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Energy for Electric Vehicles Dealt a Blow by Bolivian Lithium Production

Energy for Electric Vehicles Dealt a Blow by Bolivian Lithium Production

Just over a year ago, and spurred by an article in Time, I wrote a post on the possible global supply of lithium, which is used in renewable batteries, and a major choice for use in the batteries of electric vehicles, such as the Chevy Volt. Since the (...)

23 Feb. 2010 | 1 comment | Staffjam

Poor management takes CTA to the Poorhouse

Poor management takes CTA to the Poorhouse

Just days before the 2008 Summer Olympics, Richard M. Daley, Chicago’s Mayor-For-Life, was in China taking test rides on Beijing’s new state-of-the art subway. With dreams of the 2016 Chicago games dancing in his head, Mayor Daley wanted (...)

10 Feb. 2010 | 3 comments | Monroe Anderson

Obama Planning On Nationalizing The Public Transportation System

I wasn’t aware that we have a problem with the various local transportation system that needed to be solved by federal take over. Has there been some crisis of unsafe buses, trains and subways that I wasn’t aware of ? I know there have been (...)

16 nov. 2009 | | Rob Port

Tube passenger dragged along platform by bag

A cautionary tale really showing how you should be careful about getting things stuck in London Underground doors. Lee Roberts was trying to get onto some crowded Northern Line trains. He said "When the fourth train arrived and the doors opened I (...)

9 oct. 2009 | | Annie Mole

Guerilla Rail Signs

Thanks to Matt Moore from The Telegraph who featured a couple of pictures from my blog for a article on Guerilla Rail & Road Signs. They’re spoof signs from around the world which fight back against ones we face each day telling us what or what (...)

2 oct. 2009 | | Annie Mole

High speed birth on Paris-Brussels Thalys train

High speed birth on Paris-Brussels Thalys train

Taking the high-speed train that links Paris and Brussels isn’t usually a dramatic affair, but on Monday the Thalys service experienced a "first" since it started operating in 1996 as a baby girl was born on board shortly before the train (...)

22 Sep. 2009 | | Johnny Summerton

War of the roads over a one-way Paris street

Thank goodness for the prefect of the suburban Parisian département of Hauts-de-Seine, Patrick Strzoda, and the rest of his administrative team. They’ve put an end, albeit temporarily perhaps, to a dispute between two neighbouring mayors within the (...)

22 Sep. 2009 | | Johnny Summerton

It’s official, Paris Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport is the world’s worst

To anyone who regularly (or even infrequently) has the displeasure of passing through Roissy-Charles de Gaulle, France’s major airport, the findings by the independent Canadian-based website sleepingairports.net that it ranks as the worst in the (...)

3 Sep. 2009 | | Johnny Summerton

High-speed rail : Why not ?

High-speed rail : Why not ?

One economic theory says, for example, that supply will eventually create demand. This may not always work, but looking at the ever-growing supply of silly dance shows on television, and how supply alone did create demand, at least for now, it is obvious (...)

14 aoû. 2009 | | Werner Patels

Air France to launch auction for its inaugural A380 flights

Air France to launch auction for its inaugural A380 flights

If you’re an aeroplane enthusiast living in France, November 20 is perhaps a date to mark in your diary. That’s the date for the inaugural flight of Air France’s first Airbus A380, and the company is planning to sell seats on the (...)

7 Aug. 2009 | | Johnny Summerton

Traffic accidents in Morocco on the rise

Travelling around Morocco on a recent trip in taxis and private cars, it was noticeable just how well most people drive compared to a few years ago. Speed limits and stop signs were all observed and there were no incidents in which a driver attempted to (...)

14 mai. 2009 | | The View From Fez

Singapore sinking

Singapore sinking

A ship seems to be on the verge of sinking close to the Singapore shoreline. Authorities have identified the ship as the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines’ (IRISL) 17,928-dwt general cargo ship Danoosh (built 1979). According to initial (...)

24 Apr. 2009 | | Mark Elnilsson / Marcel Nilsson

Body Mass Index airline seat pricing

Body Mass Index airline seat pricing

An article at Boing Boing caught my eye today - that United Airlines wants to charge obese passengers for two seats. The argument is a simple one: if you’re too large to fit into a seat you have to pay for a second one as you are inconveniencing the (...)

21 Apr. 2009 | | Jon Worth

Air transport gets prepared for a bad 2009 year

Air transport gets prepared for a bad 2009 year

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) published new anticipations, which are are worse than the previous ones. In 2008, the sector lost $8.5 billion, whereas it had first announced a $5 billion. Half of the loss occured during last quarter. (...)

25 Mar. 2009 | | NYFP

Ryanair and bloggers

As we all know, if you are a big company, picking a quarrel with a blogger is not really a good idea. However, Ryanair recently did that. Web developer and blogger Jason Roe was called an "idiot blogger" when he pointed out a flaw on the airline’s (...)

11 mar. 2009 | 1 comment | Dilip Mutum (Adam)

Northwest Passage

In other Canadian news, Joe Romm observes that arctic ice melting has gotten so bad that we’ve now got ice-free shipping lanes through the once-mythic Northwest Passage : “We did have a commercial cargo vessel that did the first scheduled run (...)

2 déc. 2008 | | Matthew Yglesias

London Bus and Railway Interiors Awards

Today the UK Bus Awards will honour the commitment to quality and innovation in the bus industry. You’ll be pleased to hear there’s a special category for London promoted by TfL which "focus especially on the challenging task of running (...)

19 nov. 2008 | | Annie Mole

Ninjas get free Train Rides in Japan Plus Straphanging while you Sleep

Sorry to begin with the "only in Japan" introduction, but seriously where else but in Japan would people who dressed up as Ninjas get free travel on the railway ? Japan Probe report that passengers dressed in ninja costumes will be given free (...)

25 mar. 2008 | | Annie Mole

How National Express let us down.

Almost forgot to blog about a disappointing incident that happened two weeks back. My wife was in Nottingham for two days for a workshop at the University of Nottingham. She had booked a bus ticket with National Express for her return journey. The bus was (...)

19 fév. 2008 | | Dilip Mutum (Adam)

Bombed Tube trains to go back in service

A Hammersmith & City Line Tube train wrecked in the 7/7 London bombings is being rebuilt in Budapest, apparently because there are no facilities to carry out the work in Britain. Six people died in the bombing when the train passed a tunnel close to (...)

13 déc. 2007 | | Annie Mole

Madrid to Tangier for 25 Euro.

Budget airline Easy-Jet have just announced that they intend to open a link between Madrid and Tangiers starting in early February 2008. Initially there will be six weekly flights growing to daily flights during the summer holidays period. One of the (...)

4 déc. 2007 | 1 comment | The View From Fez

London Transport Museum Re-opens

London Transport Museum Re-opens

After a two year closure and investment of £22.4 million, the London Transport Museum re-opens on the 22nd November. As it’s not a million miles away from where I work, I’m sure I’ll be dropping in to see what’s what. We’re (...)

22 nov. 2007 | | Annie Mole

Saving Amtrak, Good Money Chasing Bad - All Aboard !

Saving Amtrak, Good Money Chasing Bad - All Aboard !

Amtrak is one of the Federal governments finest examples of good money chasing bad money. It’s also an example of what big government does when it interferes with free markets and competition. France has a wonderful train system and travel by train (...)

12 nov. 2007 | | Liberally Conservative

London has ’world’s best’ public transport

London has 'world's best' public transport

It’s not a publicity stunt by Mayor Ken, and I certainly feel sorry fo the rest of the world, but apparently London has the best public transport system on earth. Even though it was considered the most expensive, (no surprises there then) worldwide (...)

8 oct. 2007 | 1 comment | Annie Mole

A chance to get America’s Amtrak back on track

Many of those living in the United States know that America’s rail system, Amtrak, is catastrophic and lacks innovation compared to European countries. Unlike European countries, most US residents travel by airplane, and taking a train is probably (...)

25 Jul. 2007 | 7 comments | Nbleven

Electronic tolls mean higher tolls

After an electronic system is put in place, tolls start rising sharply. Take two tollbooths that charge the same fee and are in a similar setting ? both on highways leading into a big city, for instance. A decade after one of them gets electronic tolls, (...)

5 jui. 2007 | | Marginal Revolution

Pirates of the East Indies

Pirates of the East Indies

In 2005, [the International Maritime Bureau] recorded 276 [pirate] attempts and attacks. In 2004, there were 329 and in 2003, 445 incidents. The IMB director, Pottengal Mukundan, said many incidents go unreported. Indonesia, however, continues to be the (...)

4 jui. 2007 | 1 comment | Rasyad A. Parinduri

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