It might surprise many people to know that Towngas, the ubiquitous Hong Kong fuel that powers cookers, food factories, gyms and laundries, is 50% hydrogen gas. And this “secret ingredient” in the […]
CYCLE LOBBY CHAIRMAN ARRESTED FOR “ILLEGALLY ENTERING” CAR PARK WITH BIKE
Martin Turner, chairman of the Hong Kong Cycling Alliance was arrested at home in a dawn raid yesterday, for “loitering” at the LegCo complex after cycling into the car park and taking […]
AUDIT COMMISSION EXPOSES SHADY WORLD OF GOVT VEHICLE USE
The Audit Commission (AC) has found huge irregularities in the government’s vehicle use, driver working hours and chauffeur training. One of a string of problematic findings was that among government chauffeurs found […]
THIRST FOR POWER: GOVERNMENT STONEWALLS FIGURES ON EV ELECTRICITY DEMAND
The government has brushed off questions on how much power Hong Kong’s electric vehicles will consume, failing to put a figure on the energy thirst of potentially millions of electric cars, trucks […]
EV ROADMAP POINTS THE WAY TO “CONCRETE PLANS” BY “AROUND 2025”
The government published its long-awaited “EV Roadmap” today, consolidating several existing initiatives on private electric cars and setting a date of “around 2025” to come up with what it calls “a concrete […]
PETROL, DIESEL CARS FOR THE CHOP, PERHAPS BY 2035, HINTS EPD DEPUTY
Hong Kong will likely ban sales of new petrol or diesel cars by around 2035, suggests Environmental Protection Department (EPD) Deputy Director Owin Fung Ho-yin, putting forward timelines from London and Tokyo […]
HOUSING AUTHORITY FREEZES CAR PARK FEES FOR SECOND YEAR RUNNING
Citing a sluggish market, the Housing Authority (HA) will freeze its car park fees for the second year running, pinning prices for some 31,600 spaces at January 2019 levels until 31 December […]
SCIENTISTS EXPOSE INJUSTICES IN DECARBONISING, WARN OF “CARBON-LITERATE ELITE”
The rapid shift to “low-carbon” societies may worsen social inequalities and exclusions, with electric vehicles (EVs) widening class gaps and leading to more driving, according to research studying the fairness of low-carbon […]
HONG KONG’S SOLE ELECTRIC TRUCK “UNSUITABLE FOR PUBLIC ROADS”
The only electric truck ever trialled through the government’s New Energy Transport Fund (NETF) scheme is not used on public roads over concern of battery life and coping with hills when loaded, […]
FAST CHARGERS FOR ELECTRIC MINIBUSES TO DESCEND ON KWUN TONG
The government will install quick-charging pantographs for e-minibuses at the new public transport interchange in Kwun Tong Town Centre, offering quick “top-up” charges and enabling electric minibuses to have much smaller, lighter […]