AEP Offers $10,000 Discount On New Nissan LEAF Through End Of September
AEP Ohio is extending its $10,000 discount on the price of a new Nissan Leaf in Ohio through the end of September.
Author: Cynthia Shahan
Dallas Puts Transit Riders On Transit Board — Whoa
To try to improve the efficiency and service of mass transit in its jurisdiction, the Dallas City Council is going where few transit decisionmakers tread — it’s replacing half of its appointees to the transit board with people who actually use transit for their commuting needs.
BMW i Batteries Jump Into Boats
Love that smooth, quiet, clean drive of the BMW i3? Now, electric mobility via those BMW i batteries has hti the sea as well as the land — these batteries are not only in electric cars, but also motor boats, sailing yachts, and commercial marine applications such as water taxis.
Nissan Celebrates “70 Years” Of Electric Vehicles With BladeGlider At Goodwood Festival Of Speed
Nissan’s most advanced electric vehicle ever, the Nissan BladeGlider sports car, was center stage at Goodwood Festival of Speed this year, supporting clean air and climate action at the same time that it was having a bit of fun. NISMO athlete Lucas Ordóñez was the first pro racing driver to experience the Nissan BladeGlider in a track session during the historic Goodwood Festival Of Speed.
Hyundai IONIQ Plug-In Hybrid On Sale In The UK — Prices Start At £24,995
The new Hyundai IONIQ Plug-in Hybrid goes on sale in the UK this month, priced from £24,995 OTR, taking into account the £2,500 Plug In Car Grant. “Hyundai’s Plug-in Hybrid is the third and final variant of the IONIQ line-up – the first car in the world to offer three electrified powertrains within one body type,” Hyundai highlights.
Carsharing & On-Demand Taxis Transforming Transport, & Can Now Be Combined
The modern landscape of transit is rapidly shifting. Expanding mobility services are changing the market. It is a swift 8 years since Uber was founded and 5 since Lyft began. Now, tapping up an Uber is as common as hailing a taxi for many people, or more common than getting a taxi ever was for them. One can arrange an Uber in the US and worldwide — Rome, Wroclaw, Oslo — seemingly any city. In fact, I once had a person arrange an Uber for his wife at a Florida airport from an app in London, England.
London Taxi Company’s All-Electric Taxi At The Goodwood Festival Of Speed
The London Taxi Company’s all-electric taxi has been tested intensely and over thousands of miles in both hot and cold climate endurance tests in the Arizona desert and Arctic Circle. This week, the zero emissions taxi prototype took on another first. On Thursday, June 29, one of London Taxi Company (LTC)’s all-new range-extended electric taxi test vehicles silently made the world-famous Goodwood Hillclimb.
2020 Tokyo Olympics Plan For Self-Driving Cars
The 2020 Olympics are around the corner and the Tokyo Olympics organizers plan to service the crowds and athletes with driverless cab service — full robot, no driver at all.
More Oxygen With Go To-U Electric Car Charging Network
Exploring the bright website of the Go To-U network, I wandered into the website of one of its partners, e-space, and read: “More oxygen to the city!” The people and the businesses such as Go To-U and e-space that are working to clean the air in our cities are focused on something completely sensible that we too often overlook. E-space’s “More Oxygen to the City” campaign is timely and poignant. Adults need clean air. Children need clean air. Human life relies on clean air.
Aspen To Spend $7.5 Million On Electric Buses & Charging Stations
Colorado is sometimes at the forefront of policies to protect clean air and the environment. As part of that and its effort to bring good jobs to the state, Colorado’s one of the top states for solar energy. It also offers perhaps the best electric car incentives in the nation. Now, some in the state are also looking to clean up their buses. A nice bit of news in this regard comes from Aspen.
