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 …
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Electric Vehicles
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 …
Tagged with: batteries, Craig Shields - At Your Service, EV charging stations, grid backup, solar energy
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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Cars Running on Compressed Air
A reader points out: French automaker Peugeot Citroen has invented a brand new air-powered hybrid. The ‘Hybrid Air’ system uses compressed air to move the car’s wheels when driving under 43 mph. Peugeot says the new hybrid system should get …
The Adoption Curve for Electric Vehicles
Here’s an article that presents some specious logic associated with electric vehicle adoption. In particular, the greening of conventional vehicles militates away from, not towards, the adoption of EVs; the payback in fuel consumption for an EV is far more …
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Carrots and Sticks: Rethinking Mobility
It’s always interesting to see what people are doing around the world with respect to pushing the paradigm shift in transportation. The concept of individual ownership of a 4000-pound car that is parked 23 hours a day, and has one …
