Cycling for a greener planet
This year´s World Bike Tour, of which Galp is a sponsor, marked the debut of the electric bicycle category and the new Galp urban mobility concept, Galp Ryde
“Electric vehicles can be a source of revenue”
The vehicle-to-grid project developed by Galp in partnership with Electricidade dos Açores and Nissan represents a change in the paradigm for the use of electric vehicles. In addition to savings, efficiency and the guarantee of sustainable mobility, the investment can actually be profitable.
CycleAI: the app designed to make cities bicycle-friendly and safer
What do a data scientist and a doctor have in common? Apparently little or nothing more than a love of bicycles, the means of transport that has brought them together in a project that has sparked enormous interest and has already won several entrepreneurship awards, including the Hackathon Building the Future Award, promoted by Microsoft and Galp
Lisbon ranked among the European cities with the best urban mobility
Among the 29 cities surveyed in the Intelligent Mobility Index conducted by Microsoft, the Portuguese capital stands out for the level of success of the smart urban mobility measures implemented, but there are still a series of complex challenges to be dealt with.
Portugal is at the forefront of electric mobility
Electric vehicles account for 4.2% of global car sales, a figure that rises to 5.5% in Portugal, which once and for all dispels the idea that electric mobility is a concept for the future and shows that it is already a reality
“Mobility will be different in the post-pandemic world”
Consumption habits will have changed forever once the Covid-19 crisis is over. Mobility will be given fresh momentum due to the fact people and companies want to be more sustainable. Partnerships, good data management, discipline and long-term vision will be essential factors in the management of smart cities
“Governments and companies will play a role in sustainable mobility”
Small changes can have a big impact on the mobility ecosystem of both companies and society in general. Governments are responsible for creating conditions and incentives that mobilise the business fabric towards more sustainable mobility
Ultra-fast energy
Galp and the municipality of Oeiras have opened an ultra-fast charging point in Alges, the first in Portugal designed to fully charge an electric vehicle in just 20 minutes
The growing use of hydrogen in mobility
Technological diversity and the new solutions being tested in several different fields, such as hydrogen, are an essential part of the energy transition process and the decarbonisation of the economy