Volvo’s heavy electric truck, the Volvo FH Electric, has been selected as International Truck of the Year 2024. In explaining their decision, the jury praised the electric truck’s performance, seamless acceleration, quietness, and vibration-free behavior. Gianenrico Griffini, Chairman International Truck of the Year and Roger Alm, President Volvo Trucks. “With the introduction of the FH Electric, Volvo Trucks has delivered…
Uber failed to help cities go green – will robotaxis, too? (Verge)
Uber and Lyft were supposed to reduce carbon emissions, but they turned out to be polluters. Robotaxis look to repeat some of the same mistakes. Robotaxi companies are eager to present themselves with a green halo. “Climate change is the single biggest issue we face as a global community,” Cruise declared in a blog post published on Earth Day 2022. “Each of us…
Bus Travel : Enter A confusing World
Hard For High Green High Green is a large residential area of Sheffield, developed as a small “suburb” of Chapeltown from the mid 1960s, but now a substantial residential ommeunitty. Like many such areas, it lacks local facilities so most residents would need to travel to Chapeltown for much of what they might need and, possibly, for evening socialising. And…