By Petros Kusmu, George Patrick Richard Benson We can all take steps to reduce the environmental impact of our work-related travels. Individual actions — like the six described here — can cumulatively help prompt more collective changes, but it helps to prioritize by impact. As the saying goes: be the change you want to see […]
By Ajit Niranjan It’s a question that preys on our readers’ minds: Can we invent our way out of climate breakdown? For many, dismayed by the pace of political progress but loathe to give up carbon-heavy lifestyles, solving climate change through technology alone is a tantalizing idea. But experts say there is no silver bullet […]
By Dana Drugmand The oil industry, a staunch opponent of electric vehicles (EVs), received an early Christmas present from the White House as President Trump reportedly intervened to quash an EV tax credit expansion from inclusion in a government spending package. The tax credit is meant to help offset the upfront cost of electric vehicles […]
In Long Beach, California, some electric buses can charge along their route without cords or wires. When a bus reaches the Pine Avenue station, it parks over a special charging pad. While passengers get on and off, the charger transfers energy to a receiver on the bottom of the bus. “By doing in-route charging on […]
Tesla just unveiled its first electric truck. CEO Elon Musk showed off the new design at a launch event at the company’s Design Studio in Hawthorne, California Thursday. “We need sustainable energy now,” Musk said, according to Reuters. “If we don’t have a pickup truck, we can’t solve it. The top 3 selling vehicles in […]
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday she wants to see 1 million charging stations for electric cars across the country by 2030. Speaking in her weekly video podcast, Merkel said boosting the number of charging spots for e-vehicles would encourage consumers to move away from internal combustion engines and shift to low-emission cars. Mobility in […]
By Ida Auken By 2030, your CO2 emissions will be greatly reduced. Meat on your dinner table will be a rare sight. Water and the air you breathe will be cleaner and nature will be in recovery. The money in your wallet will be spent on being with family and friends, not on buying goods. […]
By Dana Drugmand Fossil fuel interests appear intent on swaying public opinion about the electric vehicle tax credit, based on recent polling on the policy. A deeper look at these efforts reveals oil and gas funding behind the groups conducting the polls and blatant bias in the polling methodology, according to experts. Survey results commissioned […]
The Senate’s top Democrat, Charles Schumer of New York, proposed on Thursday a $454 billion 10-year plan to boost the sale of electric vehicles and reduce the number of gasoline-powered cars. His plan would offer cash vouchers to entice Americans to trade in their internal combustion engine car for a car that runs on hybrid, […]
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