A friend sent me this piece on Solar City and Honda, asking if I’d seen it. Yes, I did. But “why Honda?” is a good question, I would think. They DO have a battery EV – “The Fit EV,” but …
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Electric Vehicles
Electric Vehicles in New York City
The mayor of New York City wants to install 10,000 EV charging stations. Yikes. I hate to sound unsupportive, but the last thing I want on that island is a car – of any type. When I have meetings in …
The Adoption of Electric Vehicles
A friend sent me this article on the adoption of electric vehicles for my comment. Like so many other things, there are two sides to the “EV” coin, but, as I told him, this piece was written for the lowest possible …
From Guest Blogger Mediaprizm: Hybrid Cars
Decades have passed since mankind discovered the power of four wheels and started manufacturing cars. Now it is more than luxury and has become a part of routine life just like other necessities. With the passage of time the fuel …
FedEx Operates an Expanding Fleet of All-Electric Trucks
In this video, FedEx acknowledges that the importance of “going green” isn’t as great in the mind of the typical American consumer as it was a few years ago, but notes that it’s at least as important in the mind …
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From Guest Blogger Sara: Household Electric Car Chargers: What You Need To Know
As you may already know, Portland is a major market for electric vehicles. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, for every 1,000 households in Portland, there are 8.8 EVs. That’s more than any other metropolitan area in the nation. …
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From Guest Blogger Amy Nielson: How to Choose an Insurance Company That's as Eco-friendly as You Are
You’ve purchased a city recycle bin; you’ve changed your light bulbs to be more efficient, and you’ve been repurposing all of your old things instead of buying new things. You’re green and you’re proud. It’s not easy, after all, and …
Cost-Justifying EV Charging Stations
As evidenced by this article, building EV charging stations that combine solar charging, batteries, and grid backup is still considered news, though there have been hundreds of examples of systems that do this. In fact, one of my “Craig Shields …
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Examining the Reduction in Vehicle Miles Traveled
In response to my piece about a recent reduction in VMT (vehicle miles traveled), frequent commenter Larry Lemmert writes: I don’t think that this decline has anything to do with altruistic motives. People are driving less because their income is …
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What Does the Decline in Vehicle Miles Traveled Mean?
Here’s an interesting graphic that suggests a phenomenon that my colleague Jeff Siegel calls “peak car” – a definitive decline in the number of vehicle miles traveled in the U.S. Granted, there are numerous factors that come together to push a …
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