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Air Quality & Weather Systems

No return to ‘business as usual’, say world’s city mayors
May 15, 2020
Clean, green and sustainable need to be urban watchwords from now, says C40
Drivers need help to be 'eco-friendly', finds Kapsch
May 11, 2020
Environmental issues are a concern - but not enough for drivers to change routes, says new research
AVs and poor weather – a bad mix
May 11, 2020
The US DoT has produced a report on how adverse weather and road conditions will affect automated vehicles – it found inconsistency between different cars with these features which are already on highways and suggests limitations are not yet understood
Bike to be ‘little queen of deconfinement’ in France
May 4, 2020
The French government has announced a €20 million scheme designed to encourage people to use their bicycles as the country emerges from lockdown.
Intelligent powertrains could make cost cuts
April 30, 2020
Intelligent vehicle powertrains could be a way of making substantial cuts in operating costs and emissions. David Crawford looks at some far-reaching initiatives in Europe and North America
90,000 e-truck charge points needed, says Scania boss
April 28, 2020
European auto group calls for massive increase in charging points for electric trucks.
European Commission to host Urban Mobility Days
April 21, 2020
The European Commission has confirmed it will host its first large-scale - and free - urban mobility conference in Brussels from 29 September - 1 October.
Plume Labs and Bird capture air quality data
April 6, 2020
Plume Labs has partnered with Bird to obtain air pollution data in hard-to-reach areas in the French capital Paris.
Sweden’s road traffic emissions ‘fell 2%’ in 2019
March 30, 2020
Carbon dioxide emissions from road traffic fell by 2% in Sweden last year following an increase in biofuel and more energy efficient cars, say transport organisations.
University study debunks EV emissions ‘myth’
March 26, 2020
Fears that electric vehicles (EVs) could actually increase carbon emissions are 'a myth', according to new research.