Roads aren’t just for walking or driving anymore. Solar road or pathway projects around the world are showing that streets can both provide firm footing and generate clean energy. Inhabitat rounded up six projects in places as diverse as China and rural Georgia to highlight potentially game-changing technologies in the solar road sphere.
Solar Roadways use modular solar panels covered in tempered glass
Continue reading… “6 solar roads shaking up infrastructure around the world”
The market for Lithium (Li) is about to explode.
What we are witnessing now is nothing less that the transition from a carbon- to a lithium-based economy.
In the space of three years, we have gone from a global lithium glut to a structural shortage.
Continue reading… “Why Lithium is about to replace oil”
Two mega trends are coming together: The Collaborative Economy and the Autonomous World, which means shared mobility from self-driving cars.
Early this year, we published a research report on the Business Models of Self-Driving Cars, and we’ve presented our findings at a number of industry events. A commonly asked question is: “In the future, will we even own cars?” I want to share a few scenarios that are likely to emerge.
Continue reading… “Who’s really going to own autonomous cars?”
The latest numbers say that as the American grid shifts toward renewables, the positive impact of electric cars is increasing.
EVERYONE’S SAYING IT: The future of driving is electric. The big-name car companies have plans to start giving Tesla some tough competition. Jaguar’s I-Pace electric SUV will be on sale soon, and Porsche is teasing a new concept Mission E Cross Turismo, which looks like an SUV’d Panamera (in a good way). And normal cars for regular people are going the same way. Combined, Ford and GM plan to offer 34 full electric models in the next five years.
Continue reading… “Even more evidence that electric cars could save the planet”
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Self-driving cars that back up their computerized system with a remote human operator instead of a fallback driver at the wheel could be tested on California roads as early as April, the state department of motor vehicles said.
Continue reading… “Self-driving cars with “remote” drivers could test on Calif roads in April: DMV”
Worsening traffic in New York City is a personal inconvenience, an environmental blight, and an economic drag—possibly to the tune of $20 billion. That’s the latest projection by the Partnership for New York City of how much the metro area stands to lose for each the next five years, if nothing is done to unjam cars.
Continue reading… “Could congestion pricing finally work for New York City ?”
Automation will upend life as we know it. But that doesn’t mean all of our jobs will be completely eliminated. If anything, technology has not liberated people from the drudgery of work. It has created new constraints.
Continue reading… “Robots won’t take as many human jobs as you may think”
Chinese tech giant Baidu announced partnerships to build self-driving vehicles starting in 2018.
The company’s software will be used in a mini bus and mass-market consumer vehicles.
The company has been making significant investments in autonomous driving technology to compete with American companies like Tesla and Waymo.
General Motors (GM) says it is mass-producing autonomous cars that give complete control to the machine by taking away both the steering wheel and pedals.
Continue reading… “GM is dropping the steering wheel in autonomous cars”
“Electric cars are vastly better than internal combustion devices,” said James Anderson, a Harvard scientist.
Continue reading… “Electric vehicles cost less than half to drive”
Registrations for EVs and plug-in hybrids increased by more than 27% compared to 2016, up from 36,535 to 46,522.
Continue reading… “Electric and hybrid car sales hit record numbers in 2017”
The grace period is over. Shoppers who drive their gas-powered vehicles to Vaughan Mills can no longer park in spots designated for electric powered vehicles, but some drivers are finding that out the hard way.
Continue reading… “Can electric vehicles handle Canadian winters?”
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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