It’s only the second night of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, and Colbert is already making headlines. He had Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX and chairman of SolarCity, on the show last night. Tesla’s Powerwall battery, which allows homes and small businesses to use and store energy generated from residential solar panels, is so […]
Elon Musk’s $5 billion Tesla “Gigafactory” in Story County, Nevada isn’t just going to be big, it’s going to be the biggest in the world. Tesla broke ground on its Gigafactory in June 2014 outside Sparks, Nevada. Photo credit: Tesla Motors At least that’s the word on the street after Story County official Dean Haymore revealed that the […]
With summer finally here, bike sharing systems like Nice Ride Minnesota and Boston’s Hubway are welcoming riders back for the 2015 season. For the bike sharing industry as a whole, however, there’s a lot more on the horizon than just warmer weather. The country’s biggest bike sharing systems, including Citi Bike in New York and […]
There’s a lot of buzz these days about autonomous or self-driving cars. Major tech and car companies like Google, Ford, Mercedes-Benz and Apple are all jumping on board with these cars of the future, either with plans to create self-driving vehicles, or with vehicles in the testing stages almost ready for the road. The Mercedes-Benz […]
We all know that bicycling is green and healthy, but some cities just make it easier for you to ride a two—or three—wheeler. That’s why urban design consultancy firm Copenhagenize has released its annual index of the best cities in the world for cyclists, with Copenhagen topping this year’s list after coming in second for […]
When Henry Ford’s assembly-line Model T debuted at the start of the 20th century, it completely revolutionized transportation as we knew it. But now—as we enter an era where we know burning fossil fuels contributes to climate change and renewable energy alternatives are working—transportation is clearly changing once again. This $10,000 car is designed to run […]
Thinking about buying an electric car? While more people appear to be embracing these fuel-efficient, environmentally friendly rides, softening the financial investment in these cars is easier in certain cities. Do the savings of electric vehicles outweigh the initial price? Depends on where you live. Photo Credit: Shutterstock A recent analysis from personal finance technology […]
By Emma DiPasquale Emma DiPasquale is a rising senior at John Carroll University. She studies English and environmental studies and hopes to pursue a masters degree in English literature with focus in environmental theory. Emma worked as an intern at EcoWatch last summer. It was a cold winter evening in February when citizens gathered at […]
For those of you who constantly battle with bumper-to-bumper commutes, have you ever wondered if it would be better to ditch your car and walk to your destination instead? In the past two years, traffic congestion has increased in every U.S. city. Is it time to join the many people in cities around the U.S. […]
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