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Finland's capital city has unveiled a new plan to reach carbon neutrality by 2035, accelerating the goal by 15 years. The plan, called Carbon Neutral Helsinki 2035, outlines 143 specific actions that will result in reduced...

In what has been described a radical move for Germany, several cities across the country will trial free public transportation services in an effort to reduce car usage and related pollution. “Effectively fighting air...

Peter Vesterbacka, the former marketing chief for the smash hit mobile game Angry Birds, has embraced a new challenge: the construction of an 80-mile-long tunnel between Helsinki, Finland and Tallinn, Estonia...

Peter Vesterbacka, the former marketing chief for the smash hit mobile game Angry Birds, has embraced a new challenge: the construction of an 80-mile-long tunnel between Helsinki, Finland and Tallinn, Estonia...

Shenzhen, China - home to more than 11 million people - rolled out a pilot of electric buses all the way back in 2011. Despite being ahead of the electric curve, they had thousands of buses running on diesel until recently....

The world's first 100% solar-powered train is now gliding down tracks in Byron Bay, Australia. The Byron Bay Railroad Company refurbished a three-kilometer, or almost two-mile, stretch of tracks and restored a heritage train,...

Shenzhen, China - home to more than 11 million people - rolled out a pilot of electric buses all the way back in 2011. Despite being ahead of the electric curve, they had thousands of buses running on diesel until recently....

We doze off on public transportation 27 times a year, according to James Cox, CEO of the UK-based sleep brand Simba. So they came up with a more comfortable alternative: the Simba Snoozeliner, a bus with 14 sleep pods outfitted...

Brits may prefer tea, but their busses will be getting a buzz from coffee. U.K. startup bio-bean, Shell, and Argent Energy have teamed up to fill London's double-deckers with an innovative new java-based fuel. According...

Elon Musk just gave us a peek into the future with a new picture of The Boring Company's tunnel under Los Angeles. He shared the picture snapped recently on social media, and it seems the project started less than a year...

Back in June, Chinese company CRRC Corporation debuted a self-driving train that runs on virtual tracks - and it just officially hit the streets of Zhuzhou in China's Hunan Province...

The small coastal city of Dunkirk in northern France is perhaps most famous, at the moment, for its portrayal in Christopher Nolan's eponymous 2017 film, but it also deserves special attention for its decision to offer free...

A Hyperloop project just got a huge boost from none other than business magnate Richard Branson. Hyperloop One will rebrand as Virgin Hyperloop One, as the Virgin Group invests in the high-speed transportation effort. The...

A Hyperloop project just got a huge boost from none other than business magnate Richard Branson. Hyperloop One will rebrand as Virgin Hyperloop One, as the Virgin Group invests in the high-speed transportation effort. The...

Vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) vehicles are really taking off, and Airbus is set to launch a VTOL taxi by next year. The multi-passenger CityAirbus is powered by electric motors - and it's designed to one day operate...