Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 19:32:37 +0000
Mass transit, and especially electric mass transit, are top solutions for a variety of transportation challenges. It provides solutions to traffic congestion, pollution, and inequity. Many people who choose buses, walking, subways, and mass transit, do so — to avoid the stress of traffic. They are an antidote to some of the biggest negative side effects of car culture
Credit to Author: Jake Richardson| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 20:30:12 +0000
NYU Assistant Professor of Economics Michael Gilraine studied what happened when a number of schools in the Los Angeles area had air filters installed as a safety measure after a very large natural gas leak occurred. Gilraine’s research uncovered an unexpected benefit, and he answered some questions about his research for CleanTechnica
Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 04:40:07 +0000
Dominion Energy has partnered with local Virginia school districts to begin replacing diesel buses with 100% electric school buses in phases
Credit to Author: Andy Miles| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 02:18:40 +0000
This question gets asked a lot: “Is it true that a Tesla creates more pollution than a conventional car?” It is often asked without any real interest in the answer, but more as a statement that this might be a possibility. It is part of the propaganda against electric vehicles
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 01:21:38 +0000
Air pollution killed nearly 10,000 Americans in 2018, and 2019 must have seen a similar total
Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2020 23:41:19 +0000
When asked why he chose the Tesla Model 3, Police Chief Foti Koskinas says he “believes in being green.” However, the car’s unmatched performance for the money, its 5 star safety rating, and top-of-the-industry collision avoidance technology also played a factor
Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2020 22:58:08 +0000
I understand income barriers. So, bravo to California for helping those who want to change afford to change. California’s new electric vehicle (EV) incentives for the lower income help them improve air quality and fight climate change by going electric. They can now get $9,500 in EV incentives in certain regions, or even $14,000 if you add in state incentives and all requirements are met
Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2020 21:21:59 +0000
I became more aware of electric cars around 2013, but it was a few years later when conversations popped up with more people who were interested in electric cars, and in particular Tesla (and Elon Musk). Then, from diverse directions, old and young mentioned Tesla. I began sensing the rise of a new kind of techno folk hero
Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2020 04:47:44 +0000
New York City’s MTA announced on December 15, 2019, that it has deployed the first phase of its new all-electric articulated bus fleet. The now historic 2020–2024 Capital Plan includes $1.1 billion to acquire 500 new electric buses to serve all 5 boroughs. This first phase includes 15. The first electric articulated bus took off on one of the city’s busiest crosstown routes – the 14th Street busway
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2020 23:23:55 +0000
Dr. Lucky Tran, a scientist and refugee who is an activist fighting for climate justice and immigrant justice, has put the Australian wildfires into a terrifying perspective. Fires are terrifying as it is, but the one in Australia would be considered a Category 5 if it was a hurricane