Building Decarbonization Movement Leads Stealth Attack On Fossil Fuels
Knowledge is power: New building decarbonization technologies are mainstreaming, with an assist from new financial instruments.
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States Can Require New Vehicles Sold Within Borders To Be Electric
Recent U.S. Supreme Court precedent has opened the door for states to enact laws requiring all new cars sold in the state to be electric as of a certain date, according to a law journal article by the nonprofit Coltura published in the University of Michigan Journal of Environmental and Administrative Law.
Brompton Challenges London Transit Riders To Hop On An Electric Bike Instead
The fine folks over at Brompton took to the tubes in London with a new pitch: ditch the usual commute in favor of a ride on one of Brompton’s lightweight, compact folding electric bikes. Most folks in the world still haven’t ridden on an electric bicycle, which makes the proposal that much more exciting.
Hoverboards Aren’t The Rideables Winner
It’s time to declare a clear winner in the rideables space, and it’s not the hoverboard. This is about rideables from a transit perspective, not a toy perspective. Rideables are small, personal electric vehicles. They can be carried onto mass transit or put in car trunks. They enable people to get … [continued]
How To Find A Stolen Bicycle: Smart Pedals
Bikes are stolen all the time. This impedes people’s ability to get to jobs in a timely way, and also costs them a bit of money and inconvenience. Sometimes with no car, no decent mass transit, and no bicycle, these people are really left out of luck, perhaps losing a job. Even … [continued]
Orlando’s Drive Electric Promises A Glorious EV Rental Experience (VIDEO)
One of the most stressful things about renting a car with a conventional rental company is the need to return the car with at least as much gas in it as it had when you rented it. Failure to do so, in many cases, leads to fines and a ludicrously … [continued]
EU To Ban CHAdeMO EV Chargers By 2018
The European Parliament is drafting a bill to do away with CHAdeMO in favor of the SAE’s CSS “universal” ev charger. This news comes in spite of the fact that there are more than 2500 CHAdeMO EV chargers in place worldwide, and the fact that the most popular EVs in … [continued]
Mission Motorcycles Electric Superbike’s Now On Sale
This article first published on Gas2 Mission Motorcycles are rolling out their R and RS models to select dealerships. The new bikes were introduced on June 3rd, and covered here. Coincidentally, it’s the same day as the TT Zero at Isle of Man, a race Mission once competed in. Sadly, the company must focus their … [continued]
California vs Texas on Solar Power (Infographic)
Our friends over at renewableenergysolar.net have made a new solar smackdown infographic. 1Sun4All.com asked how California would compare to Texas. The following infographic shows us the results. Check out the numbers on total solar Companies and solar jobs per capita below! Would you like to know how your state ranks? RenewableEnergySolar will make a custom infographic for you! Click … [continued]
To EV or Not to EV, That Is The Question
Some heavyweights who know a thing or two about transportation are having a pointed online debate about whether or not electric vehicles should receive support from the federal government. Terry Tamminen, who was Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency under Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, threw down the gauntlet last … [continued]
