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How Remote Offices Can Help Companies Go Green

Ovidiu Sandru — Sat, 08 Aug 2020 17:52:08 +0000

Turning your home into your workplace doesn’t just mean going easy with your dressing and flexible timings. But it has some REAL impacts on our eco-system and numerous benefits for the businesses. Working from the remote offices can help the environment by cutting commutes, reducing traffic load on roads, and reduced waste. Going green is […]

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Paris Fights Smog with 800 All-Electric Buses

Mila Luleva — Sun, 14 Apr 2019 14:53:49 +0000

Paris will fight smog with a massive purchase of electric buses. The public transport network in Paris is about the receive a huge green boost. The local transport operator- RATP, promised the Parisians to clean the air they breathe. The company will purchase 800 electric buses, which will operate on some of the busiest lines. […]

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23 Volvo 7900 Electric Buses Are Going to Occupy Dutch Cities

Arsenij Percov — Sat, 28 Jul 2018 18:57:34 +0000

Volvo Buses has announced a few new electric bus contracts. They will sell 23 Volvo 7900 electric models totally. The order was made by the Dutch public transportation company Arriva. Arriva is a leader in implementing alternative propulsion tech. It functions and operates throughout many European countries. The order is one of the biggest in […]

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UK Plans to Add More EV Charging Points Across The Country

Arsenij Percov — Tue, 10 Jul 2018 10:34:52 +0000

The UK plans to install hundreds of thousands of charging points for electric cars. However, the details are yet to be announced by the transport secretary. This will be a part of The Road to Zero Strategy. Nowadays, vehicles and heating systems are the main contributors to air pollution. 40,000 early deaths are connected to […]

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Cummins Chooses India to Invest $500 million to Develop Electric Powertrain Manufacturing

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 06:19:38 +0000

Powertrains are the heart of vehicles as they constitute the components that generate power and deliver them to the road. Cummins Inc., a U.S.-based Fortune 500 company, is well-known for designing, manufacturing, and distributing diesel- and natural gas-powered engines. To diversify its product portfolio, its chairman and CEO Tom Linebarger has announced the company’s entry […]

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Plastics Industry Knew About Ocean Pollution Long Time Ago

Jose Aguilar — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 21:00:09 +0000

The scientific community has reported plastic ocean pollution to be an issue for quite some time now, although for laymen is becoming a visible problem in recent years. This important matter is the point of analysis in a report by The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL). As the problem of marine plastic pollution gets greater public […]

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Guy Wants to Deliver 100 Networked Pollution Monitors to Poor Countries

Jose Aguilar — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 18:45:43 +0000

If you remember uRadMonitor – it’s had a fair amount of success in its last campaign. Now, creator Radu Motisan wants to deliver 100 pollution detectors to poor countries worldwide, while you also get one. When you install the right Air Quality measuring equipment fitted with sensors for sampling stations in selected locations, you get […]

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Tesla Commits to Build Largest Lithium Ion Battery Ever In Australia

Nicholas Say — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 21:00:05 +0000

When Elon Musk takes on a project, he doesn’t mess about. World’s first 100% electric car brand? Now it’s one the worlds largest car companies when measured via market cap. And it hasn’t even been a decade since the first Tesla rolled onto public roads. Now the visionary industrialist is taking on public infrastructure, […]

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Elon Musk Doesn’t Do It For The Money

Nicholas Say — Fri, 09 Jun 2017 15:55:58 +0000

Apparently Elon Musk has been the target of some rather negative comments lately, and specifically that he only started Tesla motors to take advantage of government subsidies. Well he has gone on the record, and banished this fiction from the public mind once and for all. Mr. Musk was driven to start Tesla Motors in […]

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How to Chill a Beer Without a Refrigerator

Nicholas Say — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 20:34:09 +0000

I have not owned a refrigerator for years. How many? Search me, I have no idea. Long enough to have forgotten the last time I had one. As a result of this, I tend to rely on other people’s refrigeration systems. I love cold beer. Sure, there are other things that I need refrigeration for. […]

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Expensive Fossil Fuels Being Pushed By Violent Oligarchs On Helpless Public

Nicholas Say — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 12:37:09 +0000

Over the last year Russian President Vladimir Putin has shown how desperate he is to maintain control over the energy infrastructure of Eurasia. As a result of Russian Military aggression in the Baltic region a revolutionary wind mega- project off the coast of Sweden had to be scrapped. This is highly counterproductive. The Swedish government […]

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Geneva’s Electric Buses Will “Flash-Charge” in Just 15 Seconds

Courtney Lepping — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 09:36:59 +0000

Geneva’s new electric bus network will outpace Tesla’s Supercharger by five times as much energy. In a contract with Switzerland-based ABB, Transports Publics Genevois (TPG) will add “flash-charging” buses along a route from Geneva’s airport to Praille-Acacias Vernet. The 12 TOSA (Trolleybus Optimisation Système Alimentation) buses and 13 “flash-charging” stations will service over 10,000 passengers […]

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Elon Musk’s Master Plan for Sustainable Energy

Courtney Lepping — Sun, 24 Jul 2016 19:56:57 +0000

Remember when Elon Musk devised a “Master Plan” for developing a feasible electric car? Recognize how the company’s goals have changed since 2006 when Musk announced he would use proceeds from a low-volume electric car, only to sell a medium-volume car and eventually develop an affordable electric car. Musk has always envisioned a car company […]

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Helsinki Wants App-Based Transportation Lines

Courtney Lepping — Tue, 19 Jul 2016 20:40:53 +0000

Should you give up your privacy and personal vehicle to better society? In terms of transportation, the Helsinki government in Finland thinks so. In a push for reducing the carbon footprint, congestion, traffic accidents, and poor air quality, the government seeks to rid the need for individually-owned vehicles by 2025. Traffic engineer Sonja Heikkilä came […]

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U.K. Roads Will Charge Electric Vehicles

Courtney Lepping — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 17:23:26 +0000

The U.K. plans to convenience electric vehicles by experimenting with “re-charging” lanes. Electric vehicles have a lower driving range, which means they need to access charging stations more frequently. Battery-powered vehicles have a lower driving range than gas-powered vehicles. Until better improvements develop, electric vehicles cannot go as far as gas-powered vehicles without needing energy. […]

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Futuristic Solar Powered Bus Goes Over Traffic

Mila Luleva — Thu, 26 May 2016 14:20:50 +0000

Solar powered bus goes over traffic, not around it. Traffic congestion is one of the biggest problems of most cities. The consequences from this go way beyond people having to get up an hour earlier to make it to work in time. Pollution is the most dangerous of them all. Premature deaths, respiratory disease, asthma, and […]

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London’s Red Double Deckers Go All-Electric

Mila Luleva — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 19:28:15 +0000

London’s famous red double-deckers receive an electric makeover. London has attracted a considerable amount with their eco-friendly innovative solutions. A number of green developments and plans have served as examples for other places around the world. These include the bike-sharing service, the underground bike paths, and of course the issue of handling food waste effectively. […]

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Food Waste Fast Facts – Why is Food Being Wasted

Natalie Pullen — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 05:40:12 +0000

. What is food waste? Food waste is food that is thrown away, lost or uneaten. The reasons for food waste are numerous, and occur at the various stages in the food supply chain from production, processing, retailing to consumption. In low-income countries, most loss occurs during production, while in developed countries much food – […]

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Proterra’s Electric Buses Travel 250 miles on a Single Charge

Mila Luleva — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 17:08:50 +0000

New model of an electric bus by Proterra, a promising South Carolina- based company, covered more than 250 miles on a single charge. Electric buses have become quite a popular news item over the past few years, and rightfully so. The impact that replacing one diesel car with an electric has on the environment is great, […]

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Toyota Test Their First Fuel Cell Buses

Mila Luleva — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 16:24:15 +0000

First Toyota hydrogen fuel cell bus is currently under testing in Tokyo, Japan, in preparation for market launch. Over the past few years, we have had quite a fair share of test hydrogen fuel buses at various locations around the world. Already back in 2009, keen developers of the technology introduced it in north-east China, […]

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London’s First Electric Bus Announced

Benji Jerew — Sat, 04 Jul 2015 02:21:14 +0000

A special announcement was made at the Clean Bus Summit that will change, as of now, a good number of cities from around the world. This announcement was made by the mayor of London, Mayor Boris Johnson, in the first Clean Bus Summit to take place in London. He announced that London will have, not […]

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Solar-Powered Proposal For World’s Largest Tram Network

Anthony Petrolo — Wed, 20 May 2015 05:05:23 +0000

Trams provide a viable alternative to buses and other transportation modes when addressing direct atmospheric and noise pollution in major cities. Many people disregard a network/vehicle’s primary energy source. In several cases, this is one chiefly powered by fossil fuels. However, an ambitious blueprint for an entirely solar-powered tram network has been revealed for Melbourne, […]

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Amsterdam’s Public Buses to Go All-Electric by 2025

Mila Luleva — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 06:50:45 +0000

Amsterdam’s city officials announced their super ambitious plan to replace all public diesel buses with electric ones by 2025. In addition, the city officials commit to having all electricity that powers the system coming from renewable sources. Dutch cities are iconic symbols of sustainability. The extensive network of bike lanes, coupled with high tech traffic systems […]

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Electric Vehicles Could Reduce Summer City Emissions, say Researchers

Benji Jerew — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 18:34:55 +0000

We already know that electric vehicles can significantly reduce emissions, merely by virtue of the fact that they can be recharged via renewable energy, but a new study suggests that their effect on emissions is greater than their own emissions reduction. By themselves, electric vehicles generate zero emissions, but they also don’t generate nearly as […]

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MoDo – Ford’s Smart, Folding Electric Bike

Mila Luleva — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 13:47:10 +0000

Ford has introduced a new generation of smart folding e-bicycle, which is believed to provide the missing link between the different means of public transport. Busy lifestyles, daily commutes, and numerous other excuses that people find so that they can justify sitting behind the wheel, result in long traffic lines and delays, toxic emissions, and thus heart […]

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Drivr: Tesla Model S Meets Modern Taxi Market in Cincinnati

Guest Contributor — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 06:16:14 +0000

New competition for Uber and Lyft has popped up in Cincinnati where a new competitor called Drivr has begun to use modern electric Tesla cars in their taxi service. This is generally good news for the development of renewable resources, as new technology seeps into other industries in public transportation. Despite the beauty and newness […]

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Top 5 Super Green Technologies at Consumer Electronics Show 2015

Mila Luleva — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 14:32:10 +0000

Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2015 held this week in Las Vegas has provided a platform for numerous emerging inventors and established technology makers to showcase the latest green breakthroughs and innovative ideas. As it is every year, the annual event is seen as the place where the technologies of the future are introduced to the […]

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Safer Riding on an Electric Bike

Ari Luis — Wed, 08 Oct 2014 02:37:05 +0000

Electric bicycles are the poor man’s equivalent of the Tesla, err actually more like a poor man’s Prius. They’re green, they’re speedy, and they have a profile only a mother could love. It doesn’t help that they are cheap, costing just a little bit more than an entry level road bike, which is why you […]

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Busbaar V3, Super Fast Wireless Charging System for Public E-Buses

Mila Luleva — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 09:24:18 +0000

The interest in wireless charging stations for electric and hybrid public transport buses has become quite big over the past few years. Different version of the same technology are currently under testing but nothing is like Busbaar V3, a system that can charge the battery of an electric bus in less than 10 minutes. The […]

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Opbrid Trůkbaar – Electric Vehicle Flash Charger for Heavy Duty Applications

Benji Jerew — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 01:10:24 +0000

When it comes to electric vehicles, people are slowly coming around on the idea that they can fit into our everyday lives. What can be said about heavy-duty electric vehicle applications, such as trucks and buses? For one, it can be said that they do exist and, making use of huge battery packs, can make […]

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Fight Climate Change With Green Urban Transport Systems, A Report

Mila Luleva — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 08:53:35 +0000

Encouraging people to leave their cars behind, by improving the quality and efficiency of urban transport systems could half the amount of carbon emissions in a space of 30 years. According to scientists from University of California, in addition to tackling climate change, the approach could result in $100 trillion excess savings. The report was […]

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Taxi Sharing Could Cut Down Emissions, Travel Time and Cost in NYC

Mila Luleva — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 10:13:52 +0000

If people are willing to share any type of public transport, why are there so many taxis travelling in the same direction, with only one passenger on board? This question is now even more relevant, after a team of scientists at the MIT estimated that a taxi sharing program could reduce travelling time, prices, and eliminate huge amount […]

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A Positive Look on Climate Change

Mila Luleva — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 11:41:45 +0000

With all that is happening around us- droughts, floods, hurricanes, food and water scarcity, it is quite difficult to be positive about climate change. But, when I was asked to comment on the topic “How a society on the brink of collapse due to climate change will cope in the future?”, I realized there is […]

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Solar Power Installed on India’s Clean Public Transportation Terminals

Benji Jerew — Tue, 24 Jun 2014 03:21:03 +0000

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is one of the world’s greenest, made greener by the addition of its first solar power installation on a DMRC terminal near Delhi International Airport. People in big cities need to move around, whether for work, school, or play, and everything in between, and Delhi, the capital of India, has […]

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BYD Electric Bus Line Starts Production in California

Benji Jerew — Mon, 05 May 2014 17:57:39 +0000

Chinese automaker BYD doesn’t sell electric vehicles in the United States, but the electric bus is a go, starting with a new plant in California. The automarket in the United States is a tough one, and the electric vehicle market even more so. While sales of some electric vehicles have been on the rise, such […]

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President Obama’s Stance on the Keystone XL Pipeline Grows Murkier

Danny Harper — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 12:11:09 +0000

A tough stance on the Keystone XL pipeline plan was a once a lynchpin of President Obama’s election platform, keeping environmentalists happy and confirming his interest in moving toward a clean energy economy. He ran his campaign on the promise to shut down the pipeline if it contributed to a net increase in greenhouse gas emissions. Because of fierce opposition by […]

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Environment Ignored as Canadian Oil Pipeline is Recommended

Benji Jerew — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 15:46:26 +0000

In spite of the proven-disastrous-to-the-environment track record of oil pipelines, a new pipeline has been approved for construction in Canada. The evidence shows that all phases of the petroleum business are bad for the environment, including drilling, transport, refining, and combustion. From extraction to combustion, petroleum can only add pollution to the land, sea, and […]

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Electric Vehicles Best-Sellers in Norway

Benji Jerew — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 16:54:28 +0000

In the United States, California is the center of hybrid and electric vehicle sales, accounting for about 40% of all plug-in vehicle sales for the entire country. Actually, sales of plug-in vehicles, including plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles, have more than tripled sales in the last year, but the best place to spot them is […]

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City CarShare DASH Adds Thirty Scion iQ EV to Car-Sharing Fleet in Northern California

Benji Jerew — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 17:12:08 +0000

Business owners with a green streak, those located at Hacienda in Pleasanton, California, specifically, will be happy to note that City CarShare has added thirty Toyota iQ EV to the DASH car-sharing fleet. The Scion iQ EV, which is pretty much the same as the Scion iQ, but with an all-electric powertrain, unfortunately, is not […]

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Self-generation of Power Means Free Electricity, Swedish Engineers Prove

Mila Luleva — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 19:12:26 +0000

A team from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm developed a series of solar-powered concepts that stimulate users to produce and store their own energy. Besides having great innovative ideas, the team implements a new marketing strategy- free electricity! The ‘User-friendly local electricity production’ project is part of the Green Leap initiative. Funded […]

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E-City Bus Demonstrator Brings Electric Mobility to Public Transport Systems

Mila Luleva — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 18:43:12 +0000

The ultimate goal of any city government is to create a sustainable and at the same time functional public transport system. The easiest way to do this is to have buses with very limited fuel consumption characteristics, which run regularly but do not contribute to urban air pollution. An effective solution to this will be […]

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ECOtality Could be Another Fatality in Difficult Electric Vehicle Market

Benji Jerew — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 18:41:44 +0000

The electric vehicle market is not, by any means, stable and growing. Some companies have been lost along the way. ECOtality, purveyor of fast-charging stations, could be next. When I mention fatalities in the electric vehicle market, feel free to name names, such as recently bankrupt CODA Motors, Fisker Automotive, A123 Systems. On the other […]

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“Electric Road” System Powers City Buses In South Korea

Mila Luleva — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 13:18:51 +0000

A revolutionary technology called “electric road” is being tested in the South Korean city Gumi. The system allows public buses to recharge their electric batteries as they travel. The cables buried underneath the tracks power the vehicles through a non-contact magnetic charging system, which connects to an Online Electric Vehicle (OLEV) technology fitted to the bus. The makers, […]

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Green Roofs for Buses Bring the Urban Environment Closer to Nature

Mila Luleva — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 14:44:01 +0000

Landscape artist Marc Granen designed the ultimate solution to the lack of green areas in urban environments. The so-called “Phyto Kinetic” are green roofs for buses. If mounted on top of public transport vehicles, these roofs can contribute to the amount of air-purifying green spaces, while at the same time serving their purpose to the […]

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Elon Musk’s Hyperloop Idea Gaining Ground in ET3, Testing This Year

Benji Jerew — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 13:25:00 +0000

Elon Musk has often stated the need for fast public transportation, which can also be clean. Buses, subways, and even trains have their limitations [don’t even ask about taxis]. Elon Musk’s Hyperloop idea is actually a conglomeration of several ideas, “the Concorde, a rail gun, and an air hockey table,” according to him. Put another […]

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U.S. Energy Efficiency Increasing Slightly, ACEEE Study Shows

Benji Jerew — Fri, 05 Jul 2013 16:20:44 +0000

According to research just completed by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy [ACEEE], in spite of climate change legislation, the US has made only moderate progress in maximizing energy efficiency across the board. But wait, “Our vehicles are more energy efficient than ever before!” you may counter, and you’d be absolutely right. As […]

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Top 10 Greenest Cities in the World

Guest Contributor — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 13:05:48 +0000

Over the years, building a sustainable planet has become more and more important with countries all over the world actively joining the fight to combat climate change and build an environmentally friendly future for us all. As sustainability has become a priority certain cities have excelled in being green. Check out the top 10 greenest […]

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Tesla Motors Just Repaid Entire 2010 Loan, 9 Years Ahead of Deadline

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:17:04 +0000

Good breaking news today: Tesla Motors repaid its entire loan to the U.S. Department of Energy that it received in 2010. This ends all kinds of malicious talks about them not having money or the government failing to back successful companies in the alternative energy/transportation sector. Here’s an e-mail I got from them a few […]

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SAE 2013: Bob Lutz on Fuel Economy Regulations, “I Don’t Get It.”

Benji Jerew — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:47:40 +0000

With all the talk about fuel economy regulations and building more fuel efficient vehicles, Bob Lutz explains that we’re attacking the problem from the wrong angle. Everyone in the automobile industry by now is familiar with Bob Lutz, former chairman of General Motors, staunch defender of Chevy Volt, and moving force behind VIA Motors. In […]

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The Future of Automobiles, Gasoline vs Electric Vehicles

Benji Jerew — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:57:22 +0000

After reading an article on Edmunds.com on the future of automobiles, the internal combustion engine vs the electric vehicle, I have to wonder who’s pocket the story really came out of. The story was published today and has an honest-to-goodness ridiculous title “Why the Internal Combustion Engine is the Future – EVs Have a Lot […]

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London Mayor Reveals £1 billion Overhaul of Cycling Routes

Mike Sandru — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 08:50:14 +0000

London’s Mayor has revealed a £1 billion restructuring of the cycling routes in the nation’s capital. The project includes the creation of 15 miles of fully-segregated routes dubbed “Crossrail for the bike”, as well as semi-segregated routes which would include cycle paths alongside selected streets, the aptly labelled “Quietways” for backs streets as well as […]

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Wireless Charging System Tested by German Electric Bus Line

Benji Jerew — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 20:44:31 +0000

Electric public transportation, of course, is nothing new, and has been used for decades. Current systems, though, are either unsightly, requiring overhead wires to transfer power to the vehicle, or downright dangerous, the third rail. The latest solution, battery electric vehicles, does away with both of these power supply schemes, but does bring up some […]

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Urbee 2 Hybrid is Strong, Light 3D-Printed Car

Mike Sandru — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 22:05:25 +0000

The Urbee 2 is a futuristic 3D-printed car with three wheels and a hybrid engine and also features top speeds of 110 mph with a carrying capacity of 1,200 lbs. The car was created by Jim Kor with the aim of redefining modern vehicular transportation with sustainability. Made with ABS plastic, this allows for minimum […]

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Mexico City’s Air Quality Changed by Green Transportation

Leigh Hutchens — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 07:46:35 +0000

Mexico City is attempting to change its image from poster child for congestion and urban pollution to a city that embraces green ideas. A population of 18 million people and 6 million cars make public transit a necessity for many Mexico City residents. In the past, public transit was a necessary evil and involved crowds, […]

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Chinese Police Gets Electric: 500 BYD-Made EVs Hit Shenzen Precincts

Benji Jerew — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 07:34:29 +0000

China has been upping the ante on electric vehicle [EV] production and utilization, including tax incentives for EV manufacturers and EV battery manufacturing, which likely enabled the Wanxiang acquisition of failed A123 Systems this past year. Beijing looks to be introducing some tax incentives for consumers, in addition to state incentives. Local governments and fleet […]

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Public Services in Teheran Are Shut Down due to Air Pollution

Mila Luleva — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 21:45:50 +0000

For a second time in one month Iranian officials will close public schools, universities and government offices in Teheran on Saturday. The reason, as announced by Teheran’s governor Morteza Tamadon on Thursday, is the extremely high levels of pollutants in the atmosphere. The citizens of the Iranian capital are also advised to travel within the […]

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Are We Ready for Single Passenger Electric Vehicles?

Benji Jerew — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:47:30 +0000

The way that public transportation is set up here in the US, it’s no wonder to me that not as many people utilize it outside of the cities. In major cities, like New York, subways and buses are well-suited for commuters and people who need to get from place to place within the city. Outside […]

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Tesla Motors’ Elon Musk on the Future of Energy and Transport

Benji Jerew — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 19:30:50 +0000

Visionary and entrepreneur Elon Musk knows how to get things done. As CEO of Tesla Motors, he fought conventional wisdom and now has one very popular electric vehicle [EV], which is sold out. In the end, we’ll have to see whether he won that fight or not, but so far it looks promising. Musk also […]

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“Cap-and-trade” Program Cuts Down California’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Mila Luleva — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 18:22:55 +0000

This coming Wednesday, California is going to go one step further in their fight against climate change. The state is hosting the first ever sale of carbon emissions permits, which hopefully will become a common practice in many other U.S states. The program is called “cap-and-trade”. The state sets limits (or cap) on quantities of […]

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Toyota Not Believing in Their EV Program Anymore

Benji Jerew — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 07:42:18 +0000

Who killed the electric car this time? Apparently Toyota doesn’t see the markets as currently supporting an extensive electric vehicle [EV] fleet. The 2012 Toyota RAV4 EV was only recently released to the buying public, and announcements had just been made regarding a subcompact EV based off the Scion iQ [Scion iQ EV / Toyota […]

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Electric Buses to Replace Diesels in Milton Keynes, UK

Benji Jerew — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:52:52 +0000

In the summer of 2013, the city of Milton Keynes in the UK will replace all of the diesel buses on Route #7 with all-electric versions, eight buses in total. The current Route #7, run by eight diesel buses, transports upwards of 775,000 passengers every year, more than 450,000 miles. The new electric buses won’t […]

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ATC Solar Curve – A Wireless Solar Charger for Electric Buses

Mike Sandru — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:22:22 +0000

Just as EVs have charging stations of their own, it’s only natural that buses should have that, too. The only thing is that keeping a tight schedule for electric public transportation may prove a bit of a challenge. Still, it can be done and the Dutch city of Noord-Brabant is here to show us how. […]

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Russia Builds Liotech, World's Largest Lithium Ion Battery Factory

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:10:45 +0000

Some say the Chinese have the brightest minds in the world, an impressively high level of technological achievements (even though some are done by copying others), and that Russian things are ultimately the ones built to last. What could be better for the EV industry than the world’s largest lithium ion battery factory built in […]

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LG and General Motors Getting Together To Develop Electric Vehicles

Mike Sandru — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:20:49 +0000

Nowadays, more and more companies are trying to develop different eco-friendly vehicles. Be them electrics or hybrids, they all try to reduce the fuel consumption and the CO2 emissions. Last week witnessed the signing of what seems to be a big collaboration between two business giants, LG Corp and General Motors. The two companies are […]

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ECOtality to Launch EV Car Sharing Program in San Diego, 1000 Charging Stations

Mike Sandru — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 18:41:01 +0000

ECOtality Inc., a company that works on storage technologies and clean electric transportation in collaboration with Car2Go, a car sharing service that is a subsidiary of Daimler North America Corporation, are planning to develop the first large-scale electric car-sharing program in the U.S..

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California's First Hydrogen Station Supplied Directly by Pipe, Not Trucks

Mike Sandru — Thu, 12 May 2011 18:19:34 +0000

Although much publicity has been displayed for battery-powered EVs, some important automakers like Honda, Toyota and Mercedes-Benz are set on bringing hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in front of the public by 2015. In the meantime, Toyota opens a one-of-a-kind hydrogen-fueling station in Southern California.

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Superbus: An All-Electric Vehicle Concept Unveiled by TU Delft

Mike Sandru — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 12:22:16 +0000

The Delft University of Technology has recently presented in Germany at the Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung (IAA) in Hannover, its latest "green" vehicle concept.

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Singapore to Have First Hydrogen-Electric Bus Powered by Fuel Cells and Batteries

Mike Sandru — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 04:51:41 +0000

Researchers at Beijing's Tsinghua University and NTU unveiled the first hydrogen-electric bus that will be from now on Singapore roads. Dubbed GreenLite, this eco-friendly bus only emits clean water and has zero carbon emission. Compared with other conventional buses, GreenLite does not run on fossil fuel and is powered by a combustion engine, which makes it very quiet.

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Autolib’: The Electric Car Sharing System Paris Implements by 2011

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:14:22 +0000

The City Hall of Paris loves bikes and electric cars. Vélib’, the bike-sharing program that started back in 2007, now has 7,800 bikes stolen and 11,800 vandalized, but still the Bertrand Delanoi«, the mayor, loves this kind of approach, just because the idea in itself is interesting – swipe a card, take your bike, do […]

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New Study Estimates Impact of Soot on Global Warming and Timeframe of Actions to Be Taken

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:02:17 +0000

Soot is considered one of the most important threats to the environment, along with carbon dioxide. Princeton University researchers have described the contribution of soot ("carbonaceous aerosols") to phenomena of global warming and global dimming. Soot is born by incomplete combustion and comes mostly from diesel engines and coal burning.

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Scientists to Build a New Motorcycle Engine powered by Compressed Air

Mike Sandru — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:43:35 +0000

According to the researchers, if this technology will be widely implemented, mostly in areas where motorcycles are a major source of public transportation, it could cut emissions substantially.

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Road Trains Would Reduce Your Car's Fuel Consumption by 20%

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:28:48 +0000

The European Union has an ongoing plan of designing an assisted towing they call "road trains". A road train wants to be a wireless controlled system in which a leader truck, driven by a professional driver is the coordinator, and the cars behind it are the followers. The train is going to run on highways, and all the cars would be free to attach and detach the train at will.

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Dutch e-Traction Hybrid Bus Has In-Wheel Electric Motors

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:11:35 +0000

The diesel charges a battery, and the battery propels the bus for as long as fuel exists in the tank. A dutch company, called e-Traction has developed a new type of hybrid bus. It has the same working principle, but the difference is that the electric motors are embedded in the wheels.

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Spain Will Have 1 Million EVs Running on their Roads by 2014

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:20:34 +0000

The Spanish government led by José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero wants one million electric cars on their streets by 2014. This happens while some of Europe’s countries, such as Romania, ban the free trading of second hand cars to “stop” pollution, they do nothing but collect the money from the “pollution tax” and do nothing about […]

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Using Solar Power to Change The World

Ovidiu Sandru — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:19:13 +0000

This is a guest article by Gerry Wolff, coordinator of TREC-UK. ‘TREC’ stands for the Trans-Mediterranean Renewable Energy Cooperation, their website is at www.trecers.net. These webisites are a fantastic source of information on concentrating solar power. Dish/engine systems from Solar Systems at Umuwa, South Australia Introduction It is said that, in 212 BC, Archimedes […]

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What Is The Biodiesel?

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:20:18 +0000

What is biodiesel? Biodiesel is a fuel derived from vegetable oil or animal fats that can be an additive to or entirely replace conventional petroleum diesel fuel. In the United States, the majority of biodiesel is made from soybean or canola oils, but is also made from waste stream sources such as used cooking oils […]

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Engineair's Ultra-Efficient Compressed Air Motor

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 07:34:45 +0000

Elegant minimalist design eliminates most of the working parts traditionally associated with internal combustion engine; offers nearly 100% energy efficiency for a variety of transport and stationary applications. by Mary-Sue Haliburton Pure Energy Systems News Copyright © 2006 Imagine a vehicle with nothing under the hood (or bonnet), no gearbox, no transmission, no carburetor or […]

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The Tesla Turbine

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 07:33:23 +0000

Nikola Tesla created an engine design nearly 100 years ago that is as much as three or four times more efficient than the combustion engine design that has dominated for reasons other than science.At the time of his invention around 1909, Tesla was able to demonstrate a fuel efficiency of 60% with his bladeless turbine […]

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Toyota Hybrid X Concept Car seeking approval from government

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:14:51 +0000

According to Asahi, a daily Japanese trade rag which we don’t know how to read, Toyota will officially be asking for permission from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport “for the testing of a prototype plug-in Prius on public roads.” After completing the road tests, Toyota will then be able to begin the process […]

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