Siemens eHighway Heavy-Duty Trucks Continue In California
The Siemens eHighway heavy-duty truck project continues in California, as the company has revealed a mile-long stretch in the port of Los Angeles and Long Beach for testing purposes.
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BYD Lands Contract For 60 Electric Buses With Los Angeles County Metro
The City of Los Angeles is serious about its commitment to combating climate change. It is adding hundreds of electric cars to its municipal fleet and making plans that will allow low-income residents to dump their older cars with high emissions for cleaner cars. It is promoting many miles of bike paths. And the Los Angeles county public transportation system, known as the Metro, has just inked a deal with BYD to buy 60 electric buses for its fleet.
Here’s An Idea: Tax Drivers Instead Of Raising LA Metro Fares
Originally published on Gas 2. After a lovely 20 mile ride through the scenic LA river bike path, the spacious Forest Lawn Drive, the terrifying Highland Blvd freeway off-ramp and into Hollywood for a party, we decided to take the Metro home. Home is downtown Los Angeles, DTLA to the … [continued]
Top Electric Car & Clean Transport Stories Of The Week
Naturally, we spent the week covering the top electric car stories of the week — check out those 24 stories here. In addition to those stories, here are 6 more top electric car stories, a bike story, an electric bus story, and a rail story worth a read: Electric Cars … [continued]
Tesla Model S Price Increase Coming; Honda Accord PHEV Now Most Efficient PHEV On Market;…
Here are some more big clean transport stories from the past week or so for you: Bikes & Motorbikes Bicycle Culture By Design: “Mikael Colville-Andersen is a world-leading urban planning / transportation planning consultant. His focus is on human-powered transport, especially the bicycle, and humanizing cities (at least, that’s how I … [continued]
