Canada has taken a major step forward in its approach to public transit funding. The new Canada Public Transit Fund, announced last year and going into effect in 2026, replaces the Zero Emission Transit Fund with a permanent, predictable framework that will shape investments for decades. Instead of short-term envelopes … [continued]
Los Angeles. 2028. The Summer Olympics return for their third trip. The Olympic Committee has fulfilled their promise to only use recycled materials. An easy promise in a city with so much existing Olympic Infrastructure. But will the Olympians be able to breathe? Will Los Angeles, America’s manufacturing hub, be forced to shut down factories (and the ports!) for weeks preceding the Olympics in order to ensure adequately clean air? Or will this not be enough? Will all Olympic events be held indoors? Will Olympians compete wearing filtration masks and oxygen tanks?
Santiago, Chile, has a new fleet of BYD busses running, created in partnership with BYD and Enel X. This helps to reduce the city’s dense air pollution and help the country reach its goal of 100% renewables by 2040 as part of its National Strategy for Electric Mobility
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]
