Agrivoltaics Conserve Precious Water For Arizona Farmers
New studies in Arizona show agrivotaics can increase crop yields while also conserving precious water as temperatures get hotter.
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This electric vehicle is part of the fleet owned by the city of Sedona, Arizona. Photo from Bryce Beck
Electric Vehicles Grow in the Desert: Peer Learning Helps Sedona Plan for Charging Infrastructure
Clean Energy to Communities Cohort Participation Advances Electric Vehicle Infrastructure in Sedona, Arizona The desert city of Sedona, Arizona, is home to less than 10,000 people but welcomes nearly 3 million visitors every year. The city knows it needs a big boost to its electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure to … [continued]
USDOT Awards Nearly $60 Million in Advanced Vehicle Technology Grants to Arizona, Texas, & Utah…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced that it is awarding $60 million in grants under the Saving Lives with Connectivity: Accelerating V2X Deployment program to advance connected and interoperable vehicle technologies. The grants to recipients in Arizona, Texas, and Utah will serve … [continued]
The Ohio State University & Wilberforce University EcoCAR EV Challenge team poses for a photo at General Motors’ Desert Proving Ground in Yuma, Ariz. The team has been crowned the winner of the EcoCAR EV Challenge Year Two Competition, which took place in two parts – the first stint was held May 13-18 held in Yuma, Ariz. at General Motors’ Desert Proving Ground, and the last leg of the journey was held from May 19-22 in Phoenix.
The Ohio State University & Wilberforce University Team Takes Home 1st Place In Year Two…
PHOENIX, Arizona — The Ohio State/Wilberforce University Team has been named the Year Two champion of the EcoCAR Electric Vehicle (EV) Challenge, followed by Georgia Tech in second place and McMaster University (CA) in third place. The Year Two competition challenged teams to complete a series of vehicle events, comparable … [continued]
The Petrified Forest Is In Charging Hell Right Now, But It Doesn’t Have To Be…
Being both an EV charging nerd and being way into national parks, I spend more time than I care to admit looking at national parks on Plugshare. It’s a weird hobby, but I’m at least trying to make something useful out of it by building a website with EV travel … [continued]
Who Owns Your Drinking Water? The Answer May Surprise You
Water is important, but most of us take it for granted. We can live about 30 days without food, but can only survive about 3 days without water. About a year ago, the state of Arizona banned new home construction in Maricopa County — home to Phoenix and surrounding suburbs … [continued]
Navajo & Hopi Country Deserve More EV Charging
Recently, I’ve been writing stories about the EV dead zones in the United States. Some of them have light at the end of the tunnel, often in the form of upcoming Tesla Superchargers with NACS compatibility. Other dead zones have no plans in sight to improve the situation. In this … [continued]
We Need More Purpose-Built Car-Free Neighborhoods Like Culdesac Tempe
Culdesac Tempe is the name of the the neighborhood, and it is being billed as “The first car-free neighborhood built from scratch in the United States.”
Lectric Adds Premium Components At A Budget Price With The Lectric ONE (First Ride)
Lectric eBikes has been changing the game in the world of electric bikes, delivering unparalleled value for the dollar since day one. The company was tech-focused and built bikes based on what was possible with the technology available over time. Shaping that ethos into a proper company took a ton … [continued]
The State of Arizona & The US Forest Service Fight Battles For Clean Water
For various reasons, many of us have spent time without a roof over our heads. For some, it’s homelessness that brought us there. For others, it was military service or other government work. For the craziest of us (I’m in this last category) we did it for fun or as … [continued]
