Category: Transport
Link offers free scooter rides to reach vaccination centres
To protect communities in Italy and Spain against Covid-19, Superpedestrian is giving away €10 million in free rides on its LINK scooter to enable citizens to reach vaccination centres. To support the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccination programmes in Italy and Spain, Superpedestrian has today announced the provision of one million free rides on its world-leading…
UK to invest £18 million in cycle training
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has today (Friday 9 April) announced £18m for cycle training to ensure children and their families have the confidence to choose active travel, with the Government aiming to encourage everyone to walk or cycle wherever possible. The funding, which is managed by The Bikeability Trust charity, will go toward delivering high-quality, practical,…
Candela unveils world’s fastest all-electric passenger ship
Billed as the world's fastest all-electric ship, the Candela P-30 is set to hit Stockholm’s waterways in 2022, shuttling passengers to and from the archipelago above the waves without wakes, noise and CO2 emissions. While conventional ferries contribute large amounts of CO2 and noxious gases to the atmosphere, the all-electric Candela promises to soar above…
UK lockdown leads to largest fall in greenhouse gas emissions ever
The impact of lockdown, and in particular the reduced rate of transport journeys, has delivered the biggest fall in greenhouse gas emissions ever, writes Ashley Norris of Transition Earth. The figures just issued by the UK Government show that emissions fell by an enormous 8.9% in 2020. This is down 48.8% on 1990 levels. The…
LINK operating system improves e-scooters remotely
E-scooter company LINK is debuting a new operating system that makes it much easier to enforce no ride zones and can extend the scooter range remotely. Codenamed “Briggs”, the second version of LINK’s unique operating system slashes geofence reaction time to 0.7s, stores triple the number of geofence zones that enforce no-ride areas, has 7X more…
UK’s first-ever hydrogen transport hub receives £3m in funding
The UK’s first-ever hydrogen transport hub is one step closer to becoming a reality, with £3 million in government funding and the unveiling of an official “Masterplan." A first of its kind, The Transport Hub – being built in Tees Valley – will bring together leading figures from government, industry and academia to focus research,…
Midlands police force cracks down on e-scooter use
E-scooter sales continue to boom in the UK with the market flooded by both local and big-name international brands. Yet the rise of e-scooter use on pavements and roads hasn’t impressed police in the Midlands, writes Ashley Norris in Transition Earth. Indeed, Leicestershire police has become the latest force to alert owners of e-scooters that…
Just 1 in 3 London Boroughs signed up to e-scooter rental scheme
Cities across the globe have embraced e-scooters as a key way of enabling citizens to get around efficiently in a way that limits carbon emissions, writes Ashley Noris in Transition Earth. Paris, for example, recently announced the creation of a new wave of docking stations. However, one major European city has significantly lagged behind the…
Ducati unveils inflatable Smart Jacket to protect motorcyclists
Bologna-based Motorbike manufacturer Ducati has partnered with Dainese to launch the Ducati Smart Jacket: an innovative sleeveless vest which uses D-air airbag technology to protect the body in the event of a collision. A versatile vest, suitable for every motorcyclist and for all types of road use, it's available in both men's and women's versions…
Hyundai unveils TIGER four legged robotic vehicle
Engineers at Hyundai have developed a four-legged walking robot called the TIGER, or ‘Transforming Intelligent Ground Excursion Robot', for carrying cargo over challenging terrain. Dubbed the first uncrewed ultimate mobility vehicle (UMV), the concept features a sophisticated leg and wheel locomotion system, 360-degree directional control, and a range of sensors for remote observation. The high-tech…
