The week in transportation: Plug-in milestones, Teslas, 3d-printed bikes, Sparks, stupid tweets, etc
It's Friday, the week is almost over. Time to look back at some highlights from this week in transportation!
Latest Stories in Transportation - Page 16
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Interest in Plug-in Cars Is Declining In America
Is it real, or is it the political cycle?
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"Bicycles Are Like the Cockroaches Of Transportation in Natural Disasters"
You just can't kill'em and they go just about anywhere.
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Tesla Model S is the Automobile of the Year
Who cares if Mitt Romney doesn't want one in his car elevator. It rocks.
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A Picture Is Worth... Waiting for the Bus in Brooklyn
The line is six blocks long!
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Retrospective: The First National Women’s Bicycling Summit (Video)
While in many of the most bike-friendly European cities women make up half (or more than half) of cyclists, in the U.S. that number is significantly lower.
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16 Fisker Karma Cars Explode And Burn During Superstorm Sandy
Electric cars and floods don't mix
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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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Really? Extreme Mountain Unicycling! (Videos)
Bikes are awesome as a clean and healthy way to get around, no question about it. But they're also a great source of entertainment, as these extreme unicyclists prove!
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Just What We Needed Dept: A Cute Pink Car For Girls
I thought the world had got beyond this kind of thing, but not in the land of Hello Kitty.
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The Boat Project is a Sail Boat Made from Wooden Memories
It's Olympic art--a boat that was made from donated wooden items and was sailed along the coast of England.
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What Higher Standards Save in Fuel, The Obesity Crisis Takes Away
It takes energy to move mass, and we are carrying a lot more mass these days
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Fashion Catwalk + Bikes = Good Idea!
Why not? I think it's a great idea to spice up the world of fashion.
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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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Car Cupholders Found To Be "An Ideal Feeding Ground For Microbes"
Another reason why your car should not be your dining room
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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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Transformer Bike Panniers Tote A Table, Chairs
Making bikes better cargo haulers is usually the job of frame builders. But Bloon Design's pannier/picnic table makes any bike a traveling eaterie for two.
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Celebrate International Ride-Sharing Day Today!
There is a day for everything, and today we celebrate ride sharing.
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For Winter Cyclists, Heated Bike Lanes Would Be True Bliss
Pedestrians in Reykjavik get heated sidewalks, while pedalists in the Netherlands may get geothermally warmed pavement. Dry roads for winter biking are blissful.
