Tag: Transportation - Page 3
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Still Looking for a Good Public Transit App for your iPhone? Google Maps is Back to iOS
Apple might have a market cap of half a trillion dollars, but that doesn't make it omnipotent. With the release of iOS 6 Maps, the fruit company has found out the hard way that making full-featured, accurate mapping software is hard
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EPA Releases Top 10 Most Fuel-Efficient Models of 2013 (In Two Flavors)
I've always said that the best way to get around is to walk, bike, or take public transit. But if you need a car, you should get the most fuel-efficient model that meets your needs.
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VW Debuts the Eco Up! Natural Gas Car (29% Less CO2 per Mile than the Prius)
A new, greener version of the already very frugal VW Up!
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How Fast Could You Travel Across the USA in the 1800s? (Check Out These Old Maps)
In this age of fast travel and instant digital communications, we tend to forget that not so long ago, distances were subjectively very different.
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Behold, The Airship Really Is Reborn
There's been much talk of modern airships as a fuel efficient alternative to planes. One such concept is finally becoming a reality.
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Airplane Upcycled into the Coolest Kindergarten Classroom (Video)
In the country of Georgia, a headmaster transformed an airplane into a classroom to engage kids.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk Speaks on the Future of Energy and Transportation
It's always interesting to hear Musk speak about his vision of the future, as he's a man who knows how to get things done and make it happen.
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Delhi Added a Record 500,000 New Vehicles to Its Already Polluted Streets in 2011
80% of these were private cars and two-wheeled vehicles, most of which are powered by diesel engines.
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2014 Ford Fiesta with Super-Efficient 1.0-Liter 3-Cylinder EcoBoost Engine Coming to U.S.
Historically, North-Americans didn't have access to the most fuel-efficient small engines that were the bread & butter of European and Asian models. But all that has slowly been changing in the past few years...
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Mississippi, West Virginia Drivers Most Vulnerable to Gasoline Price Changes
In both places people are spending nearly 9% of their income on fueling their cars, a new NRDC report finds.
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Enough Public Bike Sharing, Says Barcelona’s City Council. Get Your Own Bicycles!
Barcelona's bike sharing users are in an uproar; the city council wants to raise the anual fee by 116% in order to reduce the transportation budget.
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EVs Chicken-and-Egg Problem Gets Worse, For Now
Car owners want the comfort of a nice, complete charging-station network. Investors want to see demand and critical mass of vehicles to make that happen. EVs are stuck in chicken-egg hell.
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Ready or Not, Here Comes Driverless Driving
Volvo, considered safety-oriented car makers, say 90% of accidents are due to human error. Will autonomous driving have a better record?
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How the Google Self-Driving Car Works
Self-driving cars are coming sooner than you think, and they are better drivers than you are.
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Residents Band Together to Protect Maine’s Woods from Development
Picture having a massive, beautiful expanse of woods near your home. You go there to hike, fish, hunt -- just to enjoy nature. Now picture a highway running through it.
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The Lies Carmakers Told About Fuel Economy...
It wasn't so long ago - back in the early 2000s - that the mere suggestion of increasing fuel economy standards sent automakers in a frenzy.
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One Hundred Artists Re-Interpret the Familiar London Tube Logo
Called the Roundel, one hundred artists take a new look at this iconic symbol.
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13 Great Posters From When Driving Was Considered To Be Almost A War Crime
And when you had to ask: Is this trip really necessary?
