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Urban Mobility
Robotic Tampere: driving autonomous to cut emissions Robotic Tampere: driving autonomous to cut emissions

Watch the STARDUST video news release and learn how Tampere in Finland and other cities are embracing the drive for carbon neutrality and liveability.

September 2023
Silicon carbide (SiC) devices for the next-generation of electric vehicles Silicon carbide (SiC) devices for the next-generation of electric vehicles

Before electric cars become a familiar sight on Europe’s roads, the technology behind them needs to evolve to improve the size and efficiency of their drivetrains, the speed that they can be charged and the range that they can drive. The silicon carbide inverter could be crucial to helping to overcome these issues

March 2021
Why reducing drivetrain size can make electric cars even greener Why reducing drivetrain size can make electric cars even greener

Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) already go some way to reducing air pollution in Europe. The latest developments in electric drivetrain technology, however, are helping to take that one step further

March 2021
Electric cars - Making the move from niche to mainstream Electric cars - Making the move from niche to mainstream

Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are gaining in popularity among Europe’s car buyers, but their high cost is holding them back from wider acceptance. However, developments in technology, particularly in the area of modular powertrains, could be the answer to bringing down their price

February 2021
Shifting to 800-volt systems: Why boosting motor power could be the key to better electric cars Shifting to 800-volt systems: Why boosting motor power could be the key to better electric cars

The latest results from research on 800-volt battery-driven vehicles show that this could lead to smaller, lighter, and more environmentally friendly motors. Cars using these powertrains could also be charged faster and travel further on a single charge

February 2021
Last mile delivery: a greener Santa Claus is coming to town Last mile delivery: a greener Santa Claus is coming to town

With the COVID-19 crisis and a booming e-commerce, parcel delivery services have become a challenge in terms of increased traffic and pollution in urban areas. Electric vehicles, drones and even four-legged robots are being tested on the so-called “last-mile” in cities

December 2020
Credits: Photo by Andrew Gook on Unsplash How the Covid-19 pandemic is changing urban mobility

The current necessity of social distancing is re-shaping urban transport. In several cities the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is already evident. Like the 'bike revolution' started in the Netherlands after an economic and social crisis in the Seventies, the pandemic may be a fly-wheel for sustainable mobility in many polluted urban areas

September 2020
Covid-19: the resilience of the electric-car market Covid-19: the resilience of the electric-car market

Despite the lockdown and decreasing car sales, electric vehicles are on the increase. Europe doesn’t want to miss the moment and is boosting the research on technologies that can make electric mobility more efficient such as new lithium-ion batteries

September 2020
E-ink panels and blockchain-based services: new smart mobility tools tested in Spain E-ink panels and blockchain-based services: new smart mobility tools tested in Spain

In 2020 Spain declared a national climate emergency. As mobility plays a big role in producing greenhouse gas emissions, Madrid and Barcelona are testing blockchain technology in transport services, while Valencia is studying innovative solar-powered e-ink displays in multimodal hubs

June 2020
Bike, bus, metro, foot: going intermodal Bike, bus, metro, foot: going intermodal

Intermodality is the smart future of urban mobility. Ever more cities need to offer public mobility options that combine several means of transport to decrease the use of private cars

May 2019
Bikes beat traffic Bikes beat traffic

On 3 June the UN celebrates World Bicycle Day to promote sustainable transportation and road safety. We report from Turkey, where Tepebaşı, a district of Eskişehir, aims to revive a once very vibrant biking culture which was largely replaced by motorised transportation

May 2019
Cities: how smart strategies can turn into effective action plans Cities: how smart strategies can turn into effective action plans

Smart innovations are years in the making and require long-term vision. Changes in government and citizens’ sensibilities can halt or alter strategies. So how can they survive to create lasting change?

December 2017
Going Green: Nottingham's hi-tech transport becomes EU model Going Green: Nottingham's hi-tech transport becomes EU model

Keeping growing populations moving in urban areas, while limiting environmental damage, is a major challenge across Europe. But the English city of Nottingham is speeding ahead with success thanks to its innovative use of green transport technologies - and it’s now a model for others to follow

July 2015
European research looks into sustainable solutions for an innovative high quality bus system European research looks into sustainable solutions for an innovative high quality bus system

This winter has not helped the image of public transportation. Trains and busses were often running late, adding to the many other nuisances of public transport such as crowded carriages, uncomfortable travelling or the inefficient exchange of vehicles. At least, this is the perception of millions of commuters in Europe. But not everywhere

January 2011
Prof. Hermann Knoflacher: “Our car-addicted society is not easy to handle so we have to make changes step by step to improve sustainable mobility” Prof. Hermann Knoflacher: “Our car-addicted society is not easy to handle so we have to make changes step by step to improve sustainable mobility”

Prof. Hermann Knoflacher has been active in the sustainable mobility field for about 40 years. He is conducting research in sustainable transport at the Institute for Traffic Planning and Traffic Engineering at the Vienna University of Technology in Austria. He talked about sustainable mobility development and his scientific solution

January 2011
City Closure Increases Mobility City Closure Increases Mobility

With the increase in car numbers on our roads the pollution and congestion in our cities is growing rapidly. This situation becomes problematic especially for city centres with historic heritage like Bologna

December 2010
Werner Schönewolf: “The last mile is the most expensive in the logistic world. We want to overcome this last mile with a micro-carrier” Werner Schönewolf: “The last mile is the most expensive in the logistic world. We want to overcome this last mile with a micro-carrier”
Freight delivery services have their own challenges when operating in the inner cities. The logistic experts working on the European funded FIDEUS project have taken this problem as a central issue for a complete redesign of the urban freight logistics by REBECCA PARSONS (Aug ’10)
August 2010
Dr. David O. Kronlid: “If you think about the existential dimension of mobility you also have to embrace the fact that there are values integrated in the use of mobility technology” Dr. David O. Kronlid: “If you think about the existential dimension of mobility you also have to embrace the fact that there are values integrated in the use of mobility technology”

Dr. David O. Kronlid at Uppsala University in Sweden is conducting research in environmental ethics, mobility and climate change justice. He talked about mobility at the core of climate change research and policy

January 2011
Innovative concepts of urban mobility Innovative concepts of urban mobility

The Civitas Mimosa European project, working together with the citizens towards a new and innovative concept of urban mobility, is identifying where traffic congestion can be handled more effectively and how pollution can be reduced in the city center

December 2010
How are we reducing greenhouse gas emissions from urban mobility? How are we reducing greenhouse gas emissions from urban mobility?

Forty percent of all road transport CO2 emissions come from urban mobility, according to the European Commission. Many projects aim to reduce greenhouse emissions while simultaneously improving mobility

December 2010
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