There is one distinct difference between an electric car and an internal combustion engine vehicle: The traction battery. With increasing market penetration more and more lithium-ion batteries are entering the market. “We are moving away…
“In transport, we need a broad and integrated set of instruments, integrated urban and transport planning, reliable public transport systems, transport demand management, infrastructure for walking and cycling and smart linkages between those. Here ITS…
On Friday, November 21st, the 3rd Forum on Technologies & Policies for Transportation Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction will take place in Kempinski Hotel Beijing. The event will be hosted by Energy Foundation, co-hosted by…
On the 8th of August, the Research Institute of Highway (RIOH) and GIZ jointly organised a workshop on the feasibility of carsharing concepts in China, which took place in Beijing. The aim of the workshop…
As a mega city with over 20 million people and 5 million motor vehicles shuttling the city, Beijing bears the brunt of traffic congestion and other constraints of urban development. It is imperative to integrate…
Cities need a reliable and comfortable transport system. As a backbone of economic and social development, mobility of people and goods needs to be environmentally friendly. Today, the transport sector is the fastest growing source…
Chinas rapidly changing structures and society challenge its sustainable urban development. Considering this, the study tour on low carbon urban development had a special focus on experiences on post-industrialisation processes and the structural reform in…
Using so called green tyres can save up to 7% energy and therefore reduce the environmental impact and cut operation cost, as was explained at the Sino-German Conference on Application of Green Tyres in Road…
Between August 25th and 31st 2013, the Sino-German Cooperation Project on Electro-Mobility and Climate Protection organized the delegation “Best Practice on Carsharing Concepts in Germany and the Netherlands”. Led by Mr. Xu Wenqiang, Director of the…
On 20 November 2012, GIZ and the China Automotive Engineering Research Institute (CAERI) jointly organised the Sino-German Workshop on the Assessment of the Energy Consumption of Electric Vehicles together with the International Council on Clean…