Heidelberg is buying hydrogen-powered buses and building bicycle “superhighways Published: March 30, 2021 08:29 NYT Heidelberg is buying a fleet of hydrogen-powered buses, building a network of bicycle superhighways to the suburbs and designing neighborhoods to discourage all vehicles and encourage walking. Residents who give up their cars get to ride public transportation free for a year. Image Credit: NYT
Eckart Wurzner, a mayor on a mission to make his city emission-free, is not terribly impressed by promises from General Motors, Ford and other big automakers to swear off fossil fuels. Eckart Wurzner, mayor of Heidelberg, is going all out to reduce his city s dependence on cars.
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The City Where Cars Are Not Welcome Source: By Jack Ewing, New York Times • Posted: Monday, March 1, 2021
As automakers promise to get rid of internal combustion engines, Heidelberg is trying to get rid of autos.
The Bahnstadt, a newly developed district in Heidelberg, Germany, aims to be as free of carbon emissions as possible.Felix Schmitt for The New York Times
HEIDELBERG, Germany Eckart Würzner, a mayor on a mission to make his city emission free, is not terribly impressed by promises from General Motors, Ford and other big automakers to swear off fossil fuels.
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As automakers promise to get rid of internal combustion engines, Heidelberg is trying to get rid of autos.
The Bahnstadt, a newly developed district in Heidelberg, Germany, aims to be as free of carbon emissions as possible.Credit.Felix Schmitt for The New York Times
Published Feb. 28, 2021Updated March 3, 2021
HEIDELBERG, Germany Eckart Würzner, a mayor on a mission to make his city emission free, is not terribly impressed by promises from General Motors, Ford and other big automakers to swear off fossil fuels.
Not that Mr. Würzner, the mayor of Heidelberg, is against electric cars. The postcard-perfect city, in southern Germany, gives residents who buy a battery-powered vehicle a bonus of up to 1,000 euros, or $1,200. They get another €1,000 if they install a charging station.