Many modern cars consume less than 5 liters per 100 kilometer, driving nearly 50 miles per gallon. Eco driving lets you get even more mileage for your money. Johann Gwehenberger, automotive expert at the Allianz Center for Technology, talks about the dos and don’ts.
Allianz Austria rewards car owners who use public transport. Xaver Woelfl explains why this is good for business and the environment.
Transportation is the fastest-growing source of greenhouse gases. See how different modes of transportation are affecting the climate, and how they could become more sustainable.
Public transport seems to be losing ground to cars, despite rising oil prices and greater climate awareness. Eelco den Boer, a consultant with Dutch environmental research consultancy CE Delft, suggests ways to get people back on the buses.
Just one fossil fuel — oil — supplies 95 percent of the total energy used by all the world’s transport. Diesel, gasoline, and jet fuel all come from oil. But oil is dirty and it won’t last forever. What are the alternatives?
Today’s hybrid cars may save fuel, but their battery power ultimately comes from burning gasoline. New plug-in models will be greener.
Electricity drives mass transit systems efficiently and cleanly, but going electric on the roads is a huge leap of faith for manufacturers and motorists alike.
It didn’t take long for biofuels to turn from environmental cause célèbre to bête noire. Can second generation biofuels rectify the balance between food and fuel?
You don’t hear so much about the ‘hydrogen economy’ anymore. But hydrogen fuel cells remain the closest we are likely to get to zero-emissions transportation.
Millions of drivers in the developing world are embracing natural gas as a cheap and relatively clean alternative to petroleum fuels. Will high oil prices prompt the United States and Europe to follow suit?
