Transportation – Karma

E-Cargo Bikes in NYC May Ease Congestion, Help Air Quality as Delivery Vans Invade

Mark Shenk — Wed, 04 Dec 2019 21:02:51 +0000

New York is taking aim at congestion and pollution caused by swarms of delivery trucks with a plan to boost a greener alternative — electric cargo bikes. The rise of online shopping has led to a deluge of packages, more than 1.5 million a day in New York City, being delivered by an army of […]

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Grassroots Opposition to Amazon Coalescing as Groups Protest Working Conditions, Environmental Damage

Ian Corbin — Wed, 27 Nov 2019 18:13:37 +0000

Amazon, on its road to upending retail and ruffling the country’s social fabric, has stepped on its share of toes. From fights with the U.S. president to protests over pay and working conditions, Amazon has courted controversy as its value pushes $1 trillion. More is coming. Earlier this week, three dozen grassroots activist groups announced […]

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UN Emissions Report Calls for ‘Deeper, Faster Cuts’ in Greenhouse Gasses to Hit Its Targets

Ron Day — Tue, 26 Nov 2019 21:30:24 +0000

The world needs to cut greenhouse gas emissions nearly 8% a year over the next 10 years to avert temperatures rising to levels that would unleash worsening heatwaves and storms, the U.N. said in its yearly greenhouse gas emissions report. “The summary findings are bleak,” the researchers found report stated, noting that GHG, or greenhouse […]

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How the Private Sector Became a Major Player in the Space Race

Daria Solovieva — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 16:44:13 +0000

Vice President Mike Pence may have promised to make America’s space program “great again” and to make sure Americans were the next humans on the Moon, but robots may beat the U.S. to it. “We will ensure that the next man, and the first woman, on the moon will be American astronauts,” Pence said earlier […]

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Tesla’s Bad Night: Cybertruck Unveiled to Jeers, as Viewers Poke Fun at Doorstop Shape, Smashed Windows

Ron Day — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 21:41:25 +0000

Good days and bad have met Elon Musk over the years as he blazed a path to outer space, electric vehicle dominance and the title of one of the world’s strangest CEOs. Last night was decidedly bad. The Tesla CEO unveiled the company’s first truck to near-universal jeers. The stainless steel, triangular Cybertruck was compared […]

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Ford Leans on Mustang Mystique to Launch Affordable Electric Vehicle

Bruce Rule — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 20:15:08 +0000

Ford unveiled its first purpose-built EV, the Mustang Mach-E, with stylings influenced by its pony-car series and power that takes the vehicle from zero to 60 mph in about three seconds. Prices start at $43,895 with deliveries expected to begin late next year. For the environmentally-conscious consumer with big pockets, Bugatti Automobiles has said it […]

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Space Tourism Calling: Thousands Are Ready to Board Virgin Galactic

Daria Solovieva — Wed, 13 Nov 2019 22:44:25 +0000

Virgin Galactic, the first and still the only space tech company to go public, disclosed results for the third quarter this week. It reported $80 million in deposits and $120 million in potential revenue, and founder Richard Branson promised investors to be profitable by 2021. Virgin Galactic needed 15 years since its founding to get to […]

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Stratospheric Drones At 70,000 Feet May Be Cheaper Alternative to Satellites

Edmund Newton — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 22:13:53 +0000

Key Takeaway: Stratospheric drones, which developers see as capable of handling satellites’ telecom jobs, still require lighter batteries, more efficient solar cells and tougher structures. The race is on to be the first to establish a long-term flying electronic platform, up to 70,000 feet above the earth’s surface, where it can generate enough solar power […]

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With Austin Expansion, E-Scooter Startup Revel Gears Up for Long Haul on Short City Trips

Zoë Beery — Mon, 11 Nov 2019 22:33:25 +0000

Key Takeaway: Revel’s stability-first business model may interest investors looking for moderate gains in the growing micro-mobility sector. Electric scooter sharing startup Revel is revving up. They’ve got a thousand scooters on the streets of New York and, as of this summer, 400 in Washington, D.C. Last week, just under two years since their founding, […]

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Last Star I See Tonight? Astronomers Worry Musk Satellites May Muck Up Views of the Heavens

Margot Habiby — Mon, 11 Nov 2019 20:20:53 +0000

As entrepreneurs eye space as the next location for internet infrastructure, astronomers worry the night sky may never look the same. Elon Musk’s SpaceX, using its Falcon 9 reusable rocket, launched 60 Starlink satellites early Monday and hopes to send tens of thousands more into orbit. The satellites are designed to create a broadband Internet […]

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