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Mobility

Electric cars are 33% cheaper to drive than gasoline, while electric trucks approach cost parity with diesel 
07.09.202607.09.2026

Electric cars are 33% cheaper to drive than gasoline, while electric trucks approach cost parity with diesel 

Falling battery costs and high fuel prices are widening the economic advantage of EVs in favor of consumers and truck operators across Europe.  As battery costs decrease and [...]
TU/e student team presents the world’s first solar ambulance: Stella Juva
13.08.2026

TU/e student team presents the world’s first solar ambulance: Stella Juva

Solar Team Eindhoven tests solar-powered healthcare solution in August in Kenya. Student team Solar Team Eindhoven [...]
Cruise ship air pollution could make viral infections worse
29.07.202629.07.2026

Cruise ship air pollution could make viral infections worse

Air pollution from cruise ships could be damaging the health of people living in port cities [...]
Over 74 million electric cars on the roads worldwide today
30.04.202630.04.2026

Over 74 million electric cars on the roads worldwide today

Market growth for electric vehicles has picked up speed once again in 2025: a total of [...]
Solar-powered mobility: how vehicles can generate their own energy and take the pressure off the grid and logistics
23.04.202620.04.2026

Solar-powered mobility: how vehicles can generate their own energy and take the pressure off the grid and logistics

The European energy transition is facing a dilemma: electric-powered transport is growing rapidly, yet countries are [...]
Electric car as electricity storage – promising simulation
05.03.2026

Electric car as electricity storage – promising simulation

Simulations carried out as part of a bachelor’s thesis in the Building and Energy Technology degree [...]
Urban mobility: more local effort needed to get commuters out of cars
09.02.202609.02.2026

Urban mobility: more local effort needed to get commuters out of cars

Efforts to persuade commuters to switch from cars to sustainable modes of transportation are often insufficient, [...]
Global EV charging infrastructure to reach 11 million units in 2030, forecasts GlobalData
28.12.202528.12.2025

Global EV charging infrastructure to reach 11 million units in 2030, forecasts GlobalData

With electric vehicle (EV) adoption accelerating, driven by stricter government emissions regulations worldwide, the demand for [...]
Real-world data confirms potential of vehicle-integrated solar panels
16.09.202516.09.2025

Real-world data confirms potential of vehicle-integrated solar panels

Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research TNO, the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, and [...]
Eco-driving measures could significantly reduce vehicle emissions
10.08.202510.08.2025

Eco-driving measures could significantly reduce vehicle emissions

New research shows automatically controlling vehicle speeds to mitigate traffic at intersections can cut carbon emissions [...]
On the road to cleaner, greener, and faster driving
08.08.202508.08.2025

On the road to cleaner, greener, and faster driving

Researchers use artificial intelligence to help autonomous vehicles avoid idling at red lights. No one likes [...]
Sustainable Mobility: Getting There Faster With AI
06.08.202506.08.2025

Sustainable Mobility: Getting There Faster With AI

Cars are still the number one mode of transportation in Germany, in spite of their high [...]
SWISS becomes world’s first airline to integrate Synhelion solar fuel into its flight operations
25.07.202525.07.2025

SWISS becomes world’s first airline to integrate Synhelion solar fuel into its flight operations

SWISS has become the first airline in the world to integrate the solar fuel manufactured by [...]
Global Electric Vehicle Sales Set for Record-Breaking Year, Even as US Market Slows Sharply, BloombergNEF Finds
18.07.202518.07.2025

Global Electric Vehicle Sales Set for Record-Breaking Year, Even as US Market Slows Sharply, BloombergNEF Finds

BloombergNEF’s annual Electric Vehicle Outlook (EVO) expects nearly 22 million battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicle [...]
Electric cars are the cleanest—and getting cleaner faster than expected
11.07.202511.07.2025

Electric cars are the cleanest—and getting cleaner faster than expected

A new study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) estimates that battery electric cars [...]
USC technology may reduce shipping emissions by half
27.06.202527.06.2025

USC technology may reduce shipping emissions by half

New research shows how a shipboard system using limestone and seawater could cut maritime CO2 emissions [...]
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Mobility
07.09.202607.09.2026

Electric cars are 33% cheaper to drive than gasoline, while electric trucks approach cost parity with diesel 

Mobility
13.08.2026

TU/e student team presents the world’s first solar ambulance: Stella Juva

Mobility
29.07.202629.07.2026

Cruise ship air pollution could make viral infections worse

Mobility
30.04.202630.04.2026

Over 74 million electric cars on the roads worldwide today

Mobility
23.04.202620.04.2026

Solar-powered mobility: how vehicles can generate their own energy and take the pressure off the grid and logistics

Mobility
05.03.2026

Electric car as electricity storage – promising simulation

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