He’s brought us PayPal, and the Tesla Model S electric car. He wants to take astronauts to the International Space Station, and humanity to Mars. And, now, Elon Musk wants to get people “from downtown LA to downtown San Francisco in under 30 minutes.” The trip currently takes an … [continued]
Uruguay, along with Chinese automobile manufacturer BYD, CTS Auto S.A., and Buquebus, have signed a contract to bring electric buses to the South American country. The electric busses are expected to arrive by the end of 2012. The Uruguayan government is targeting to have over 500+ electric buses on … [continued]
To attract riders, city busses are bringing their A-games to make bus shelters a more pleasant aspect of hitching’ a ride. Some great examples of cool bus shelters from around the world can be found in Seattle PI’s transportation section. These shelters run the gamut from zany — like … [continued]
The main argument against building high-speed rail in America is that it’s too expensive. Fortunately, that is simply not true. The net benefits far exceed the cost, as is explained in a new report just released at a Congressional briefing by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). The report, … [continued]
Just a reminder that we are publishing numerous posts to the “Quick Cleantech News” widget and category that do not show up on the CleanTechnica home page. If you haven’t been keeping your eye on those posts, here’s a quick roundup of recent Quick Cleantech News posts: Solar Flexible … [continued]
Six BYD electric buses have been ordered for the city of Schiermonnikoog in the Netherlands. Reportedly, this will give the city “Europe’s cleanest bus fleet.” Here are some more details from a BYD news release: An island which is home to the Netherlands’ first National Park is about to launch … [continued]
In a last-minute save, California legislators approved funding for a high-speed rail network that is to link Los Angeles to San Francisco. Supporters assert that the infrastructure project is much needed and will yield numerous benefits, creating much-needed jobs while alleviating crowded roads and air space and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. […]
Materials scientists at Harvard have demonstrated a solid-oxide fuel cell that converts hydrogen into electricity but that also stores electrochemical energy like a battery, allowing it to continue producing power for a short time after the original fuel source has been depleted. “This thin-film SOFC takes advantage of recent … [continued]
Last month, I was a bit shocked to find out that a blogger for Mashable wanted to interview me for a Mashable series on “5 startups improving society through technology.” Mashable, as you probably know, is one of the most popular websites on the planet. As just one example of … [continued]
Other than our own clean transportation stories, here’s some more clean transportation news from around the interwebs: Clean Transportation EVs Tesla Motors Delivers World’s 1st Premium Electric Sedan to Customers Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) delivered Model S, the world’s first premium electric sedan, to its first customers at an invitation-only event … [continued]
