It’s always interesting to figure out why irrational things occur. In the case of London’s foolish hydrogen buses, apparently Wrightbus going into administration aka bankruptcy proceedings led to well-connected people like Wrightbus owner Jo Bamford’s father, Lord Bamford, the man who inherited British firm JCB and was also knighted for … [continued]
The crack team at ENVO in Vancouver, Canada has been developing personal electric mobility devices like there’s no tomorrow. Their quest started with electric bikes and a desire to put low cost, creative electric designs into the hands of consumers in completely new ways. From there, the business plan evolved … [continued]
Clean condo life is messy. It takes time. There’s conflict involved sometimes. Emotions can run high. These are our homes we’re talking about, after all.
As a resident of a condo without central air conditioning, I’ve been feeling the harsh effects of climate change, particularly during the sweltering summers. With climate change, population growth, and urbanization being the key megatrends, it’s clear that air conditioning is transitioning from a luxury to a necessity. For instance, … [continued]
It takes work. It takes planning. It takes time. It takes a bunch of people agreeing. It takes someone to recognize the problem, admit to themselves that they have to help solve them, and start moving the ball forward.
The Vancouver city council has approved a new $10,000 annual fee for gas stations and commercial parking lots that don’t install EV chargers by January 2025. In order to comply with the new rule, gas stations will have to install at least one DC fast charger with a minimum charging … [continued]
Simplicity is the silver bullet of electric rotorcraft.
Policy makers and investors take note: regional air mobility is vastly more scalable, an actual path to a decarbonized future and much lower risk.
The Vancouver Police Department needs the help of a Tesla owner. The car is a white Tesla but the model isn’t yet known. The Vancouver PD went live on Twitter asking that the owner come forward. The accident in question took the life of a 23-month old baby girl. #VPDLivestream … [continued]
Two recent news stories show that larger electric vehicles like buses and cargo vans are still a growing segment globally. An established electric bus builder recently delivered its first cargo box van, while hundreds of buses just went into service in the Netherlands.
