Urban Planners Should Ignore New York & Israel Regarding Electric Bikes
Clearly, cities and countries should be promoting electric bicycles. What should that look like, and what’s actually happening?
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Washington, DC & Dundee Push Forward On Aggressive Clean Technology Strategies
Washington, DC and Dundee, Scotland are two world cities creating local policies designed to promote the use of renewable energy and electric vehicles to help lower carbon emissions in their communities.
The Fight Against Pollution In European Cities
In the race to build a zero carbon economy, a battle has been launched against the model of the individual car.
Opel Ampera-E Excels In Taxi Service In Oslo
After using an Opel Ampera-E for a year as a taxi in Oslo, Norway, the owner found the car costs less than a quarter as much to operate compared to the Toyota Prius he drove previously and more convinced than ever that the future is electric.
Scandinavia Is Home To Heavy-Duty Electric Construction Equipment & Truck Development
Companies in Scandinavia are developing emissions free electric construction equipment, excavators, and medium-duty delivery trucks. Most will be on the market within the year.
Oslo EV Parking Garage Is World’s Largest, Uses 6,000 kWh Of Electricity A Week
The Vulkan parking garage in Oslo, Norway has 102 chargers from 3.6 kW up to 22 kW of power. Each week, it uses enough electricity for 30,000 kilometers of driving.
Why 9 Of Top 10 Norway Cars Are Electrified (CleanTechnica Video)
One of the top presentations at EVBox’s first annual rEVolution conference earlier this year came from Sture Portvik, project leader for electrical vehicles and charging infrastructure in the City of Oslo’s Agency for Urban Environment. He was also presenting in Paris recently for Autonomy, where I was again present to moderate some panel discussions.
Stigo CEO Interview, Chasing The Last-Mile Solution
I spoke to Ardo Reinsalu, CEO of Stigo, for an interview about what is hailed as the “world’s fastest folding electric scooter (e-scooter),” a scooter I recently wrote about after I discovered it. We can’t wait to test ride this welcome solution to “last-mile” transportation needs.
West Meets East: Charging Central & Eastern Europe’s Electromobility Revolution
CleanTechnica’s conference season never ends, and aside from conferences this autumn in Dubai (UAE) and Paris (France) where we lent or will lend our face and thoughts, we are also hosting our next Cleantech Revolution Tour conference in November, this time alongside co-organizer and regional EV charging leader Greenway.
40% Of New Cars In Oslo = Fully Electric Cars, 20% = Plug-In Hybrids
Sales of electric and plug-in hybrid cars in Norway are booming, leading to lines at chargers and a need for more charging infrastructure.
