend on it?
In less than two weeks, more than 100 world leaders will gather in the Scottish industrial city of Glasgow for UN climate change negotiations.
Disrupting Australia’s transport industry for a greener future
The transport sector accounts for 18.9 per cent of Australia’s emissions and is the fastest-growing contributor to emissions.
