http://news.softpedia.com Softpedia News - Travel & Transportation Softpedia News en-us 2001 - 2013 Softpedia. All rights reserved. Mon, 20 May 2013 17:10:14 GMT Mon, 20 May 2013 17:10:14 GMT News http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 10 http://news.softpedia.com/base_img/softpedia_logo.gif http://news.softpedia.com http://news.softpedia.com/news/Hyundai-Readies-to-Roll-Out-Mass-Produced-Fuel-Cell-Cars-332800.shtml By the looks of it, Hyundai intends to take advantage of the fact that ever more people are looking into the possibility of embracing a greener life style by purchasing a vehicle whose ecological footprint has been reduced to a minimum.

Hence the company's deciding to take steps towards rolling out the world's first mass-pro... (read more)]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:01:01 GMT Softpedia News - Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Hyundai-Readies-to-Roll-Out-Mass-Produced-Fuel-Cell-Cars-332800.shtml Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Hyundai-Readies-to-Roll-Out-Mass-Produced-Fuel-Cell-Cars-332800.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Nissan-Set-to-Roll-Out-an-Additional-500-Quick-Charging-Stations-Across-the-US-325932.shtml Recent news from Nissan informs us that the company is getting ready to roll out an additional 500 quick-charging stations across the United States.

This can only mean that those who happen to own an electric vehicle will find it significantly easier to travel from one part of the country to another wit... (read more)]]> Fri, 1 Feb 2013 13:19:00 GMT Softpedia News - Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Nissan-Set-to-Roll-Out-an-Additional-500-Quick-Charging-Stations-Across-the-US-325932.shtml Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Nissan-Set-to-Roll-Out-an-Additional-500-Quick-Charging-Stations-Across-the-US-325932.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ford-Nissan-and-Daimler-Ready-to-Roll-Out-Affordable-Fuel-Cell-EVs-324840.shtml Only yesterday, Ford, Nissan and Daimler went public with the news of their entering a partnership whose goal was that of rolling out affordable fuel cell electric vehicles as soon as possible.

More precisely, the three car manufacturers are fairly confident that, as early as the year 2017, those wishing to purchase... (read more)]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2013 09:37:00 GMT Softpedia News - Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ford-Nissan-and-Daimler-Ready-to-Roll-Out-Affordable-Fuel-Cell-EVs-324840.shtml Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ford-Nissan-and-Daimler-Ready-to-Roll-Out-Affordable-Fuel-Cell-EVs-324840.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Sun-Powered-Plane-to-Circle-the-World-in-20-Days-311675.shtml The Solar Impulse team is now planning an epic round-the-world journey, which is to be carried out by means of a sun-powered plane.

More precisely, it is their belief that as many as 12,000 solar cells made to form a plane's wings will allow them to fly around the world in just 20 days without their having to burn a single gallon of... (read more)]]> Tue, 4 Dec 2012 08:28:00 GMT Softpedia News - Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Sun-Powered-Plane-to-Circle-the-World-in-20-Days-311675.shtml Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Sun-Powered-Plane-to-Circle-the-World-in-20-Days-311675.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Algae-Based-Fuel-Now-Available-for-Sale-in-Bay-Area-California-307231.shtml Recent news from California informs us that, starting this past Tuesday, four gas stations in Bay Area took to selling algae-based fuel.

Truth be told, the alternative fuel presently made available by these gas stations is actually a combination of 20% algae and 80% petroleum.

However, this does not chang... (read more)]]> Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:20:00 GMT Softpedia News - Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Algae-Based-Fuel-Now-Available-for-Sale-in-Bay-Area-California-307231.shtml Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Algae-Based-Fuel-Now-Available-for-Sale-in-Bay-Area-California-307231.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Coca-Cola-Takes-Nissan-s-New-Electric-Vans-for-a-Test-Drive-306461.shtml Starting this mid-November, Coca-Cola Central Japan Co., Ltd., is to have access to Nissan's latest electric vans, the e-NV200s.

More precisely, the company is to use several of them as regional sales vehicles in Yokohama, and later on, provide Nissan with feedback concerning the cars' behavior when on the road.
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Thus, the company is looking to test a new technology (i.e. the Qualcomm Halo systems) which suppos... (read more)]]> Wed, 7 Nov 2012 18:51:02 GMT Softpedia News - Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Wireless-Electric-Car-Charging-Stations-Go-on-Trial-Run-in-London-305003.shtml Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Wireless-Electric-Car-Charging-Stations-Go-on-Trial-Run-in-London-305003.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Smart-Highways-Charge-One-s-Vehicle-Know-if-It-s-Day-or-Night-302000.shtml During this year's Dutch Design Week (20 – 28 October), a team of specialists from Daan Roosegaarde and Heijmans Infrastructure will be introducing the general public to the working principles behind the so-called “smart highways” they plan to build in the not so distant future.

Apparently, advancement... (read more)]]> Thu, 25 Oct 2012 06:46:00 GMT Softpedia News - Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Smart-Highways-Charge-One-s-Vehicle-Know-if-It-s-Day-or-Night-302000.shtml Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Smart-Highways-Charge-One-s-Vehicle-Know-if-It-s-Day-or-Night-302000.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Scientists-Turn-Air-into-Petrol-The-Independent-300723.shtml The news of how one team of researchers from the UK succeeded in using air to make petrol just hit the online community, and it is causing quite a stir.

While skeptics are busy arguing that it all sounds too good to be true, the scientists behind this project claim that, since August until presently, the technology they developed all... (read more)]]> Fri, 19 Oct 2012 12:11:00 GMT Softpedia News - Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Scientists-Turn-Air-into-Petrol-The-Independent-300723.shtml Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Scientists-Turn-Air-into-Petrol-The-Independent-300723.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Cadillac-Announces-Plans-to-Manufacture-Plug-In-Hybrid-300475.shtml Only a couple of days ago, Mark L. Reuss, the current president for North America's General Motors, made it public news that the aforementioned company intended to start manufacturing a new Cadillac plug-in hybrid as soon as possible.

More precisely, they hope that their production lines will already be busy working on this ne... (read more)]]> Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:16:00 GMT Softpedia News - Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Cadillac-Announces-Plans-to-Manufacture-Plug-In-Hybrid-300475.shtml Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Cadillac-Announces-Plans-to-Manufacture-Plug-In-Hybrid-300475.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Tesla-Motors-Unveils-Its-First-Superchargers-294725.shtml Only recently, Tesla Motors revealed the exact location of six of the many state-of-the-art charging stations it plans on installing both in the US, and in several parts of Europe and Asia.

According to the map on Tesla Motors official website, these six locations are as follows: Barstow, Los Angeles, Tejon Ranch, Harris Ranch, Gilroy a... (read more)]]> Tue, 25 Sep 2012 14:51:00 GMT Softpedia News - Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Tesla-Motors-Unveils-Its-First-Superchargers-294725.shtml Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Tesla-Motors-Unveils-Its-First-Superchargers-294725.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Straws-and-Wood-Chips-Could-Power-the-Planes-of-the-Future-293587.shtml Given the fact that, as a result of climate change, the global food and biofuels industries are set to enter a fierce competition for raw materials, provided that they both rely heavily on the use of feedstocks, efforts are being made to keep this from happening.

Therefore, in the aftermath of several individuals asking th... (read more)]]> Thu, 20 Sep 2012 08:06:00 GMT Softpedia News - Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Straws-and-Wood-Chips-Could-Power-the-Planes-of-the-Future-293587.shtml Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Straws-and-Wood-Chips-Could-Power-the-Planes-of-the-Future-293587.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Lufthansa-Algae-Tec-Bring-Algae-to-Biofuel-Facility-in-Europe-293543.shtml A few days back, we spoke about how Airbus and China teamed up in order to promote the use of biofuel in the aviation industry.

Recent news informs us that Lufthansa (i.e. Europe's largest airline as far as the overall number of passengers is concerned), entered a partnership with an Australian-based company known as Al... (read more)]]> Thu, 20 Sep 2012 06:44:00 GMT Softpedia News - Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Lufthansa-Algae-Tec-Bring-Algae-to-Biofuel-Facility-in-Europe-293543.shtml Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Lufthansa-Algae-Tec-Bring-Algae-to-Biofuel-Facility-in-Europe-293543.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ford-Brings-Forth-New-Hybrid-System-Helps-Protect-Rare-Earth-Resources-292592.shtml In the not too distant future, Ford is expected to launch two new car models: the Fusion Hybrid and the C-MAX Hybrid.

Apparently, both these car types will present to the general public a new third-generation hybrid system, which helps protect the world's rare earth metal resources.

Ford spokesper... (read more)]]> Mon, 17 Sep 2012 07:11:00 GMT Softpedia News - Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ford-Brings-Forth-New-Hybrid-System-Helps-Protect-Rare-Earth-Resources-292592.shtml Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ford-Brings-Forth-New-Hybrid-System-Helps-Protect-Rare-Earth-Resources-292592.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Virgin-Atlantic-Turns-4-Million-Plastic-Bottles-into-Amenity-Kits-291907.shtml Only yesterday, Virgin Atlantic made it public news that, in an attempt to further cut down on its ecological footprint, the company is to start handing out amenity kits made from recycled plastic bottles.

The technological process behind manufacturing these green-oriented is fairly simple, which is probably why it ... (read more)]]> Thu, 13 Sep 2012 07:51:00 GMT Softpedia News - Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Virgin-Atlantic-Turns-4-Million-Plastic-Bottles-into-Amenity-Kits-291907.shtml Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Virgin-Atlantic-Turns-4-Million-Plastic-Bottles-into-Amenity-Kits-291907.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/World-s-First-Gyroscopically-Stabilized-2-Wheeled-EV-Gets-Launched-in-San-Francisco-291740.shtml Only a couple of days ago, an innovative 2-wheeled all-electric vehicle made its debut at the Tech Crunch Disrupt event in San Francisco. Apparently, this EV is the first of its kind, seeing how its designers and manufacturers claim that it is gyroscopically stabilized.

For those unaware, “gy... (read more)]]> Wed, 12 Sep 2012 12:12:00 GMT Softpedia News - Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/World-s-First-Gyroscopically-Stabilized-2-Wheeled-EV-Gets-Launched-in-San-Francisco-291740.shtml Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/World-s-First-Gyroscopically-Stabilized-2-Wheeled-EV-Gets-Launched-in-San-Francisco-291740.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Fuel-Calculator-Lets-You-Know-How-Much-Your-Trip-Will-Cost-291680.shtml It may be true that there are some people out there for whom environmental protection needs stand at the core of all discussions concerning fuel efficiency, yet the fact remains that most drivers are first and foremost preoccupied about fuel-related costs and about making sure they keep traveling expenses down to a minimum.
<... (read more)]]> Wed, 12 Sep 2012 09:33:00 GMT Softpedia News - Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Fuel-Calculator-Lets-You-Know-How-Much-Your-Trip-Will-Cost-291680.shtml Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Fuel-Calculator-Lets-You-Know-How-Much-Your-Trip-Will-Cost-291680.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Sharklets-on-an-A320-Significantly-Cut-Fuel-Consumption-Says-Airbus-291644.shtml As we previously reported, Airbus has long been making significant efforts towards cutting down the ecological footprint of the aviation industry, either by promoting the use of more environmentally-friendly plane fuels, or by making sure no precious resources are wasted when one aircraft is sent flying from one place to anothe... (read more)]]> Wed, 12 Sep 2012 08:32:00 GMT Softpedia News - Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Sharklets-on-an-A320-Significantly-Cut-Fuel-Consumption-Says-Airbus-291644.shtml Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Sharklets-on-an-A320-Significantly-Cut-Fuel-Consumption-Says-Airbus-291644.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Hand-Built-Electric-Car-Only-Costs-1000-about-780-291626.shtml It may not look like one of those cars that stand to turn one's neighbors green with envy, yet this electric vehicle recently built by a Palestinian man can sure take one places whilst causing little damage both to the environment and to one's finances.

32-year-old Munther al-Qassas, presently working as a taxi driver (in spite of ... (read more)]]> Wed, 12 Sep 2012 08:00:00 GMT Softpedia News - Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Hand-Built-Electric-Car-Only-Costs-1000-about-780-291626.shtml Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Hand-Built-Electric-Car-Only-Costs-1000-about-780-291626.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/General-Motors-Installs-State-of-the-Art-EV-Station-in-Michigan-290795.shtml Only yesterday, Envision Solar International, a company that specializes in developing and implementing infrastructure meant to support the large-scale use of green technologies, made it public news that one of its Solar Trees is to be made available for car owners wishing to recharge their EV at one of General Motors' sites in Mil... (read more)]]> Fri, 7 Sep 2012 13:33:00 GMT Softpedia News - Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/General-Motors-Installs-State-of-the-Art-EV-Station-in-Michigan-290795.shtml Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/General-Motors-Installs-State-of-the-Art-EV-Station-in-Michigan-290795.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Indian-Government-Invests-4-1-Billion-in-EVs-and-Hybrids-290214.shtml Recent studies concerning consumer preferences in terms of driving options have shown that the people presently living in India are to soon demand that more EVs and hybrids be made available on the market.

More precisely, it seems that about 5-7 million such cars are quite likely to be purchased by green-heads in this part o... (read more)]]> Wed, 5 Sep 2012 12:22:00 GMT Softpedia News - Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Indian-Government-Invests-4-1-Billion-in-EVs-and-Hybrids-290214.shtml Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Indian-Government-Invests-4-1-Billion-in-EVs-and-Hybrids-290214.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/EPA-Gives-the-Go-Ahead-for-the-Sale-of-New-Rolls-Royce-Engine-in-the-US-290111.shtml Only yesterday, Rolls-Royce (i.e. world leader for power systems) made it public news that its recently developed marine gas engine is to soon become available on the US market, as the country's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved it for sale in this part of the world.

Apparently, this marine gas en... (read more)]]> Wed, 5 Sep 2012 07:51:00 GMT Softpedia News - Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/EPA-Gives-the-Go-Ahead-for-the-Sale-of-New-Rolls-Royce-Engine-in-the-US-290111.shtml Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/EPA-Gives-the-Go-Ahead-for-the-Sale-of-New-Rolls-Royce-Engine-in-the-US-290111.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Airbus-and-China-Work-Together-to-Promote-Aviation-Biofuel-288508.shtml Only yesterday, leading aircraft manufacturer Airbus made it public news that it agreed to enter a partnership with China's Tsinghua University in order to help optimize and promote the use of biofuels in this country's aviation sector.

Apparently, the main drive behind this collaboration is the fact that China can present... (read more)]]> Tue, 28 Aug 2012 08:27:00 GMT Softpedia News - Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Airbus-and-China-Work-Together-to-Promote-Aviation-Biofuel-288508.shtml Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Airbus-and-China-Work-Together-to-Promote-Aviation-Biofuel-288508.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Plastic-Waste-Soon-to-Send-Man-Flying-from-Sydney-to-London-287394.shtml Cynar Plc, and Jeremy Roswell, a British man who seems to have no troubles when it comes to experimenting with the latest in environmentally friendly technology, recently teamed up to test whether or not the airline industry can be made to improve on its ecological footprint with the help of discarded plastic materials.

F... (read more)]]> Wed, 22 Aug 2012 08:27:00 GMT Softpedia News - Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Plastic-Waste-Soon-to-Send-Man-Flying-from-Sydney-to-London-287394.shtml Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Plastic-Waste-Soon-to-Send-Man-Flying-from-Sydney-to-London-287394.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ford-Invests-135-Million-in-Speeding-up-Work-on-Hybrid-and-Electric-Vehicle-286822.shtml Automotive manufacturer Ford Motor Co. recently made it public news that it intends to spend as much as $135 million (roughly €110 million) on doubling its battery-testing capabilities and thus speeding up the development of its green-oriented vehicles, be they hybrid or electric.

Naturally, this majo... (read more)]]> Fri, 17 Aug 2012 08:53:00 GMT Softpedia News - Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ford-Invests-135-Million-in-Speeding-up-Work-on-Hybrid-and-Electric-Vehicle-286822.shtml Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ford-Invests-135-Million-in-Speeding-up-Work-on-Hybrid-and-Electric-Vehicle-286822.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Faster-and-Cheaper-EV-Charging-Stations-Made-Available-in-the-UK-286503.shtml In an attempt to overcome a problem most – is not all – electric car owners seem to have (i.e. they can't drive over long distances without worrying where they can recharge their vehicle and how long doing that will take), London-based company ChargePoint Services Ltd. decided to enter a partnership with France-based... (read more)]]> Tue, 14 Aug 2012 13:12:00 GMT Softpedia News - Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Faster-and-Cheaper-EV-Charging-Stations-Made-Available-in-the-UK-286503.shtml Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Faster-and-Cheaper-EV-Charging-Stations-Made-Available-in-the-UK-286503.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Investments-Now-Focus-on-Greening-Up-Britain-s-Automotive-Industry-282923.shtml UK's Technology Strategy Board recently made it public news that, in the not-too-distant future, about ₤56 million (roughly €72 billion / $87 million) is to go in improving on the ecological footprint of the country's transport industry.

More precisely, the money will be directed towards low carbon transport p... (read more)]]> Tue, 24 Jul 2012 14:30:00 GMT Softpedia News - Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Investments-Now-Focus-on-Greening-Up-Britain-s-Automotive-Industry-282923.shtml Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Investments-Now-Focus-on-Greening-Up-Britain-s-Automotive-Industry-282923.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Five-Green-Cabs-Available-for-VIPs-at-this-Year-s-Olympic-Games-282616.shtml We previously talked about how this year's London Olympic Games are to revolve around sustainable development and pushing towards a greener lifestyle.

Therefore, it can be argued that the five hydrogen fuelled black cabs that were commissioned to serve several VIPs more than fit in with the general picture.
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Apparently, the same app might soon inform drivers with respect to how much gas emissions they release into the atmosphere while traveling from here to there and taking care of the issues... (read more)]]> Fri, 13 Jul 2012 14:16:00 GMT Softpedia News - Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Audi-to-Launch-App-that-Monitors-Business-Travel-Gas-Emissions-281191.shtml Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Audi-to-Launch-App-that-Monitors-Business-Travel-Gas-Emissions-281191.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Derailing-Coal-Trains-Foster-Debates-on-the-Development-of-this-Industry-281144.shtml Just recently, three coal trains derailed in the US, allowing rail cars to spill their contents in the areas close to where the accidents occurred.

Naturally, this lead to numerous environmentalists once again going against this industry on account of its directly and indirectly impacting on the environment. ... (read more)]]> Fri, 13 Jul 2012 12:14:00 GMT Softpedia News - Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Derailing-Coal-Trains-Foster-Debates-on-the-Development-of-this-Industry-281144.shtml Travel & Transportation http://news.softpedia.com/news/Derailing-Coal-Trains-Foster-Debates-on-the-Development-of-this-Industry-281144.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru)