Jo Borras of sister site Gas2 has put together a nice little list post on the top 13 (i.e. best) fuel-efficient motorcycles on the market in 2013. Actually, 10 of the 13 are from the Chicago Tribune, which didn’t do the most stellar job of researching the vehicles, according to … [continued]
Some clean transport and solar power stories you probably don’t want to miss: Transport The Arrogance Of Space High-Speed Trains Good For Quality Of Life, Economy, Air, Climate, Society… Rail Competitive With Air Between Many US Cities Housing Near Transit = Good Investment (Also see the APTA press release and the Streetsblog story) DIY … [continued]
Love clean transportation? Can never be too informed? I know how you feel. If our own clean transport stories weren’t enough for your reading appetite, you may also want to check out some of the following pieces: Bikes Are Exterior Airbags the Future of Bike/Ped Safety? How an Honorable Elbow … [continued]
I may be new to the automotive world but this latest headline story has me a little confused. According to two new Pike Research reports, electric scooters and motorcycle sales are going to eclipse that of plug-in vehicles by the end of this decade. Not bloody likely! Sales of … [continued]
Here’s some top clean energy, dirty energy, and climate change news from the past couple weeks (beyond what we’ve already reported on): Clean Transport EVs Tesla Lawsuit Over Massachusetts Dealerships Dismissed A Second Time New Ford Fiesta ECOnetic Van Offers 71 mpg US Mitsubishi Sets Outlander PHEV Debut for … [continued]
Here’s an electric scooter company I don’t think we’ve featured yet — Z Electric Vehicle (ZEV). Before sharing some of its vehicles, here’s an interesting note from the website linked above: ZEV offers free test rides at our demonstration site near Pittsburgh, Pa. If you decide to purchase, we will … [continued]
2012 has been a pretty notable year for electric vehicles. For one, more EVs have been sold this year than in any year in history — but that’s rather expected, isn’t it? Beyond that fact, which will likely be repeated for many years to come, let’s have a quick … [continued]
Is It A Motorcycle Or A Car? Lit Motors founder Daniel Kim views his inviting creation, the C-1, as a vehicle that offers the driver “…the romance of the motorcycle with the safety and comfort of a car.” The C-1 is self-balancing, using the same technology as used in the … [continued]
According to a Pike Research study, the number of electric scooters in use is to increase from 12 million to 103 million by 2018. Most of these vehicles will be used in China (approximately 91 million). Reportedly, in the Asia Pacific region, electric motorcycles are considered more of a … [continued]
Amsterdam is a beautiful city. It’s also a traffic nightmare and therefore full of particulate emissions, and not happy about any of that. Part of the plan to reduce its emissions is the introduction of Hopper electric scooters. […]
