Transport

Auckland Harbour Bridge cycle and walk way

October 11, 2009 by Kirsten · Leave a Comment 

On 24 May 2009 5000 Aucklanders walked across the Auckland Harbour bridge in support of the Getacross.org.nz campaign.
Karsten Schwardt attended the rally, and when he came back from the protest he wrote a song and made a video about cycling on the bridge.

Why?
Support a cycle and walkway on the Auckland Harbour Bridge founder, Karsten [...]

Sound of music impromptu dance at the railway station

May 5, 2009 by Easy Green Living · Leave a Comment 

When you use public transport, you have more time to observe things that you don’t see when when driving in your car. What Belgian commuters saw on 23 of March 2009, 08:00 AM. is one out of the box!
More than 200 dancers performed their version of “Do Re Mi”, at the Central Station of [...]

British steam car preparing to break speed record

April 30, 2009 by Easy Green Living · Leave a Comment 

Solar Taxi trip to New Zealand

April 16, 2009 by Easy Green Living · Leave a Comment 

Louis Palmer is driving his solar powered taxi around the world, and picking up passengers along the way. In this video, he stops for a chat in Christchurch, New Zealand and shows off the car and how it works.

How to be a greener motorist

February 28, 2009 by Kirsten · Leave a Comment 

Make Cars Green is an international environment campaign aimed at reducing the impact of motoring on our planet.
FIA, Bridgeston and AA have published a guide to help us all be greener motorists.
10 steps to being a greener motorist include:

Buy green
Plan your journey
Check tyre pressures regularly
Reduce loads and avoid the need for roof racks
Don’t warm [...]

Cool Alternative Vehicles: Drive a Dolphin

December 8, 2008 by Alternative Vehicles Reporter · Leave a Comment 

Up to now I’ve mostly focused on land-based vehicles, but the words “alternative” and “dolphin” just seem to belong together somehow, so I just had to share.   I wasn’t able to find any footage of how real dolphins would react, though… <grin>
PS, there’s a two person version available, now.  Just think of how much [...]

An Alternative Spin On The Bicycle

October 20, 2008 by Alternative Vehicles Reporter · Leave a Comment 

I discovered that even bicycles haven’t been immune to the creative spirit of invention that seems to have struck all things transportation.  There’s a variation that apparently makes it even more effective for exercise by turning it into a rowing machine.  This video is of the ‘rowingbike’ which dates back to 86.  There’s a more [...]

Vehicles Banned On Campus…

October 15, 2008 by Alternative Vehicles Reporter · Leave a Comment 

Looks like the future of private transport is changing more rapidly than even IBM and the car manufacturers thought. Community vehicles are already here!
Today I discovered two universities in the US that have BANNED private vehicles for freshman students. Instead, they have a partnership with a car-sharing program by Zipcar. IBM’s Automotive [...]

How To Keep Safe Cycling On Our Roads…

October 14, 2008 by Kirsten · 1 Comment 

With the summer months ahead, and hopefully finer days!, expect more bikes to hit the roads. Biking is an economical  means of transport and the exercise is beneficial for our health and well-being. To ensure cycling on the road is a “stress-free” experience, we encourage you to read the following tips.  Source: Tips found on [...]

Alternative Vehicles Look at Peugeot Creativity

October 10, 2008 by Alternative Vehicles Reporter · Leave a Comment 

And you thought the Peugeot was a boring, staid brand!  This is something from their design contest. Solar Electric, you can see the panels on the back below, but the cool thing is that when you start driving in the city (or, more likely, hunting for one of the rare and priceless city parking spaces) [...]

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