Category: Transportation
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Eco-friendly trikes in the Philippines
Here’s a CNN feature on eco-friendly trikes here in the Philippines. The trikes are currently operating in a limited part of Metro Manila, but I personally love the look and idea, and I hope the e-trike program will be implemented more widely in the near future. I like the approach they used to promote the…
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Biking green with Bambike
Riding a bike instead of driving is certainly one way to live a more eco-friendly life. You can make things even greener if you’re riding an eco-friendly bike, though. Bambike (Bamb EcoLogical Technology Inc.) offers a number of bicycles made out of bamboo and feature a rattan seat. The bikes are handmade by people who…
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Slovenian biologist embarks on a green flight
Matevz Lenarcic, a Slovenian biologist and environmentalist, has a pretty interesting project this year: fly around the world in the lightest plane while using up the least amount of fuel. His aircraft, a Virus-SW914, weighs only 640 lbs. While he’s up in the air, the plane will record levels of black carbon, and Lenarcic will…
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“10 Different Fuels Actually Used to Run Cars”
(Article reprinted with permission. Original article can be found here.) “10 Different Fuels Actually Used to Run Cars” We have known, for quite some time, that the fossil fuels we use today are a finite source of energy; we only seem to disagree on when those sources will run dry. Alternative sources have been around…
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Curitiba, Brazil’s eco-friendly bus
Congratulations to the city of Curitiba in Brazil for coming up with the world’s longest environment-friendly buses! These green buses run on bio-fuel made from soybeans. Measuring 28 meters long, the buses can accommodate 170 passengers. In a day, the buses can transport an estimated 77,000 passengers. Even the stops made by these buses are…
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Taxis of Tomorrow
New York City’s quintessential yellow taxicabs need a make-over. Here are some of the NY Taxi and Limousine Commission requirements for the new fleet: meets highest safety standards lower emissions and improved fuel economy more useable interior room wheelchair accessibility meeting ADA guidelines Check out Taxi of Tomorrow website and sound off.
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Anand man creates eco-friendly hybrid bikes
Does Motoscoot sound familiar to you? It doesn’t to me, but it should. Or maybe it will in the future. Read “The Times of India” article “Anand man creates eco-friendly hybrid bikes“. Not a bad idea at all. Just makes me wonder why Mr. Paresh Budh isn’t getting the support worthy of his invention. He…
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2nd Philippine International Motor Show to showcase more green vehicles
CAMPI, or the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, is holding the 2nd Philippine International Motor Show on August 21 to 24. The event promises to focus more on green and fuel-efficient cars as a response to the more sluggish car sales this year, thanks to the increasingly ridiculous fuel prices. In the motor…
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Water-bike to work!
Of all the office-bound transportation options I’ve heard–from carpooling to commuting to biking–I gotta say that I love this option the best: riding a water bike to work. Nat Hong and Bob Barrett commute on Puget Sound by bike — water bike, that is — to their jobs in Bremerton and Steilacoom. “This is pretty…