To accompany the HUGE electric vehicle news roundup I just published, if you are interested in clean transport in general, here are some cool bike and transit stories: Why Do People Hate Cyclists? At the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning conference, several researchers shared their work examining why people hate bicyclists … [continued]
Here’s some more fun Tesla Model X, electric vehicle, and clean transport news for you: Google Cofounder Sergey Brin Gets Founder Series Tesla Model X If you read my live blog of the Tesla Model X unveiling, you probably saw that Google cofounder Sergey Brin was sitting in the VIP … [continued]
Want some more electric car & other clean transport readin’s? Check these out: Best Electric Car For The Average American Ah, that mythical creature — the “average person” or “average American.” What is the best electric car for the “average American?” It depends on what you consider average, but I’ll present … [continued]
An Orlando-to-Miami train, the potential passenger rail connector between Central Florida and South Florida, has just passed another crucial milestone. It has received approval to sell $1.75 billion in tax-exempt bonds. The train will run from Orlando and only have stops in West Palm and Miami. Although it is not a “high-speed train,” at 125 … [continued]
A new record for train speed was recently set in Japan by the company Central Japan Railway… Twice in the same week, actually. The new records — set by a Maglev train, of course — broke a record set all the way back in 2003, around 12 years ago. Here’s … [continued]
It’s hard to believe, but March is here. Aside from my usual roundup of the top CleanTechnica articles from the past week, below that is a list of the 20 most popular CleanTechnica articles from the past month. Enjoy… if you haven’t already thoroughly consumed the articles and CleanTechnica community comments. Top … [continued]
Is the proposed downtown Dallas high-speed rail station a “massive game changer” as the head of developer Matthews Southwest has stated? An interesting question. The creation of a high-speed rail line between Dallas and Houston will certainly be a big change for the region. And, for that matter, would put … [continued]
If you were checking in over the holidays, you probably noticed that I’ll be one of the speakers at a hot new conference called “Renewable Cities.” There were already several great speakers lined up back then, but a few new ones have just been added that are worth highlighting. The newly … [continued]
Once upon a time, the United States Postal Service enjoyed a successful relationship with the nation’s railroads. The California State Railroad Museum Foundation reminds us of the once-speeding postal trains, rather than today’s trucks, where post office workers sorted letters during the trip. Moreover, they did so in “swaying cars filled with canvas … [continued]
China is now the world’s largest economy, and one of the leaders in renewable energy investment and development.
