Types of Sustainable Transportation
What two-wheeled vehicle is an eco-friendly alternative to driving?
A Bicycle
What is a common greenhouse gas that is emitted from fuel powered vehicles
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Who is the founder of Tesla, multinational automotive and clean energy company?
Elon Musk
What special lanes are made for buses on city roads to help them avoid traffic?
Bus lanes
A city in France that has banned diesel vehicles in an effort to combat air pollution
Paris
What do we call the act of sharing rides with others to the same destination?
Carpooling
What is the process of generating energy using natural resources. This type of energy is often used to power electric vehicles.
Renewable energy
This technology gives directions and maps the most efficient routes. It is commonly used in vehicles to help reduce traffic and fuel consumption.
GPS Navigation system
What kind of incentives do the government often offer to encourage people to buy electric vehicles?
Tax incentives or rebates
An Asian city that is renowned for its efficient and wide spread public transit system including buses, trains and subways
Tokyo, Japan
Walking
The term for the total greenhouse gases emitted by a vehicle over its lifetime from production to disposal
Carbon footprint
What type of vehicle uses artificial intelligence and sensors to drive itself without human input?
Autonomous vehicles or self-driving cars
Who won the Sustainable Travel Award (STA) in 2019
A European country that is known for its extensive use of bicycles as a primary mode of transportation
The Netherlands
What is the name of the system that allows bicycles to be borrowed from and returned to different stations within a city?
Bike sharing system
Which layer of the atmosphere is damaged by pollutants from cars, leading to more ultraviolet radiation reaching Earth?
The Ozone Layer
The type of battery that is most commonly used in electric vehicles
Lithium-ion battery
Who won the 2023 Sustainable Travel Award (STA)
What is Kumano Kodo
the collective term for an ancient pilgrimage network in the Kii Peninsula on Honshu, Japan’s main island
What city in Australia is recognized for its tram network, which is one of the largest in the world and operates partly on solar power?
Melbourne, Australia
What type of vehicle uses both an electric motor and a gasoline engine to improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions?
Hybrid vehicle
How does reducing car use help protect water bodies from pollution?
It reduces oil and chemical runoff from roads into waterways
What type of technology is being developed to power aircrafts without emitting carbon?
Green aviation technology
What is the government rule that makes car manufacturers produce cars that use less gasoline?
Fuel efficiency standards
A country that leads the number of electric vehicle sales per capita in the world
Norway