While the emergence of the electric vehicle as a new automotive category is radically changing many aspects of the automobile industry and consumer thinking around driving, why aren’t we seeing this shift translate into a revolution in automobile design? The NY Times looks at the major considerations shaping the ... keep reading
Written by Scott Lachut last month, about Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Design, Education, Electric vehicles, Emissions, Events, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Smart Growth
This year, New York City has experimented with closing sections of Broadway, transforming the usually busy thoroughfare into a relaxed pedestrian mall. The move dramatically changed the quality of living for area residents and walkers for the better (even if it was just temporary). A similar plan is being proposed ... keep reading
Written by Dan Gould last month, about Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Economics, Education, Electric vehicles, Events, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Transport
GOOD reports that a German company has received a patent for a road-to-car charging technology. A strip embedded in the road would wirelessly power up electric cars as they travelled over its surface. Sensors would activate the charging process only when an electric car was detected, and radio chips would ... keep reading
Written by Dan Gould last month, about Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Design, Electric vehicles, Emissions, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Travel (1 comment)
French automaker Peugeot recently debuted a new concept car called the BB1 at the Frankfurt Auto show. The company wanted to provide a new solution to the challenges of driving a car in an urban environment. The BB1 has an overall length of just over 8 feet making it tiny ... keep reading
Written by Dave Pinter in September, about Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Consumerism, Design, Electric vehicles, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Transport
BSST , a subsidiary of Amerigon Incorporated, a company that markets products based upon thermoelectric technology, is entering the fifth phase of testing an energy system that would allow an automobile to capture it’s own engine exhaust and recycle it into electric power. The project has received funding from the ... keep reading
Written by Jim Moscater in September, about Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Design, Economics, Education, Electric vehicles, Emissions, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior
Bicycle commuting is growing in popularity in major cities across the globe. Portland’s Create-a-Commuter program is the first project in the United States that provides low-income adults with commuter bicycles, equipped with lights, a lock, a helmet, a pump, tool kits, maps, and rain gear. It also comes with ... keep reading
Written by Janice Chow in September, about Children and Families, Climate Change, Consumerism, Electric vehicles, Events, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Transport
A new study suggests that relatively small variations in sunspot activity might result in changes in climate, primarily by influencing the amount of rain that falls on the ocean. However the international team that produced the study emphasised the findings cannot be used to explain recent global warming. Having won ... keep reading
Written by Bruce Bisset in August, about Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Electric vehicles, Emissions, Finance & Money, Politics & Government, Weather
Vehicle fuel, especially for aviation activities, is the U.S. Department of Defense’s leading use of energy. The U.S. federal government is the single largest energy consumer in a nation that consumes more energy than any other in the world. Overall, federal primary energy use has decreased by ... keep reading
Written by Ben Block in August, about Electric vehicles, Emissions, Energy Saving, Politics & Government, Pollution, Transport
The Tesla online reveal of the prototype Model S EV sedan got a lot of attention earlier this year. The company has been working away on developing the car but still no set sale date has been targeted. But to show progress, new images of the forthcoming four door have ... keep reading
Written by Dave Pinter in August, about Clean Technologies, Consumerism, Electric vehicles, Energy Saving, Green energy, Industry & Business (1 comment)
Authorities in China have closed a second metal smelter, near Wugang in Hunan province, after more than 1,300 children fell sick with lead poisoning. It follows the closure of a smelter in northern Shaanxi province, where more than 600 children were found to have lead poisoning. In both cases ... keep reading
Written by Bruce Bisset in August, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Agriculture & Food, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Carbon Sequestration, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Electric vehicles, Emissions, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Events, Green energy, Health, Industry & Business, Politics & Government, Pollution, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Transport
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