Originally published on Bikocity. You know the line: “nothing in life is free.” It’s not my favorite line, since it’s not completely true, but it does help to highlight the often illogical attraction we have to “free stuff.” By and large, people probably have a positive view of “free parking,” … [continued]
By Nash Islam, co-founder and CEO of the UK’s first on-demand parking app, Vallie. Elon Musk predicts that fully autonomous cars will hit the road by 2023. Governments and car manufacturers around the world are trying to figure out how safe driverless cars are going to be, and how they … [continued]
EVs are bringing change to how we think about personal transportation, what kind of fuel we use for it, and, with chargers, where we should park. Owning 2 EVs, my wife and I now try to support businesses and shopping centers that support charging through free or pay-to-use EV chargers. … [continued]
NRG Energy, the largest independent power producer in the United States, announced Wednesday that its subsidiary, NRG Renew, will join Kaiser Permanente, a major nonprofit US health provider serving over 9 million people, in creating one of the top three on-site commercial solar portfolios among all US companies. The California project will … [continued]
I’ve written about high-speed rail quite a lot on here. Clearly, I think it’s one of the best transportation options we can invest in. Although, while I’ve tried to explain why numerous times, I don’t think I ever did so as well as actors Vincent Kartheiser and Rich Sommer of “Mad Men” do in the clip below. Kartheiser and Sommer teamed up with the U.S. PIRG and Funny Or Die to create this video in order to bring support for high-speed rail into the mainstream (for obvious reasons).
One major deterrent for city bicyclists is lack of parking. Some Japanese cities have taken it upon themselves to remedy the problem with the Eco Cycle, a profoundly weird machine that takes your bike and parks it underground for safe-keeping. The Eco Cycle costs 2,600 yen for a monthly ticket. … [continued]
