Category: Transport
Virgin Hyperloop transports passengers across desert
Virgin Hyperloop, the high-speed transport company backed by Sir Richard Branson, has carried its first human passengers across the Nevada desert in a world first. Instead of running on rails, the pods use magnetic levitation to "float" in near-vacuum tubes. After more than 400 unmanned tests, Sunday's trial was the first to carry human passengers. In…
AirCar completes flight tests
AirCar, a fifth-generation flying car designed by Professor Stefan Klein, has completed two flights at Piestany airport in Slovakia this week. The model safely achieved two full airport patterns, including two takeoffs and landings. Capable of transforming from road vehicle into air vehicle in less than 3-minutes, AirCar is designed for leisure and self-driving journeys,…
Top 10 e-scooter friendly cities: Newcastle tops list
Rented e-scooters look set to ride to the rescue as the UK begins to return to work. And according to new research from Uswitch.com, Newcastle is the city most likely to give the green light to this emission-free mode of transport. Taking a list of the UK's 40 most populous cities, the energy team at…
Hydrogen-powered train runs on UK mainline
The first-ever hydrogen-powered train ran on the UK mainline today in a step towards the UK’s net-zero targets, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced (Wednesday 30 September 2020). The train, known as HydroFLEX, has been supported with a £750,000 grant from the Department for Transport (DfT) and more than £1 million of investment by both Porterbrook…
Two-thirds of people believe travel changed for good
Business mobility service Alphabet GB today has published a new report ‘Fleet Streets’, which reveals that two-thirds of people believe their work travel patterns have changed permanently. The new report examines how the pandemic has accelerated changes to travel and transport, altering consumer and business habits across the UK. With mass migration to working from…
Self-driving taxi wins Ford ‘New Norm Mobility Award’
A transport graduate has designed this self-driving taxi concept A transport design graduate from Staffordshire University has developed a unique solution that could help people –particularly those with restricted mobility – get around safely and securely while also adhering to current COVID-19 social distancing measures. The “muvone” concept, developed by Marius…
Flying cars: just how close are they to reality?
Image: Samson Switchblade Research from comparison and switching site Uswitch has revealed the flying cars closest to reality, our attitudes to the emerging tech and 5 designs which are coming soon... 1. A first-generation flying car could cost as little as £95,000 Although some may not look like the technology…
Ducati announces three new folding e-bikes
After launching a range of electric scooters, Italian motorbike brand Ducati announces three new folding e-bikes, designed for getting around the city quickly. The folding e-bike line, born from a partnership between Ducati and MT Distribution, comprises three models including the Urban-E, SCR -E and SCR-E Sport.For the Urban-E model Ducati designers collaborated with Italdesign…
Berlin-based Grover launches monthly rental e-scooter
Here's an interesting idea. It's an e-scooter from Berlin-based company Grover that you rent monthly or annually, rather than paying for outright or on a pay-per-ride basis. Grover’s new e-scooter model is based on its customer survey insights showing that monthly e-scooter subscribers use their scooters for daily, essential trips rather than spontaneous and leisure…
Scooter searches on rise as Brits seek alternative to public transport
Following the UK Government’s decision to make wearing face coverings mandatory on all public transport from today (15th June), Auto Trader has seen a large rise in searches for bikes, mopeds and scooters. The UK’s largest digital marketplace for new and used cars, Auto Trader has reported that advert views for mopeds increased by 32%…
