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Toward 50 km/h on the Paris Ring Road

Driving towards a greener future! 🌍 Sweden is setting the pace in sustainable mobility with plans for the world's first permanent electric road. 🚗⚡️ It's a bold move to meet the EU's 2035 mandate for zero CO2 emissions. This electrified highway not only aims to reduce the carbon footprint, but it also means cars and trucks can recharge while driving, extending their range and shrinking the need for frequent stops at charging stations. A study even suggests that such dynamic charging could reduce EV battery size by up to 70%! As we explore this innovative project, we're thrilled to witness how developments like these can help us all travel more sustainably in the years to come. Read the full article at: https://bit.ly/3CpCGV1  #EVs #Sustainability #ElectricHighway #GreenFuture

Jason Slaughter with Not Just Bikes in Amsterdam chats with Active Towns' John Simmerman about how the Dutch have created what he calls "bicycle roads" and have teased out and separated their cycle priority networks from the networks serving other modes. The result is a brilliant compilation of coordinated mobility choices that is arguably the best in the world. We reference and play some of these Not Just Bikes videos during this conversation: https://lnkd.in/eQq3RZ6i They reference and discuss the following:  • The Best Way to Cycle - Bicycle Only Roads in the Netherlands: https://lnkd.in/eN4Kya4c  • The Bike Lanes You Can't See - Ontvlechten: https://lnkd.in/eqvBwRij • Why the Dutch Wait Less at Traffic Lights: https://lnkd.in/eZWR_pfX     • The Best Country in the World for Drivers: https://lnkd.in/eKi-r7md     • The Trains that Killed an Airline - Italian HSR: https://lnkd.in/eBdZJ8a7  

Our innovations are crucial part of the journey to net zero.   🚆 The Masaccio train has the power to switch between battery, electric and diesel energy, and produces 50% less carbon emissions than diesel only trains as a result.   🚆 The Lumo train is a fully electric train which connects Edinburgh and London, producing zero emissions and low noise pollution.   🚆 Our 360Pass app enables commuters to monitor and buy tickets for their entire journey within a given city, across different modes of transport, showing quickest journey times and prices.   🚆 Our metro trains for Copenhagen have been taking cars off the road in Denmark’s capital since 2002, drastically improving air quality in the city.   Watch Hitachi's video about our rail innovations here: https://bit.ly/48AByMr

“All the things that would never happen are a better solution than the one we have right at our fingertips” is the reason why the Club of Rome is irrelevant to any grown-up conversation on how to address problems in the real world. The same goes for everyone else who rails against #electricvehicles without providing a better solution in the here-and-now. No. ‘We should really provide better public transport’ is not an alternative solution. It’s part of the same solution. We can and need to do both. Because we can do electrification right now, while we work on reducing the need for cars overall, which is not something we can do right now. It will take time. #stopburningstuff

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Sweden is building the world's first permanent electrified road which can charge electric cars and trucks as they drive on it. Such dynamic charging will allow EVs to travel longer distances with smaller batteries without needing pitstops for charging. The Scandinavian country has pioneered electrified roads through pilot projects involving temporary electric roads. However, the new 21 km stretch will be permanently electrified. Which, in time, may lead to an expansion of a further 3,000 km of electric roads in Sweden by 2045. The EU passed a landmark law last month requiring all new cars sold in the bloc from 2035 to be zero-CO2-emissions compliant. European countries are now rushing to prepare the infrastructure needed for a fossil fuel free mobility future. Other countries including Italy, the UK, the United States, and even India, are experimenting with their own versions of the Electric Road System with a special focus on long distance heavy duty trucks. #ElectricRoadSystem #ERS #ElectricVehicles #SustainableMobility #Sustainability #Sustainable #ZeroEmission #ClimateAction Euronews

People in European cities are using cars more this year than in 2019, increasing by 2 percentual points. Are we doing something wrong? Is this the way to achieve the sustainable development goals? More positive news, instead, is the 15% increase in people walking in a typical day for the same timeframe... These are some quick transport-related headlines from the European Commission's DG REGIO 2023 Report on the quality of life in European cities, presented today. Check it out at this link: https://lnkd.in/dAz-BPcK