17.08.2021 Source: Deutschlandfunk Will electromobility solve our traffic problems? In Deutschlandfunk's "Streitkultur", transport ecologist Prof. Udo Becker, TU Dresden, and battery researcher Prof. Martin Winter, University of Münster, meet with their arguments for and against electromobility. Rating: worth listening to >Read more
17.08.2021 Source: SMWA Rail is coming back in Saxony Offensive of the Free State for the activation of disused railway lines: Expert opinion prepared on 22 Saxon railway lines that could potentially be activated. >Read more
22.08.2021 Source: mdr AKTUELL/mdr.de Gas and brake again and again Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk asked traffic experts how ecologically sensible speed signs are. MDR also spoke with Udo Becker, traffic ecologist at the TU Dresden (minutes 0:39-01:33; 02:51-03:15). Article available online until 29.08.21. >Read more
02.08.2021 Source: INGENIEUR.de Extremely efficient lithium sulphur battery Researchers in Berlin have used X-ray vision to discover a crucial disruptive factor in promising electricity storage devices: migrating polysulphides >Read more
02.08.2021 Source: BMVI One million electric vehicles on German roads for the first time Today, there are about 60 percent more electric vehicles on German roads than at the end of 2020. Among the one million electrically powered vehicles, the Federal Motor Transport Authority counts 54 percent purely electric vehicles and 46 percent plug-in hybrids. >Read more
22.07.2021 Source: SMWA Border region: New railway line Dresden-Prague and autonomous driving The Czech Republic and Saxony are holding talks on joint projects for cross-border transport links and autonomous mobility. >Read more
15.07.2021 Source: MDR.de EU Commission: From 2035 no new cars with combustion engines MDR.de asked experts about the topic, including Prof. Frank Atzler, Chair of Combustion Engineering and Drive Technology, at the Transport and Traffic Sciences of TU Dresden. >Read more
13.07.2021 Source: Sächsische Energieagentur GmbH "Climate-friendly on the road - electric & digital" on July 20 in Leipzig. The 3rd transnational energy forum is about electrification and digitalization of the transport sector. Transportation and traffic experts from TU Dresden will present projects. >Read more
13.07.2021 Source: BMVI Open digital test field opened in Cottbus The "Open Digital Test Field" of the German Center for Rail Transport Research has been opened in Cottbus/South Brandenburg. New rail transport technologies and innovations are tested there under real conditions. >Read more
28.06.2021 Source: BMVI Rail secures 550,000 jobs A study by the German Centre for Rail Transport Research (DZSF) focuses on the employment effects in the rail sector. The majority of the companies surveyed have a positive outlook for the next ten years and expect both higher transport volumes and higher employment. >Read more
