article thumbnail

AirAsia and Skyports partner to explore air taxi vertiport development in Malaysia

Green Car Congress

Already a global leading brand in the commercial airline industry, AirAsia is also actively involved in the operationalization of AAM in Malaysia. Complementing this, Skyports Infrastructure brings to the table its global portfolio of designing and building take-off and landing infrastructure for eVTOL passenger aircraft.

Malaysia 284
article thumbnail

Transit Systems adding two Australia-built hydrogen buses to Victoria’s Zero-Emission Bus Trial

Green Car Congress

While this is a first for Victoria, Transit Systems has successfully operated 10 hydrogen fuel cell buses in London, with Transit Systems Chief Operating Officer Greg Balkin saying they have helped pave the way for a diesel-free bus fleet in Australia. The two Victoria-bound hydrogen fuel cell buses are expected to operate from.

Australia 259
article thumbnail

Neste: use of our renewable fuels reduced global climate emissions by 8.3 million tons in 2017

Green Car Congress

Replacing fossil fuels with Neste’s renewable fuels reduced global climate emissions altogether by a 8.3 The figure equals removal of 3 million passenger cars from the roads for a full year—more than the amount of cars in the city of London, UK, for example. million metric tons—8.3 million tons from 2016.

Renewable 150
article thumbnail

Video Friday: No Pilot Needed

Cars That Think

ICRA 2023 : 29 May–2 June 2023, LONDON RoboCup 2023 : 4–10 July 2023, BORDEAUX, FRANCE RSS 2023 : 10–14 July 2023, DAEGU, KOREA IEEE RO-MAN 2023 : 28–31 August 2023, BUSAN, KOREA Enjoy today’s videos! Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics.

Singapore 115
article thumbnail

Lux Research: question is when--not if--a diesel ban will happen

Green Car Congress

Lux Research compiled a non-exhaustive list of major global cities that have either called for a ban or are introducing restrictions to limit the number of diesel vehicles—a step we believes will eventually move towards a ban. No cities or countries have imposed a blanket ban.

Diesel 170
article thumbnail

ICCT study finds GHGs from shipping on the rise

Green Car Congress

Emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from global shipping are on the rise again, according to a new study released by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). Ships registered to Panama (15%), China (11%), Liberia (9%), Marshall Islands (7%), Singapore (6%), and Malta (5%) were the largest emitters. Source: The ICCT.

article thumbnail

Energy debate sees Bill Ford ask how can we avoid global gridlock?

Green Cars News

It’s designed to be a global brainstorm, with events in London, Dalian and Singapore to bring the debate on-air as well [.].

Global 50