Getting to the Track Sustainably is my monthly column on developments in sustainable transportation that could have some application to motorsport. Since most carbon emissions come from logistics and transportation, this topic is of utmost importance as motorsport works to make itself more sustainable. Here are some articles you may find of interest.
This month features everything from a new EV Speedster from Porsche and hydrogen-powered plane engines to the future of airships and sustainable shipping.
Sustainable Land Transportation
- First Drive: Lotus’s 905 HP All-Electric SUV Has the Power to Challenge Lamborghini and Ferrari
- With The 745-mile Solid-state Battery, Toyota Just Became A Force To Reckon With
- New Stellantis Battery System Could Be the Key to Smaller, Cheaper EVs
- MG4 XPOWER Driven: First Electric Hot Hatch, And It’s Not Expensive
- 2027 Polestar 6: The 884-HP Electric Convertible Sports Car of the Future
- What happens to an EV battery in extreme heat?
- Slow Growth For Italy’s EV Market In Spring Despite Tesla Push
- Hyundai Adds 600 Horsepower Ioniq 5 N Hot Hatch
- The Electric Revolution & Why We’re Already In It
- Porsche Vision 357 Speedster: purism meets e-performance
- Porsche Vision 357 Speedster Debuts As Modern-Day 356 With Tonneau Cover
- Aim’s Wild EV Concept Will Flex Its Muscle at the Goodwood Festival of Speed
- Ford Dealers Can’t Move All The Mustang Mach-Es They Have For Sale
- New EU Weight Limits Mean Zero-Emission Trucking Is Here For The Long Haul
- Helix produces electric motor with 650kW of continuous power for unnamed hypercar
- EVs Are Piling Up on Dealer Lots as Supply Outpaces Demand
- We’re Finally ‘Crossing the Chasm’ With Electric Vehicles
- Caterham Project V | The Wait Is Over.
- Caterham Project V Debuts: 2,623-Pound EV Sports Car, 268 HP And RWD
- Toyota Is Right: We Need More Hybrid Cars and Fewer EVs. Here’s Why
- Mercedes Benz becomes the latest automaker to adopt Tesla’s EV charger
- Ford’s first carbon-neutral assembly plant to produce electric Explorer, next-gen EVs
- Do Solar-Powered EVs Make Any Sense? I Drove a Prototype To See How It Could Work
- Koenigsegg Regera reclaims 0-400-0km/h record from Rimac Nevera
- World EV Sales Now 16% Of World Auto Sales
- EV Outlook 2023, LCOE Update, Regional Energy Outlooks, Cobalt Supply & Green Steel
- Unplugging the Challenges: Thatcham Research Reports the Impact of BEV Adoption on the Repair and Insurance Sectors
- Fisker Ocean’s first LCA report details sustainable impact
- Volvo Switch to Renewable Fuels, Cuts Emissions 84%
- Aston Martin Partners with Lucid Motors to Launch Electric Sportscars
- Nearly half of US car buyers are thinking of purchasing an EV in the next two years
- Polestar, Rivian: Decarbonising the passenger vehicle sector
- More Canadians rejecting electric vehicles: J.D. Power
- Here’s How Long EV Batteries Really Last
- “Let’s Change the Future of Cars”: Toyota’s slogan to revolutionize the battery market
- Aston Martin Is Making 4 EVs—and They’re Entirely New Models
- Are Electric Vehicles Actually Better For The Environment?
- ‘We Are the Most Authentic’: McLaren’s New CEO Talks Supercars and Credibility During SoCal Grand Opening
- Electric Vehicle Outlook 2023
- Oil and gas firms making ‘almost no progress’ towards Paris goals, CDP says
- Bentley Motors manages its own sustainability with solar
- Canada’s first hydrogen train is taking passengers
- Tesla’s rivals are banding together to expand North America’s EV charging network
Sustainable Aviation
- This L.A.-Based Airline Just Bought 250 Hydrogen-Powered Plane Engines for Carbon-Free Flying
- ZeroAvia successfully completes initial hydrogen-powered test flight campaign
- TotalEnergies pledges to increase production of SAF
- Alef’s Flying Car Prototype Receives FAA Approval for Testing
- Boom’s New Supersonic Jet Just Got Closer to Hitting the Air
- Joby’s electric flying taxis are one step closer to lift off
- The ‘Flying-V,’ a Fuel-Efficient Alternative to Jumbo Jets, Flies for the First Time
- This Hydrogen Powered Supersonic Jet, DESTINUS Can Translucent 4 Hours from Germany – Australia
- Airships are back to clean up aviation. Will they take off?
- This Bonkers Blended-Wing Jetliner Burns 50% Less Fuel and Creates 4 Times Less Noise
Sustainable Shipping
- International shipping’s new climate plan provokes storm of protest
- Revised GHG reduction strategy for global shipping adopted
- IMO holds vital talks on shipping industry’s GHG emissions
- Shipping faces showdown over greenhouse gases
Author: Mark Boudreau
Mark is the publisher of Motorsport Prospects. As a former lawyer, he applies his legal background and research skills to assist race drivers by showcasing the resources they need to make their motorsport careers happen.