green transportation

Riding a bicycle is one of the most sustainable ways to get around. If you need a little more oomph than legs allow, an e-bike conversion kit is a great way to supercharge your pedal bike with electricity. Whether you’re plugging in to renewable energy sources or drawing from a conventional electric grid, electric bike […]

Pope Francis, long known for his commitment to environmental stewardship, has taken his call for climate action one step further. He now owns an electric car, a Nissan LEAF. The LEAF was given to the Pope in late February by German asset manager and mathematician Jochen Wermuth. The Pope’s Nissan LEAF can travel up to […]

The city of Oslo, Norway is offering grants to help its citizens partially pay for electric cargo bikes through its Climate and Energy Fund. Each grant covers up to $1,200 or 25 percent of an electric cargo bike purchase, which can cost from $2,400 to $6,000. Pedal-Assisted E-Bike Makes Commuting Fun and Easy https://t.co/abav7cXU6x @BicyclingMag […]

The longest aerial bike path in the world opened late January for a trial run in the Xiamen province of China. The concept for this path was designed about eight years ago by middle school students in the annual Xiamen City Youth Science and Technology Innovation Competition. The aerial bike path offers an alternative travel […]

Texas A&M students, teachers and staff no longer have to worry about cycling the campus’ busy Bizzell and Ross intersection at night thanks to an innovative glow-in-the-dark bike lane. The university boasts that the lane is the nation’s first “non-signalized, Dutch-style intersection … [that] includes bright green solar luminescent pavement markings used to delineate the […]