Note: I don't necessarily agree with the author's writings, but I find the "low technology" approach fascinating and indeed practical in certain circumstances, and certainly worth discussion.
Link About Book (and then individual links are to a good chunk of the contents):
https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2023/10/thematic-book-series-how-to-downsize-a-transport-network/
How to Downsize a Transport Network: the Chinese Wheelbarrow
https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2011/12/how-to-downsize-a-transport-network-the-chinese-wheelbarrow/
The Citroën 2CV: Cleantech from the 1940s
https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2008/06/the-citroen-2cv-cleantech-from-the-1940s/
The Status Quo of Electric Cars: Better Batteries, Same Range
https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2010/05/the-status-quo-of-electric-cars-better-batteries-same-range
Electric Velomobiles: as Fast and Comfortable as Automobiles, but 80 times more Efficient
https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2012/10/electric-velomobiles-as-fast-and-comfortable-as-automobiles-but-80-times-more-efficient/
Get Wired again: Trolleybuses and Trolleytrucks
https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2009/07/get-wired-again-trolleybuses-and-trolleytrucks/
High Speed Trains are Killing the European Railway Network
https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2013/12/high-speed-trains-are-killing-the-european-railway-network
Life Without Airplanes: from London to New York in 3 Days and 12 Hours
https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2008/06/life-without-airplanes-from-london-to-new-york-in-3-days-and-12-hours/
How to Design a Sailing Ship for the 21st Century?
https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2021/05/how-to-design-a-sailing-ship-for-the-21st-century
