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Transport

Electric valley

As the new base for the electric-vehicle industry, America’s fastest-growing city is revving its engines.

  • Issue #154
  • 10 min read
Electric truck assembly line in modern factory with workers and lifting equipment
Transport

Design

The summer design-fair calendar and is Zagreb’s new cable car the height of folly?

Modern cable car station with orange accents and glass facade against clear blue sky
Society

Cycle of life

We tour a bike repair workshop that is a cheery hub for cycling enthusiasts who aren’t afraid to get their hands a little dirty.

  • Issue #154
  • 7 min read
Rocco Guarna in an orange boiler suit working with soldering equipment in the workshop
Transport

Lined up

The long-awaited Elizabeth line is the crowning glory of transport chief Andy Byford’s track record.

  • Issue #154
  • 6 min read
Andy Byford in a dark suit standing in a modern underground tunnel with curved white walls and fluorescent lighting
Transport

All aboard

As France’s rail network opens up to new competition, Ouigo is gearing up for the challenge.

  • Issue #152
  • 5 min read
Ouigo CEO Stéphane Rapebach sitting in an office at Gare de Lyon station
Business

Shifting gears

Fiat's €700m gamble on the electric 500e is transforming Turin's historic Mirafiori factory into a modern EV hub, proving that Italian automotive heritage can thrive in the low-emissions age.

  • Issue #152
  • 12 min read
Multiple completed Fiat 500e electric cars charging at the Mirafiori manufacturing plant in Turin.
Transport

Inside Track

Railway fans are using train sets to help improve the real-life efficiency of the Swiss network.

  • Issue #151
  • 5 min read
Curved model railway tracks with multiple parallel lines on green baseboard in laboratory setting
Business

Greater expectations

It might be Ljubljana’s little sister but the evolving Slovenian city of Maribor is drawing entrepreneurs and expats with big ambitions.

  • Issue #150
  • 10 min read
Greater expectations
Business

Business

We examine developments in the realms of electric aircraft, pyjama-suit hybrids and more.

  • Issue #150
  • 10 min read
Man in red sweater operating wool processing machinery at A Transformadora textile factory in Covilhã, Portugal

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