List of Transportation Modes By Person-Miles Per Gallon (PMPG) Transport Average PMPG Max PMPG Bicycle [3] 984 984 Walking [1] 700 700 Freight Ship [10] … Fuel EfficiencyRead more
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Posted inMovie / Rail / Transportation / USA Empire
Changing America: Seattle’s Light Rail
[vimeo 12743827 w=555&h=325] They are correcting a mistake of 100 years. But we Indians now copying their mistakes by building express highways and bigger cars. … Changing America: Seattle’s Light RailRead more
Posted inEfficiency / Transportation
Car efficiency again
Amory Lovins talking: The old story about climate protection is that it’s costly, or it would have been done already. So government needs to make … Car efficiency againRead more
Posted inBOT Road / Transportation
Can we avoid truck accidents
The question is different. Why we are running these big vehicles on crowded roads? Is there any alternatives? Yes there are. Please see this video. … Can we avoid truck accidentsRead more
Posted inTransportation / USA Empire
Broadway pedestrian plazas
Two swaths of Broadway closed to cars in the heart of Manhattan as part of a traffic experiment that drew international attention will be permanently … Broadway pedestrian plazasRead more
Posted inBicycle / Transportation
Nobel laureate on cycling
After Venkatraman Ramakrishnan won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry last year, chemistry became way cool. Another thing which became hip is of course cycling. The … Nobel laureate on cyclingRead more
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U.S. Car Fleet Shrank by Four Million in 2009
America’s century-old love affair with the automobile may be coming to an end. The U.S. fleet has apparently peaked and started to decline. In 2009, … U.S. Car Fleet Shrank by Four Million in 2009Read more
Posted inBlog / Transportation
Do you need a highly efficient car?
They may be spending billions of tax payer’s dollars on this. But its a very simple thing. Just stop accelerating above 34 Miles Per Hour. … Do you need a highly efficient car?Read more
Posted inRail / Transportation
Double Stack Freight Trains 5X More Efficient Than Trucks
In a newly released report, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) finds that double stack freight rail transportation is up to five times more efficient than … Double Stack Freight Trains 5X More Efficient Than TrucksRead more
Posted inOil / Transportation
Want to Prevent Oil Spill Disasters? Stop Driving
By Jason Henderson An ecological disaster of enormous magnitude is unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico. The BP Horizon rig blew up, listed through Earth … Want to Prevent Oil Spill Disasters? Stop DrivingRead more