Clean Cars 2030 Gains Legislative Momentum, Reflects Urgent Need to Confront Climate Crisis While Addressing Pollution and Health Inequities Legislation to accelerate vehicle electrification is an opportunity for Washington State to lead on the global stage. SEATTLE, Feb. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Clean Cars 2030, a bill reintroduced in the Washington legislature with 27 co-sponsors... Continue Reading →
Today we’re operating off hundreds of millions of years of accumulated plant and animal-based carbon. We are rapidly exhausting these fossil fuels while simultaneously changing the composition of our atmosphere. If the planet is to continue to sustain life and enchant future generations, we have to change. To build the kind of future our kids... Continue Reading →
EV Related: Keep the world adventurous forever…
What is happening in Germany’s electric vehicle market is a strong indicator of the growth of EVs worldwide. CleanTechnica writes that the German EV market is reaching escape velocity registering a 26.6% market share last December as gas and diesel passenger auto registrations continue to plummet—now down to less that 60%. German EV Market Reaches... Continue Reading →
Electric Vehicles Reaching Escape Velocity
The U.S. Congress just passed the most meaningful legislation on climate change in more than a decade. But, while meaningful, it unfortunately omits road freight, one of the most timely and consequential opportunities to reduce climate pollution, improve human health, and catalyze a new domestic industry. The new administration can correct this through future legislation... Continue Reading →
Clearing the Air: Yes, Batteries Are Ready To Power Long-Range Freight Trucks
President Biden has proposed ambitious goals for curbing climate change and investing in a cleaner U.S. economy. One critical sector is transportation, which generates 28% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions – more than either electric power production or industry. Shifting from cars that run on gasoline and diesel to electric vehicles, or EVs, is a... Continue Reading →
To make the US auto fleet greener, increasing fuel efficiency matters more than selling electric vehicles
Clean hydrogen has long been touted as the only long-term green solution for long-distance trucking, due to claims that batteries will never be able to provide the power and energy required. But one of the world’s largest heavy-duty vehicle manufacturers, Volkswagen-owned Scania, which has produced both battery- and hydrogen-powered vehicles, has concluded that H2 will... Continue Reading →
Blow to clean hydrogen sector as major truck maker rules out H2 for long-distance transport
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Over 400 companies across some of the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitting industries – from shipping to steelmaking - have agreed to work together on plans to decarbonize by 2050, according to a coalition of climate advocacy groups that set up the partnership. The agreement, to be announced at the virtual Davos... Continue Reading →
Heavy industry, transport sectors to align on net-zero climate plans
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Shell buys UK’s largest electric vehicle charging network
RS Automotive has run a gas station in Takoma Park, Maryland, for 60 years. The business is still there, but it’s not a gas station anymore, at least not technically. It’s now the first in the U.S. to ditch oil, installing four electric vehicle chargers in place of the former gas pumps. continued at source...
Breaking: first gas station in the U.S. to ditch oil…
worth comparing rail to other modes of transportation on energy consumption and emissions…
Rail travel is cleaner than driving or flying, but will Americans buy in? Transportation represents a large portion – about 29 percent – of U.S. emissions, and the share has been rising in recent years. Rail proponents often argue that investment in trains and public transportation is a key part of making transportation cleaner, and... Continue Reading →
third largest market for electric vehicles in the world…
Electric cars set sales record in Norway with 58% market shareIn times of global warming, policy measures with tax exemptions makes Norway the third largest market for electric vehicles in the world, after China and the United States.An incredible boost in sales for zero emission cars took place in March. According to Elbilstatistikk.no, a total... Continue Reading →
empowerment & inner transformation... 