A family enjoy a film at a new drive-in cinema in Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia.
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The pandemic has forced many people to shift from public transport to car travel. But is this likely to be permanent?
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We calculated what would happen if petrol cars were replaced overnight with Teslas and Nissan Leafs.
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Volkswagen’s new integration of online and offline sales offers insight into the future of the showroom experience.
A cyclist rides in The Mall, London, May 10 2020.
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As lockdowns ease off, there is a danger that the old city traffic jams will soon be back with a vengeance.
Bus travel is now free for all passengers throughout Luxembourg.
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Fare free public transport exists in at least 98 cities and towns around the world.
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Thanks to savvy public relations, General Motors inserted itself at the heart of culture in mid-century Australia. But dreams don’t last forever.
Passengers disembark high speed trains at London’s St. Pancras International station in London, UK.
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All modes of high-speed travel come with a cost to the environment.
The future of British motoring?
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It may seem a long way away, but a 2035 ban requires investment and major changes right now.
You may be surprised to learn that the F1’s biggest contributor to the carbon footprint is not the cars themselves.
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F1 has promised a move to ‘credible offsets and breakthrough C02 sequestration programs’. But there’s a persistent lack of clear detail in the how, what and where.
Flying along…
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How to get from A to B – in the future.
Montréal is one of the most congested cities in Canada. In 2018, a total of 145 hours per capita were lost by people stuck in rush hour traffic.
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Traffic congestion causes more problems than just being stuck in traffic. There are real effects on the health, quality of life and wallets of taxpayers.
Would that it were so simple.
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Planes, trains and automobiles produced a step-change in the speed of travel – driverless and electric cars simply cannot deliver such radical improvements.
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We need to create a transport system that is zero carbon – and socially just – in only a few years. We just need to recognise that it’s possible.
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Could Knight Rider’s KITT finally be on the horizon?
What does a future full of AVs mean for all the spaces reserved for downtown parking?
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Self-driving cars may someday drop off their owners downtown and then leave to find free parking. What would that mean for cities of the future?
E-scooters ready for action in Santiago, Chile.
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Shared e-scooter programs may seem like a green way to get around, but these small vehicles can have big environmental footprints.
Australia and Russia could soon be the last remaining developed nations without fuel efficiency standards, with New Zealand proposing new rules and financial incentives to get more people driving cleaner cars.
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New Zealand has proposed new fuel standards, along with a consumer rebates for cleaner cars – paid for by higher costs for high-polluting cars – to cut its rising transport emissions.
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Those money-saving black boxes reveal a lot about the rules that govern our lives.
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Turning from the conflict of airport expansions to a vision of a low-carbon transport system.
Car parking occupies a large proportion of urban areas, and cities cannot keep sacrificing so much space to meet demand.
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The global trend is to free up valuable city space by reducing parking and promoting other forms of transport that don’t clog roads and pollute the air. Australian cities are still putting cars first.