Consumer societies produce enough plastic waste to power at least 10% of motorized road traffic. Dutch designer Gijs Schalkx grabbed the opportunity and now drives his car on the waste he collects.
We have launched the second volume in a new series of books opening up Low-tech Magazine’s archive by theme.
About a quarter of the existent wind turbines would suffice to power as many electric velomobiles as there are people.
We don’t need better batteries, we need better cars.
Trolleybuses and trolleytrucks have all the advantages of electric cars – and none of their drawbacks.
Fast recharging times generate lots of excitement, but what seems to be forgotten is that they can lead to a fabulous amount of peak demand.
The electric car is not a technology of the future, but from the past.