Latest news and views on the topic of Transport & Mobility — brought to you straight from the Editorial Desk of SustMeme and published in association with IFEMA MADRID and Global Mobility Call (GMC), the only World Congress and Expo on Sustainable Mobility of People and Goods that connects all industries and stakeholders.
Taking place this year in Madrid, 24-26 October, GMC was conceived to promote collaboration between companies and generate public-private partnerships that contribute to the development of Sustainable Mobility in cities and rural areas.
NEWSFLASH: Registration now open for Global Mobility Call!
Registration is now officially open for visitors to the second edition of Global Mobility Call (GMC), taking place on 24-26 October at IFEMA MADRID.
Participants will have exclusive access to talks by global mobility leaders, plus opportunity to connect with companies, institutions and experts transforming the mobility of people and goods.
With over 10,000 professionals expected to participate in person, attendees can choose from two pass types: Expo Pass Experience and Congress Pass Experience. Both are valid for the three days of the event, with discounts of up to 50% for registrations made before 25 September. via the GMC website.
With over 130 sessions, the GMC Congress programme is organised around 8 itineraries and will dive into trends, innovations and state-of-the-art mobility projects. In addition, the GMC Expo will showcase over 100 corporate exhibitors and startups, with 30 of them being event partners.
Organised by IFEMA MADRID and Smobhub, GMC is the largest international sustainable mobility event in the world. SustMeme is proud to Partner with GMC as Sponsor of this Transport & Mobility Channel.
- First all-electric truck for Amsterdam metal recyclers
News: Sustainable materials specialist adds first all-electric truck to fleet in the Netherlands, carrying 30-tonne loads of recycled metal. - Workhorse of heavy industry goes electric
News: Innovation in green transportation sees SPMT workhorse of heavy industry switch to electric power, cutting CO2 and NOx, noise and waste. - Electric SUV to boost market for battery swappingNews: Two California-based mobility pioneers combine to bring fully electric SUV to market next year, powered by swappable battery technology.
- Zero-emission hydrogen-electric HGV is UK first
News: Zero-emission hydrogen-electric heavy goods vehicle to launch in UK, with range up to 370 miles and refuelling time of 15-20 minutes. - Fire risk call for regulation of e-bike batteriesNews: Calls are growing for tighter regulation and better safety awareness around batteries for e-bikes, after recent high-profile fires.
- Pay-per-mile tyre to cut pollution from EV taxisNews: Fintech-backed EV tyre can cut air pollution, waste and marine microplastics, yet improve performance — and all with no upfront cost.
- Bike across the Baltic Sea on a solar-electric ferry
News: New solar-electric ferry service now makes taking your bike to a popular tourist island in the Baltic Sea easier, cleaner and greener. - Hydrofoils can help electric ferries fly across the seaNews: Researchers in Sweden have discovered how modern hydrofoils can greatly boost the range of electric battery-powered passenger ferries.
- Net zero road transport is still possible by 2050News: Electrification can still make net zero road transport happen by 2050, but only if sales of internal combustion vehicles end in 2038.
- Web3 running app on path to carbon removal
News: Harnessing the power of Web3, move-to-earn running app makes monthly commitment of $100,000 towards carbon removal.
You can check out the full archive of past Transport & Mobility posts on SustMeme here.