The virus continues to cause human suffering in China and elsewhere, but it also affects different industries. This causes uncertainty about the global economy as the virus reduces demand and disrupts supply. SARS vs. Covid-19 In the last 20 years, China has been infected by the coronavirus family twice. In 2002, the SARS outbreak claimed 800 lives and affected 8,000 […]
In March, when stay-at-home orders were implemented in many areas of the U.S., parking lots and streets seemed to disappear overnight. In just a few days, cities across the U.S. began repurposing these spaces for other purposes that better-suited people. Since I became a professor in environmental design and transportation, I have spent decades trying to understand the factors that keep people dependent on […]
The auto industry is still far behind in 2018. New 2019 models will soon be available, and customers will purchase cars. If you want to be unique, you’ll need to stay on top of the 2019 car buying trends. The new year brings new sales, and this is the perfect time to increase your sales. What are the 2019 car […]
The British car industry has been hit with many bad news in the year 2019. Honda has been the most recent victim, having announced that it will shut down it’s Swindon auto plant that employs 3500 workers, by 2021. It comes after an announcement from Nissan which states that the firm will be pulling investment in its Sunderland plant, as well as it has […]
An increasing number of cities, states, and countries are aiming to significantly reduce or the carbon emissions to avoid devastating degrees that could cause global warming. Strategies for getting this accomplished as quickly as is possible, including those Democratic lawmakers such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez have drawn for the Green New Deal framework, differ. However, most experts in the field see two key steps […]
After a period of relative silence, discussions about the benefits and disadvantages of tariffs on international trade have now become a regular aspect. The renewed interest in the subject has been spurred by the actions taken by US President Donald Trump, the first president since the Great Depression to impose or threaten to impose more tariffs on imports. In March […]
Tom Stacey does not work for any company, consult or own shares of or receive money from any business or organization who could profit from this piece, and has not disclosed any relevant affiliations outside of their academic institution. VW’s chief executive, Herbert Diess, announced that he is looking to hire someone who is an ” aggressive climate activist” to join […]
To make this occur, we’ll need the automotive industry to embrace more inclusive design principles which are currently absent, and to overcome the difficulties of creating new ways to interface in autonomous cars. It could be as simple as companies drawing inspiration from different aspects of design to find the right balance between aesthetics and user-friendliness. “Inclusive Design” is a […]
Millennials, which are typically defined as people who were born between the years 1981 between 1981 and 1996 The millennial generation has received lots of attention in both negative and positive ways. Some believe that the generation Y are socially conscious in their outlook and not as materialist in comparison to baby boomers. Some claim that they’re over-indulgent and entitled. Others say they’re the same as the previous […]
The largest economy in Southeast Asia, Indonesia, has provided incentives to taxpayers through an cut in the car sales taxes for helping the nation’s automobile industry recover from COVID-19 pandemic’s impacts. But the tax cut may harm the environment since more vehicles on the roads can raise carbon emissions. The sales of cars in Indonesia Indonesia is known as the second largest car maker […]