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#ePlaneCompany #Chennai secures $14 million #funding for #eVTOL #aircraft development
For #intracitycommuting.
Co-led by #SpecialeInvest and #AntaresVentures
Prof #SatyaChakravarthy #Founder #CEO
"Our focus on safety, sustainability, and innovation will remain at the core of our strategy, and this investment will enable us to bring aerial mobility closer to reality. With our technological advancements and our committed team, we are paving the way for the #future of #urbantransport

Starting today 24 parking locations managed by the Jakarta municipal government will begin charging higher fees to vehicles that have yet to pass emissions test. All the locations are at the markets

#Indonesia #News #Transportation #Transport #UrbanTransport #Jakarta
cnnindonesia.com/otomotif/2023

Daftar 24 Lokasi Parkir Termahal DKI yang Tak Lolos Uji Emisiotomotif
Replied to CelloMom On Cars

"The researchers [studied] four approaches to #climate policy in #UrbanTransport, namely fuel #taxes, #efficient cars, investments in #PublicTransport or #climate-friendly urban #development.

Averaging over the 120 big cities studied, climate gas #emissions fall by between 4 and 12% over the course of 15 years, depending on the urban climate policy approach pursued—and by 31% if all four approaches are pursued simultaneously."

#TransportationTransition #UrbanPlanning
phys.org/news/2023-05-city-red

120-city study: 22% reduction in urban traffic emissions in 15 years without quality of life decline is possiblePhys.org

"Paris has almost 15,000 e-scooters across its streets, operated by companies including , and . Detractors argue that e-scooter users disrespect the rules of the road and regularly flout a ban on riding on pavements. The vehicles are also often haphazardly parked or thrown into the River Seine."

Parisians vote to ban rental from French capital by huge margin | | The Guardian
theguardian.com/world/2023/apr

This thoughtful, just re-released episode by @TheWarOnCars is about the horrible framing of people dying in our transportation system as "accidents" and why attributing blame to individuals involved precludes us from transformative change. Sadly relevant at the moment here in #zurich 😢.
#urbantransport #urban #transport #Mobiliät #waroncars
open.spotify.com/episode/3vKWz

RERELEASE: There Are No Accidents with Jessie SingerSpotify