Tag: transport
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Jetstar and Virgin Australia fined over prices
Jetstar and Virgin Australia airlines have been fined hundreds of thousands of dollars after being found to be misleading consumers. On the 7th of March the Federal Court ordered Jetstar Airways to pay $545,000 and Virgin Australia Airlines to pay $200,000 for breaches of Australian Consumer Law. The way that the two companies were misleading…
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Airbus unveils Pop.Up passenger drone in Geneva
Airliner manufacturer Airbus has launched its concept for a passenger drone capable of morphing into a car at the Geneva Motor Show. The conceptual model, titled the Pop.Up, envisions a transport option made up of a 2.5m x 1.4m x 1.5m pod. The capsule can both attach to a chassis on roads to transform into a two-seater…
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Let’s say goodbye to the Opal card incentives
The NSW government has farewelled the eighth trip free for customers using an Opal card. This change was debated a lot with customers and now the state government have finally bid farewell to it. From 5 September 2016, eight or more opal journeys will be given half price every time they tap on and off…
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Volkswagen under even more strife
Following last years diesel emission scandal, Volkswagen Group could be facing a $1.56AU billion fine over the Diesel Gates crisis. The lawsuit is being dealt with by the legal team from VW and the Department of Justice in the United States. The European producer has violated the Clean Air Act, alleging that the 4.0 cylinder Volkswagen…
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Access to degrees but no real employment
Students are demanding university leaders to rethink the structure of student fees and entrance.They believe it is overly complicated and widely outdated. Different courses are set with too high of a fee and others are significantly lower. Entrance Many universities are guilty of over supplying graduates from different types of degrees despite their ATARs or due to…
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Solar panels on the road?
Scott and Julie Brusaw, creator of the Solar Roadways idea has already been funded to test their product on Route 66, on of the original highways in America. According to the Missouri New Tribune, the invention is hoping to generate the welcome center at Conway. Solar Roadways first started in 2010 and argued their plan could…
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Fast food joints in strife
With the latest news about Eagle Boy’s maybe shutting down its doors, McDonalds and KFC are not doing any better with profits slowly plummeting. The days of the Whopper, Big Mac and Zinger are being threatened seriously by the changing tastes of the nation. There is a new cool kid on the block- gourmet food. It…
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Opal benefits are over
The NSW government has confirmed that the Opal card benefit of free travel after eight trips a week is about to become defunct. The widely commended benefit has been discarded after the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal recommended that the loophole be closed. The Tribunal found that the government was losing $300 million in transport…
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Hire a Tesla Model S for a day
You can now hire a Tesla. Yep, that’s right folks you can hire the revolutionary Tesla Model S for travel between Sydney and Canberra as well as hire it for the day in Sydney. According to Gizmodo the luxury electric car costs about $95,000 for the 60kWh and $200,000 for the fully-optioned, performance-spec 85kWh. If that’s…
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Tesla store to open in Sydney’s Martin place
Tesla is building its first standalone store in Australia and it will be right in the heart of Sydney’s CBD at 20 Martin Place. This will become the flagship store and add to the service centre and stores in St Leonards NSW and Richmond Victoria. It will be a two-level showroom set to open in the…