In a finding that will surprise practically no one, a recent report — from Christopher E Ferrell at the Mineta Transportation Institute — has found that public transit systems in the US provide very notable and varied net benefits to the regions where they operate. The report — The Benefits of … [continued]
Haven’t gotten your electric vehicle & general clean transport fix yet? This should help: Bicycling Summer (Bike) Fun: Bicycle Camping International Bikeshare Database CitiBike Tackles Biking’s Gender Gap This Transit Authority is a Model of Bike-Friendliness Tesla $$ Motors Tesla P85D vs BMW i8 (Videos) 10 Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Porsches, & McLarens The Ludicrous Tesla Model S Is … [continued]
Ready for an epic Tesla, electric car, and other clean transport news & views link drop? Yeah, get comfy first. Here’s the tsunami: Tesla Motors Tesla P85D Burns A Mercedes SLS AMG (Fan Commercial) Can Tesla’s Door Handles Trap Your Hand? (Video) Model S At DEF CON Hacker Convention August 6-9 Best Place To Work? … [continued]
Continuing this series on Renewable Cities PechaKucha presentations, Mark Z Jacobson, a legend in the world of renewable energy research, gave an excellent, information-packed presentation on the opening night of the Renewable Cities Global Learning Forum (see our Renewable Cities archives here). I love that he started by highlighting the insane health … [continued]
Originally published on Kompulsa. The SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition has been announced for independent engineering teams, as well as student teams interested in building their own Hyperloop transit pods, and a 4- to 5-foot test track for them is being constructed. The contest will be conducted in two phases: In … [continued]
Yes, electric vehicle batteries are powerful enough for double-decker electric buses, and the Chinese company BYD will prove it in London.
Time to drop a lot more Tesla, EV, bicycling, and transit news and views on you Enjoy this link drop! Tesla Range Estimation Fluctuation Finally Took Delivery Of My New 70D – WOW! P85D 0 to 60 Time — WOW… but what about charge levels? Which Is Worse? 100% SOC or Nearly … [continued]
The first fully electric bus line in Gothenburg, Sweden, recently opened (on June 15) — bringing the region one step closer to transitioning away from diesel buses entirely. The emissions-free, and nearly silent, buses on the new all-electric Bus Route 55 are also apparently being provided with electricity via hydroelectric … [continued]
A one-week cleantech tour (and semi-vacation) in the Netherlands put my “link drop” articles on hold for a bit, but I was saving stories along the way. After a couple of weeks, below is a massive list of non-CleanTechnica electric vehicle (especially Tesla), bicycle, and transit stories that I think … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. by Sophie Vorrath Stage one of Canberra’s light rail project, the proposed development of a multi-million dollar network linking Civic to Gungahlin in Canberra’s north, will be 100 per cent powered by renewables, the ACT government has revealed. ACT environment minister Simon Corbell – who is … [continued]
