January 15th, 2021 | by Johnna Crider
In Pittsburgh, the Port Authority of Allegheny County (PAAC) just chose to add six more of New Flyer's Xcelsior CHARGE electric buses to its fleet. These new buses are 40 feet long and are zero-emissions heavy-duty transit buses that will help the community to lower its collective carbon footprint
November 4th, 2018 | by Jake Richardson
A campaign has been launched to cut US transportation energy use by 50% by 2050. Audi of America President Scott Keogh and National Grid US President Dean Seavers are the chairs of the Alliance to Save Energy's 50x50 Commission. Natasha Vidangos, Vice President of Research for the Alliance to Save Energy, answered some questions about the campaign for CleanTechnica
June 21st, 2018 | by Kyle Field
Uber announced a new push to clean up its driver-owned fleets on Tuesday which offers some drivers of hybrid and electric vehicles extra pay per trip. The move comes as the popular ride-sharing company looks for ways to cut fleet emissions on a fleet it doesn't own
November 22nd, 2017 | by James Ayre
UPS is continuing to electrify its delivery vehicles where it make sense to, with the recent announcement of a new e-bike delivery vehicle in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the latest example
November 13th, 2017 | by Steve Hanley
Pittsburgh is becoming a world leader in microgrid technology as it tries to become a technology powerhouse to rival Silicon Valley.
September 7th, 2017 | by Guest Contributor
Over the course of a long conversation, Mayor Peduto told us how Pittsburgh picked itself up after the fall of its main industry, how the city is taking climate action, and much more.
September 7th, 2017 | by Guest Contributor
With just three words, Pittsburgh was thrust into the center of the global climate fight. And boy, did it come out swinging.
August 24th, 2017 | by Carolyn Fortuna
Pittsburgh has committed to 50% reduction in CO2 emissions and energy and water usage by the year 2030, leading North American cities in this regard. It has made significant headway toward these goals, largely by applying lots of cleantech, according to the Pittsburgh 2030 District’s newly released 2016 Progress Report
July 20th, 2017 | by Joshua S Hill
Vivint Solar has continued its impressive 2017 expansion this week, announcing that it was expanding its residential services into the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
May 24th, 2017 | by James Ayre
There was a lot of fanfare about the partnership between Uber and the City of Pittsburgh when it first began (including some reports here at CleanTechnica), but it seems that the relationship between Uber and the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been souring as of late
March 7th, 2017 | by Joshua S Hill
Publicly-owned Pittsburg-based fossil fuel energy company Consol Energy is reported to be moving ahead with plans to divest its coal business, a transaction which could be worth as much as $2.8 billion or more.
November 29th, 2016 | by Cynthia Shahan
Riding public transportation is a vital means of saving money, money that can much more happily be spent on other things than on owning, driving, and maintaining a car. Transit riders can forget about auto insurance, car payments, fuel costs, tuneups at the mechanic, expensive broken car parts, etc
November 7th, 2016 | by Cynthia Shahan
The Obama administration has been on a role advancing EV charging across the US. The latest news from the administration is that the United State Department of Transportation (DOT) is establishing 48 national electric vehicle charging corridors. Thank you, President Obama, and we hope you and Michelle will be driving in an all-electric vehicle soon as well.
July 10th, 2016 | by Cynthia Shahan
Even as a satisfied Nissan Leaf driver, I pay attention to every note of news from Tesla Motors and thoroughly [&hellip
August 9th, 2015 | by James Ayre
Originally published on EV Obsession. Some of the factors contributing to the relatively fast adoption of electric vehicles (EV) in [&hellip
December 18th, 2014 | by Sandy Dechert
Yesterday (Wednesday, December 17, 2014), at a year-end cabinet meeting in Albany called by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, New York’s acting [&hellip
November 29th, 2014 | by Cynthia Shahan
Saving money on transportation is always helpful, especially if we blunt air pollution at the same time. Any time of [&hellip