We’re back with our report on EV sales in Latin America! There are some novelties, but, contrary to my expectations, the distance between the laggards and the leaders is actually increasing: this means that the first part of the report will be full of bad (or, at best, “meh”) news, … [continued]
Earlier this year, I wrote about a really cool adventure. Embarking on a thrilling 17,000-mile adventure from the magnetic North Pole to South Pole, the “Pole to Pole” expedition Nissan Ariya was upgraded to take this crazy trip. Crossover SUVs are not typically built for serious off-roading, lacking heavy-duty features … [continued]
Particulate air pollution remains the world’s greatest external risk to human health, but most of its impact on global life expectancy is concentrated in just six countries. At the same time, the countries that are currently most impacted by air pollution lack the fundamental tools that have facilitated previous improvements in air quality.
Racism is at the heart of how Black and Brown people in America are forced to bear the brunt of the damage from a warming planet.
For the last 5 years, Senator Whitehouse has been sending around a binder to colleagues in which he compiled some of the most compelling warnings about the economic risks associated with climate change. He’s updated it in his new role as Head Budget Honcho. “Have fun with the light reading,” he joked morosely.
In Part II of our discussion about electric cars we take a look at charging, the cost of electricity, and the price of EVs.
A report this spring by the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health University said the nation has lost 1,357,000 victims to firearms in the last 40 years. That exceeds the number of soldiers killed in all the wars in which the United States has fought.
Climate change is a major factor forcing Central Americans, left with no other option, to flee their homes, as the dual threats of drought and extreme weather have destroyed crops and productive farmland, Bloomberg reports. Central America is responsible for less than 1% of global carbon pollution, yet is one … [continued]
More and more Republicans accept that climate change is happening and they blame it on immigrants. How deliciously ironic that one of their heroes is himself the son of a single mother who fled her native country to find safety in the United States.
A 13,230 mile drive is possible in an Aptera if you’re adventurous enough and plan the right overnight stops for charging. The whole Pan-Am Highway is possible, it seems.
