Getting to the Track Sustainably is my occasional 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 is my May 2023 roundup of some articles you may find of interest.
Sustainable Ground Transportation
- Honda to develop fuel cell-powered heavy duty trucks for Isuzu
- Eight European Countries Block Ambitious Euro 7 Emissions Plan
- The Race to Convert to EVs: Innovation vs. Infrastructure
- Sweden’s First EV-Charging Road Will Power Electric Vehicles as They Drive
- Transitioning to EV fleets: Key to resilience & cost savings
- PACCAR and Toyota Expand Hydrogen Fuel Cell Truck Collaboration to Include Commercialization
- Elon Musk May Not Like It But Plug Power Plans Hydrogen-Fueled EV Charging Stations
- Semi-Trucks in California Can Now Run on Hydrogen Thanks to Toyota
- Akira-Like Electric Superbike Concept Provides Glimpse Into the Future
- Bertone’s Comeback Supercar Produces 1,100 HP With Trash-Based Fuel
- Novel battery cell for heavy EVs can power trucks for over 900K miles
- Why Porsche, Mercedes and GM are betting on silicon-anode batteries
- Tesla’s battery supplier has a new ‘condensed battery’ to power cars and planes
- Salt-Based Battery Could Unleash Cleaner Energy for Electric Cars
- Rolls-Royce scales up hydrogen for sustainable transport
- Jaguar TCS Racing | An All-Electric Journey To The Berlin E-Prix
- How Maserati CEO Davide Grasso Electrified The Luxury Italian Automaker
- Chevron, Exxon pursue cleaner gasoline as alternative to EVs
- Schaeffler Unveils Technology for Placing Electric Motors in Tires
- Can These 820 Feet-Long Railless Trains Dethrone Air Travel?
- Honda Reveals 3 New EV Concepts, Confirms 2 Bound For Production
- Will This New EV Motor Power the VW ID.7 Sedan?
- Tesla Pivoting to a Different Battery Type in Some Future Models
- Hyundai Aims To Be A Top Three EV Maker By 2030, And It’s Investing $18 Billion To Get There
- BMW EV Sales Double In Q1 2022 As US Growth Continues
- New SLAC-Stanford Battery Center targets roadblocks to a sustainable energy transition
- Renault reviewing prices worldwide after Tesla cuts
- Will Aggressive New EPA Standards Force You Into An Electric Vehicle?
- Top 10 EV industry startups driving automotive innovation
- Hear Koenigsegg’s Gemera and its 3-cylinder engine for the first time
- The EV Transition Explained
- MG’s New All-Electric Sports Car Is Unveiled After Patent Filings
- Electric Fiat 500 Drives At Highway Speeds Without Running Down The Battery Thanks to Inductive Charging
- Ford, Hyundai, GM, VW Try to Build Their Way to EV Supremacy
- Osprey accelerates charge point roll-out
- Thousands of EV charge points to be installed across London
- Porsche Behind World’s Biggest Factory For Silicon Battery Materials
- Why Biden isn’t interested in banning internal combustion engine cars
- SolarBotanic Trees paves the way for intuitive EV charging
- Toyota sets out plans for its EV manufacturing overhaul
- New EPA Proposal Aims for Two-Thirds EV Sales by 2032
- Why Car Companies Are Falling In Love With Hydrogen Again
- ‘Dead’ Electric Car Batteries Find a Second Life Powering Cities
- Future Electric Vehicles: The EVs You’ll Soon Be Able to Buy
- The World’s First Solar-Electric Car Just Went Into Production
- Tesla Electric Semi Recalled After Just A Few Months On The Road
- EV Automakers Fight For Access To Better Batteries
- New Lithium-Metal Battery Could Revolutionize Electronics
Sustainable Aviation
- The world’s largest hydrogen-electric, propulsion-powered zero-emission aircraft
- Jet2 announces major investment into UK SAF production
- Plans arise for Neste and UA sustainable aviation fuel usage
- Ryanair takes off with SAF from Neste
- Boeing has unveiled a new plane for its ‘ecoDemonstrator’ program — a modified 787. See all 10 of the company’s testbed jets.
- From Hydrogen Fuel to Battery Power: 7 Innovative New Planes That Could Fast-Track ‘Jet-Zero’ Sustainability
- Innovations in Sustainable Aviation Fuel
- A Startup Has Tested 2-Megawatt Electric Aircraft Engines for Passenger Planes
- This hypersonic hydrogen jet could fly from London to New York in 90 mins
- The airline industry is working on cleaner fuel — but how quickly can it decarbonize flying?
- How synthetic aviation fuels can help save the planet
- Wizz Air and Cepsa join forces to accelerate SAF usage
- Jetoptera Just Reinvented Flight With ‘Bladeless Fans on Steroids’
- ‘Lower Costs, Larger Cabins’: Why Aviation Companies Are Investing in the Humble Turboprop
- How Used French Fry Oil Could Power the World’s Private Planes to ‘Jet-Zero’ Emissions
- Meet the Falcon Solar, the Sun-Powered Airplane Concept That Looks Like Something Out of a Marvel Flick
- Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport To Reduce Emissions With Private Jet Ban, Cancelling New Runway
- True Sustainability for Private Jets Will Take Time. Here’s What Still Needs to Happen.
Sustainable Shipping
- 33% of shipping industry stagnant on green fuel transition
- New EU deal on cleaner shipping
- NORDEN partners with Spar Shipping on use of biofuel
- Onboard carbon capture and storage
- Reducing international shipping’s carbon intensity through the IMO’s EEXI and CII: charterparty implications and challenges
- Mediterranean to become an ECA from 2025
- Neste and Terntank sign agreement for two new lower-emission tankers
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.