Sometimes facts and data are not well understood and there is a personal preference for first-person stories based on personal experiences. While anecdotes do not qualify as scientific evidence, many of us humans may not have much appreciation for the scientific method because we did not study it thoroughly or … [continued]
Someone once told me electric vehicles are just like gas vehicles but simply use electricity. This view is false for many reasons. Electric vehicles have many benefits, gas and diesel vehicles do not. The battery packs in electric vehicles can be used to supply electricity to local grids when EVs … [continued]
It was only about a month ago it was announced that Copenhagen’s city buses are now 100 percent electric. Other European cities are electrifying their bus fleets too, as we see with a new announcement about 240 electric buses planned for Hamburg, Germany by 2031. The plan for 240 electric … [continued]
Dubai will be getting 735 new electric buses in 2026. Yes, it sounds sort of peculiar, doesn’t it? Who knows how it is possible to get so many new electric buses this quickly, but the Emirates News Agency posted this information on May 2, saying, “Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority … [continued]
The Presidio in San Francisco is something of a gem with its open spaces and great views. For some period in its history, it served as a military base, but now it is home to nonprofit organizations, museums, and restaurants. The entire grounds cover 1,500 acres of land near the … [continued]
The Minister for Foreign Affairs for Ukraine recently shared on X that five buses were given to Ukraine by Azerbaijan. One news source stated they are electric buses. Here is the full text of his post: “During this visit, Azerbaijan has provided five passenger buses to Ukraine as humanitarian assistance … [continued]
ChatGPT generated image of an electric fire truck charging at dawn at a downtown Vancouver fire station
Vancouver has an electric fire truck. I’ve even seen it. That still sounds like a line from a pilot project brochure, but the truck is real, it is in service, and it is part of the city’s municipal fleet. I had also been looking at electric garbage trucks recently, another … [continued]
Sometimes these electric vehicle developments don’t seem real, but they are. The speed at which transportation is electrifying is almost stunning sometimes. In the Flanders region of Belgium, the transport agency De Lijn commissioned its 1,000th electric bus. Yes, that’s electric bus number 1,000 — with many more to go. … [continued]
The electrification of fleet vehicles, including large public transit buses, isn’t a “sexy” or glamourous subject matter for most readers. It does, however, indicate how much progress there has been and continues to be for the switch from gas and diesel vehicles to all electrics. Over 100 new electric buses … [continued]
Puerto Vallarta is getting electric buses now. The first seven of the new fully electric buses were recently delivered in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, but many more are to come. “The 38 new buses will primarily operate along the city’s main thoroughfare, Avenida Francisco Medina Ascencio, connecting popular destinations such as … [continued]
