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Local Motors: Design Wall
Local Motors is a new car manufacturer of exciting limited production, environmentally friendly, community-designed specialty vehicles where customers participate in the build process in a build program at the micro-factory. Our web site hosts a thriving
Video: Open Source for Car Infotainment - Linux Magazine Online
Up to now the automotive branch has not been famous for its engagement in Linux and Open Source. Now the chairman of the new open source alliance Genivi is talking about motives and plans.
A vision for Michigan's present | Culturing
The first American car company that re-organizes and decides to open source their technology, and works with all of their spinoff companies and suppliers to convert to this system, will be the leading global transportation company for the next 50+ year
World's First Mass Collaboration Race Car Project Chooses Winning Brands as Launch Partner
Winning Brands Corporation (www.WinningBrands.ca announces that it has become the first commercial partner of the world's first "mass collaboration" race car project www.OurRaceCar.com. The mass collaboration model, associated with information projects su
The Ivan Illich Archive -- Energy and Equity
t I am equally struck by the slow yet steady pace at which the radical alternative to industrial society---namely, low-energy, convivial modernity---has gained defenders. In this essay I argue that under some circumstances, a technology incorporates the v
FreshNetworks Blog » Blog Archive » Examples of online communities in the automotive industry
In this kind of market the best examples of online communities are those which build on and strengthen the strong consumer-brand link, or those which leverage the passion and involvement to help support the brand. The three examples below show how this ca
Electric bikes for sustainable transport « Ecology, technology and social change
Here was a good example of the new possibilities for sustainable transport.
The electric bike, which he bought from a bicycle shop in Caloocan, cost P17,000. It is made by LBH Co. of China. The e-bike comes with a maintenance-free 36-volt lead-acid batte
Worldchanging: Bright Green: In Amsterdam, The Bicycle Still Rules
In Amsterdam, residents now choose bicycles rather than automobiles for more of their trips, according to a recent study.
Rewarding consumers who drive less - Springwise
NuRide rewards users for doing their bit. After registering with NuRide, members can connect with neighbours, friends and coworkers to organize ride shares and log their non-driving efforts. Akin to frequent flyer miles for mindful commuters, members earn
Can We Transform the Auto-Industrial Society? - emma rothschild The New York Review of Books
[Newsletter] CURRENT SITUATION AND VARIOUS INITIATIVES IN THE TRANSPORT SECTOR | Japan for Sustainability
These and other companies are not focusing on modal shifting and reorganization of logistics just to preserve the global environment. They are promoting such changes aggressively because they can benefit as companies from the initiatives by reducing costs
Worldchanging: Bright Green: How Transit-Oriented Development Works
The best compilation on the research connecting urban form with greenhouse gas emissions is Growing Cooler, a reader-friendly volume edited by Reid Ewing. (By the way, this is an extremely well-known book in the business and it's perplexing that the autho
Worldchanging: Bright Green: President Obama: the days of sprawl are over
On the night of the president's election, I published some passages from his campaign statements suggesting that he may be the best leader we have had in my lifetime at understanding issues related to cities, metro areas, transportation, and sustainabilit
LimeWire Creator Brings Open-Source Approach to Urban Planning | Epicenter from Wired.com
great profile of the living cities movement
The demotorization of Japan
That kind of thinking — which automakers here have dubbed “kuruma banare,” or “demotorization” — is a U-turn from earlier generations of Japanese who viewed car ownership as a status symbol. The trend is worrying Japan's auto executives, who fear the nati
Worldchanging: Bright Green: Is the End of Auto-cracy in Sight?
Transportation for America —a new coalition of civic, community, environmental and social justice groups—has drafted the Build for America aganda, an ambitious five-point plan to strengthen the U.S. economy by creating a 21st Century transportation system
Worldchanging: Bright Green: Year in Review 2008: Best in Transportation
Below is a collection of our best posts on transportation from 2008:
Worldchanging: Bright Green: Streetsblog Awards Best Transportation Stories of 2008
This open source site is dedicated to collecting opinions, stories and videos about new ideas and innovative designs that help us to use our thoroughfares more effectively. Though Streetsblog's focus is largely on New York and other major U.S. cities, the
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