by James Ayre , Clean Technica There are now more than 50,990 public and private plug-in electric vehicle charging sites located throughoutthe US — up from 34,151 in 2015 — according to the newly released Electric Vehicle Charging Association’s2017 State of the Charge report. The new report re-evaluates the state of the plug-in electric vehicle […]
by James Ayre, Clean Technica There are now more than 50,990 public and private plug-in electric vehicle charging sites located throughoutthe US — up from 34,151 in 2015 — according to the newly released Electric Vehicle Charging Association’s2017 State of the Charge report. The new report re-evaluates the state of the plug-in electric vehicle charging […]
I’m so excited about my new car and I’m not even a car person. I’m excited to have an electric vehicle (EV) – a way to drive around on renewable energy and avoid tailpipe emissions. It’s peppy and fun to drive and, like I said, I’m not even a car person. But part of what’s […]
by Alister Doyle, Reuters OSLO (Reuters) - Twelve major cities including London, Paris, Los Angeles and Cape Town promised on Monday to buy only zero-emissions buses from 2025 and to make major areas free of fossil fuel emissions by 2030 to protect the environment. The 12, with a combined population of almost 80 million, said they […]
by Laurel Wamsley, NPR If the mayor of Paris holds sway, gas-powered cars will be gone from her city by 2030. Instead, citizens will get around via public transport, bicycles, and electric cars — and Paris will be on its way to carbon neutrality by 2050. Mayor Anne Hidalgo’s call on Thursday for an end to […]
by The Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Western governors say electric vehicles will be able to travel easier across 5,000 miles (8,050 kilometers) of highway under a new agreement promising to build a network of charging stations in seven states. The governors of Utah, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico and Wyoming announced Wednesday […]
by Alex Davies, Wired After more than a century peddling vehicles that pollute the atmosphere, General Motors is ending its relationship with gasoline and diesel. This morning, the American automotive giant announced that it is working toward an all-electric, zero-emissions future. That starts with two new, fully electric models next year—then at least 18 more […]
by Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch Good news for car drivers looking to go electric. In a handful of years, these zero-emission vehicles will be cheaper than traditional gas guzzlers, according to a new report from investment bankers Cowen & Co. The analysis, compiled by Cowen managing director and senior research analyst Jeffrey Osborne, determined that electric […]
by Ryan Beene and John Lippert, Bloomberg The internal combustion engine’s days may be numbered in California, where officials are mulling whether a ban on sales of polluting autos is needed to achieve long-term targets for cleaner air. Governor Jerry Brown has expressed an interest in barring the sale of vehicles powered by internal-combustion engines, […]
by Peter Fairley, Insideclimate News A coalition of global corporations, including Unilever, Ikea and shipping giant DHL, launched a global campaign today to accelerate the shift to electric vehicles and away from gas- and diesel-powered transportation—which generates almost a quarter of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions worldwide and has been the fastest growing emissions source. Since […]
