Our Neighborhood

Earth

Keeping It Green

Green (Clean) Transportation

Page Updated:

Nov. 1, 2025

• Alt Fuel Transportation
(Not Just Cars)

Alt-Fuelers

Visit our Alternative Energy Transport section, filled with photos and information on the latest technology.

Warning: Your'e Going to want one.

• The Story of Alt Fuel Vehicles

History and Future

This piece was written by the website's creator, in response to the EV revolution that is now occuring.

Five pages (with photos) you might enjoy.

• NOVA Episode: Electric Flight

Breakthrough in Green Transportation

Can new emission-free electric planes replace our polluting airliners and revolutionize personal transportation in our cities? NOVA takes a ride in some quiet, energy-efficient, prototypes that are vying for success as electric flight takes off.

Click now for a link to the
episode and a preview video.

Green Transportation News
(LatesOldert Dates First)

• • EVs Quickly Overcome Their Energy-Intensive
  Build to Be Cleaner Than Gas Cars

  What the Researchers Examined
  
  
  

  Oct. 28, 2025 - Making electric vehicles and their batteries is a dirty process that uses a lot of energy. But a new study says that EVs quickly make up for that with less overall emissions through two years of use than a gas-powered vehicle.

  The study also estimated that gas-powered vehicles cause at least twice as much environmental damage over their lifetimes as EVs, and said the benefits of EVs can be expected to increase in coming decades as clean sources of power, such as solar and wind, are brought onto the grid..

• • France Activates World’s First Highway
  That Charges Electric Cars and Trucks As They Drive

  It's a Small Stretch, But It Can
  Wirelessly Charge Your Electric Car
  
  
  

  Oct. 29, 2025 -It sounds futuristic, but highways that charge electric cars wirelessly as they drive are already a thing, sort of. Several research projects have been developed in various parts of the world. Now, France has opened up the first public segment with heavy traffic. It’s just a 1.5-kilometer (almost one-mile) stretch of the A10 motorway, some 40 km away from Paris, but it’s a powerful proof of concept.

  The pilot project, dubbed “Charge as you drive,” is now testing its ability to send electric power directly into vehicles (from heavy-duty trucks to passenger cars) as they move at high speeds.

• • Washington State: Light Rail Disruptions Persist

  Should You Still Ride a
  Train to Sea-Tac?
  
  
  

  Oct. 29, 2025 -A commuter wrote to Sound Transit this month that light rail disruptions made her late four times to morning meetings, at a solar power business near Rainier Beach Station.

  “As a result my manager marked me as unreliable in my recent performance evaluation, citing my ‘decision to get to work by Light Rail’,” she wrote elected officials in charge of the agency. She also found trouble on a weekend, caught in a stall Sept. 27 inside the Capitol Hill tunnel that plunged Sounders and Mariners fans into darkness for a minute. “Please help our Light Rail system and improve rider experiences — and trust,” she wrote.

• • Uber Green Rebrands as Uber Electric

  With $4,000 EV Grants to Some Drivers
  
  {AXIOS}
  
  

  Oct. 22, 2025 -Uber plans to provide grants to drivers in key markets to switch to electric vehicles, and is rebranding its Uber Green option to Uber Electric.

  Why it matters: The move comes after the expiration in September of the federal EV tax credit, which was worth up to $7,500 for new EVs and up to $4,000 for used ones.

  Driving the news: Uber will provide $4,000 "Go Electric" grants to high-mileage, tenured drivers in markets with high demand — New York City, California, Colorado and Massachusetts — to purchase new or used EVs.

• • A Way to Generate Negative Emissions From Charging Electric Cars

  The Answer Lies In Strategic Charging to Encourage Solar and Wind Power Development
  
  
  

  Oct. 21, 2025 -Charging electric vehicles (EVs) when renewable energy is abundant—and supplying power back to the grid when demand peaks—could significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions from the power system, according to a new study. The analysis finds that strategically timed EV charging not only reduces emissions but could even yield negative emissions by encouraging the expansion of renewable energy.

  Past research has shown that “smart charging”—timing EV charging to periods of low grid emissions—can minimize their impact, while using EV batteries to return power to the grid (“vehicle-to-grid,” or V2G) has also emerged as a decarbonization strategy in recent years. However, this is the first study to examine how these strategies interact to influence grid infrastructure and renewable investment.

• • Plug-in Hybrids Pollute Almost As Much as Petrol Cars

  Analysis of 800,000 European Cars Found Real-World Pollution From Plug-In Hybrids Nearly Five Times Greater Than Lab Tests
  
  
  

  Oct. 16, 2024 -Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) pump out nearly five times more planet-heating pollution than official figures show, a report has found.

  The cars, which can run on electric batteries as well as combustion engines, have been promoted by European carmakers as a way to cover long distances in a single drive – unlike fully electric cars – while still reducing emissions.

• • New Tool Tracks State Progress
  on Zero-Emission Vans, Trucks, Buses

  Driving Decarbonization:
  
  {FACTOR THIS}
  
  

  Oct. 16, 2025 -CALSTART, an industry organization focused on transportation decarbonization and clean air, has released the 2025 update to its ZET Ahead Dashboard, an interactive visualization of the progress 23 states (and the District of Columbia) have made toward accelerating the adoption of zero-emission vans, trucks, and buses.

  The 2025 update to ZET Ahead includes profiles of 6 new states: Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, Texas, Georgia, and Florida, as well as progress updates to the 17 states originally featured on the dashboard. This year’s dashboard update also adds a new Economic Development market dimension, analyzing complementary tax and workforce development policies that encourage clean transportation investment.

• • What Smart Grid Advancements Mean
  for Vehicle-to-Grid Engineering in EVs

  Thanks to Smarter Grids and Better Software, Vehicle-To-Grid (V2G) Systems are Turning Parked EVs into Mini Power Plants
  
  {energy central}
  
  

  Oct. 15, 2025 -Utilities say coordinated V2G charging could cut peak demand by up to 20% and lower system costs by 10–15%. Studies also suggest integrating EV fleets into smart grids could boost renewable utilization by nearly 30%.

  States like California and regions across Europe are pushing for bidirectional charging standards and incentives. But gaps in regulation, cybersecurity, and public awareness are still slowing things down.

• • How China Powers Its Electric Cars and High-Speed Trains

  In China, the Longest Ultrahigh-Voltage Power Line Stretches More Than 2,000 Miles From the Far Northwest to the Populous Southeast
  
  
  

  Oct. 11, 2024 -The power line starts in a remote desert in northwest China, where vast arrays of solar panels and wind turbines generate electricity on a monumental scale. It snakes southeast, following an ancient river between mountain ranges before reaching Anhui Province near Shanghai, home to 61 million people and some of China’s most successful electric car and robot manufacturers.

  That’s a single power line. China has 41 others. Each is capable of carrying more electricity than any utility transmission line in the United States. That’s partly because China is using technology that makes its lines far more efficient than almost anywhere else in the world.

• • Caltrain Electrified Trains Return
  Power to Grid, Offsetting Energy Costs

  Caltrain’s Electric Trains Now Give Power Back to the Grid
  
  {energy central}
  
  

  Oct. 10, 2025 -Thanks to regenerative braking, Caltrain’s 37 fully electric trains return about 23% of their power whenever they slow down. That energy—once fed back for free—will now earn compensation under a first-of-its-kind deal with Peninsula Clean Energy and San Jose Clean Energy.

  The move follows Caltrain’s $2.5B electrification project, which shifted the Bay Area commuter line entirely to renewable power. It’s cutting 250K metric tons of emissions per year and could offset millions in energy costs annually.

• • How States' EV Tax Policies Stack Up After U.S. Credits End

  State Tax Credits and Fees on New EVs
  
  {AXIOS}
  
  

  Oct. 8, 2025 -Federal tax credits for electric vehicle purchases may be dead, but depending on where you live, you might still get a sizable state tax break on your EV.

  But be prepared to pay a higher vehicle registration fee than your neighbor who drives a gasoline-powered car. Why it matters: The rewards and penalties on EVs reflect an industry in flux, as policymakers try to balance environmental goals with the need to pay for roads and other critical infrastructure.

• • How Much It Costs to Drive an E.V. and a Gas Car in Every State

  Charging an Electric Car Battery is Usually Cheaper Than Going to the Gas Pump. But...
  
  
  

  Oct. 8, 2025 -The federal subsidy for electric cars has ended, which means E.V. sales will probably fall because of simple math: Electric cars are generally more expensive than comparable gas cars. (Some automakers are offering discounts to get around that.)

  But there’s one place where E.V.s are usually cheaper: the cost of filling up.

  Driving 100 miles in a typical gas car that gets 25 miles per gallon costs about $13 on average.

• • Electric Pickup Trucks Are Sending P{ower to the Grid

  The Future Is Now
  
  {FACTOR THIS}
  
  

  Oct. 7, 2025 -The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Or, in this case, three pickup trucks.

  Sunrun, the largest provider of residential solar, battery energy storage, and home-to-grid power plants in the United States, has activated the nation’s first vehicle-to-grid (V2G) distributed power plant in partnership with Maryland’s largest utility, Exelon subsidiary Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE).

  Starting in July, enrolled Ford F-150 Lightning trucks (yes, all three!) dispatched energy to the grid during peak summer demand hours from 5 to 9 p.m. on weekdays. Participating customers received a payment based on the amount of energy shared, up to a maximum of $1,000 for the ‘dispatching season,’ which ran through the end of September.

• • How States' EV Tax Policies Stack Up After U.S. Credits End

  State Tax Credits and Fees On New Electric Vehicles
  
  {AXIOS}
  
  

  Oct. 7, 2025 -Federal tax credits for electric vehicle purchases may be dead, but depending on where you live, you might still get a sizable state tax break on your EV.

  But be prepared to pay a higher vehicle registration fee than your neighbor who drives a gasoline-powered car.

  Why it matters: The rewards and penalties on EVs reflect an industry in flux, as policymakers try to balance environmental goals with the need to pay for roads and other critical infrastructure.

• • Tesla Debuts Cheaper Versions of Model Y and Model 3 EVs

  Tesla Debuted A Slightly Cheaper Version of Its Model Y Crossover and Model 3 Sedan on Tuesday
  
  {AXIOS}
  
  

  Oct. 7, 2025 -Tesla immediately launched sales of Model Y Standard and Model 3 Standard — both with lower price tags and fewer features than the Premium variants.

  The Model Y Standard starts at $39,990, compared with the Model Y Premium at $44,990.

  The Model 3 Standard starts at $36,990, compared with the Model 3 Premium at $42,490.

• • Joby Surges Near Entry On Flight Demos

  Joby Stock is Trading Near Record Highs as the Company Showed Off Its Air Taxis at the California International Airshow
  
  {Innvestor's Business Daily}
  
  

  Oct. 6, 2025 -Joby Aviation (JOBY) on Monday announced that it completed three airshow demonstrations over the weekend at the California International Airshow in Salinas. The flights included quick round-trips between Marina and Salinas, which can take nearly 40 minutes by car.

  The eVTOL maker said that each flight lifted off vertically from Marina, transitioned to cruise for the flight to Salinas where it conducted a series of hover maneuvers, before landing vertically back in Marina.

• • Top-Like Ocean Wave Energy Converter Gets
  Funding Boost to Turn Ship Movement Into Power

  A Canadian Startup Just Got a Big Boost to Turn Ocean Motion into Clean Power
  
  {energy central}
  
  

  Oct. 6, 2025 -Voltai, based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, raised $1.3M in pre-seed funding to scale its top-like electrostatic generator—a device that converts wave and ship movement into electricity.

  Unlike bulky buoy systems, Voltai’s compact design can mount directly on ships or offshore platforms without drag, creating onboard power from natural motion. The company says it could help ships cut emissions and generate continuous clean power at sea.

• • Illinois Utility Tries Using Electric
  School Buses For Bidirectional Charging

  School Buses Are Usually Parked When the Grid is Under Its Biggest Strain
  
  {ars TECHNICA}
  
  

  Oct. 3, 2025 -The largest electric utility in Illinois is rolling out a program for a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) electric school bus-charging pilot with three Chicagoland school districts, testing the functionality of bidirectional chargers that could make energy cheaper for customers and reduce grid load.

  The Commonwealth Edison Co. (ComEd) announced in September that it would begin the testing phase of its novel V2G electric school bus charging pilot, the first of its kind in northern Illinois, coinciding with the beginning of the school year.

• • Colorado Bolsters EV Rebates After Federal Pullback

  Electric Vehicles Are Key to Colorado’s Climate Targets
  
  {COLORDADO}
  
  

  Oct. 3, 2025 -Colorado is hiking electric vehicle subsidies for low- and middle-income drivers to help offset President Donald Trump’s rollback of EV tax credits, Democratic Gov. Jared Polis announced Thursday.

  Starting next month, the Vehicle Exchange Colorado program will boost its point-of-sale rebate for new hybrid and electric vehicles to $9,000 from $6,000. For used EVs, the rebate will rise to $6,000 from $4,000.

• • Polis Administration Announces Increased Incentives for Electric Vehicles

  As Federal Incentives Expire, Higher Rebate Amounts Will Help Keep Electric Vehicles Affordable for Coloradans
  
  {COLORADO}
  
  

  Oct. 2, 2025 -The Polis Administration announced Thursday an increase in point-of-sale electric vehicle (EV) rebates through the Vehicle Exchange Colorado (VXC) program, helping ensure EVs remain affordable for all Coloradans as federal EV incentives expired on September 30. Starting November 3, 2025, VXC rebates will increase from $6,000 to $9,000 for new EV purchases and leases and $4,000 to $6,000 for used EV purchases and leases.

  “The market has made it clear, EVs are here to stay. Colorado is a national leader in EVs, expanding access and creating pathways for Coloradans to purchase an EV at low-cost. I encourage all Coloradans who are thinking of buying an electric vehicle or have been holding off: get out there right now,” said Governor Polis.

• • Interconnection Guidance for Residential Bidirectional EV Charging

  A New Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) Report Urges Regulators to Get Ahead of Bidirectional EV Charging By Requiring Interconnection For All Systems
  
  {energy central}
  
  

  Oct. 2, 2025 -At least eight states are developing policies to let EVs and electric buses export power, providing grid services similar to stationary batteries.

  SEPA warns that vague marketing terms like “vehicle-to-home” or “vehicle-to-grid” should be replaced with clear technical definitions (non-parallel, parallel non-exporting, and parallel exporting). This would help utilities determine when interconnection is required and ensure safeguards against backfeeding.

  Full interconnection, SEPA argues, not only ensures safety but also enables compensation for exports, dynamic rates, and participation in VPPs.

• • E-bikes Are an E-Menace

  America’s Streets Are Being Swarmed By Teens on Fast, Silent Electric Bikes, and Injuries Are Rising
  
  
  

  Oct. 2, 2025, By Rick Reilly -I don’t want to give you something new to worry about, but I think our teenagers are trying to kill us.

  I was in Hermosa Beach, California, the sweetest little beach town your toes can dig into, when I pressed the crosswalk button. The flashing lights came on, meaning: let’s go. I was one step into the street when a kid about 13 on a bike nearly sent me to my obituary.

  But not just any bike. This was one of those e-motorbikes. Have you seen these things? They look like Suzuki dirt bikes, only cooler, quicker and deadlier, since you don’t hear them coming.

• • How Copenhagen Gave Cyclists a Green Wave

  Traffic Lights Are Synchronised So a Rush-Hour Cyclist at 20km/h Can Catch Green Lights All the Way
  
  
  

  Sept. 26, 2025 -“Hitting a green wave? It’s the best feeling, especially when you’re in a hurry,” says actor Samuel Traum, unlocking his bike by a Copenhagen intersection thronged by two-wheeled commuters. “The opposite, a red wave, is the worst.”

  For those of us who do not live in cycle-friendly Copenhagen, the green wave that Traum describes is a system started by the city authorities 16 years ago: in order to encourage bike travel, they synchronised traffic lights on several key roads so that a rush-hour cyclist travelling at about 20km/h (12.4mph) could catch green lights all the way.

• • Make Sure EVs Are Solar-Powered

  Union Minister Pralhad Joshi Tells Industry
  
  {CarbonBrief}
  
  

  Oct. 1, 2025 -"I urge corporates to lead the way by adopting solar-based charging for their EV fleets, building greener, healthier cities in line with ESG commitments," the New & Renewable Energy minister said.

  Union Minister for New & Renewable Energy, Pralhad Joshi, on Tuesday urged corporates to adopt solar-powered charging for electric vehicles, highlighting its potential to reduce oil imports and cut carbon emissions. As per a PTI report, the remarks came during the launch of Refex Mobility’s operations, a Chennai-based corporate EV fleet operator.

• • Electric Vehicles Face a ‘Pretty Dreadful Year’ in the U.S.

  The End of a Federal Tax Credit Is Expected to Push Sales of Battery-Powered Cars Down But...
  
  
  

  Sept. 29, 2025 -The key factor that nudged Dan McGrath and his wife to lease a Hyundai Ioniq 5 sport-utility vehicle in August was the impending end of a $7,500 federal tax credit available to people who get a new electric vehicle.

  “We knew that with the Sept. 30 deadline, it was now or never, so we did it,” said Mr. McGrath, 38, who works as a transportation planner in Cincinnati. “The car became much more affordable with the tax credit.”

• • Why the Success of Electrification Relies on Battery Metals

  CME Group Battery Metals Futures are Seeing Greater Uptake as the Industry Looks to Manage Risk
  
  {WSJ Business}
  
  

  Sept. 28, 2025 -From cattle to copper to corn to crude oil, the global commodity arena has for decades featured a formidable lineup of heavy hitters. More recently, amid rapid growth in electric vehicles (EVs), a few newer names are muscling into the market spotlight: battery metals.

  Long-term demand for cobalt, lithium and other battery and minor metals is poised for growth as the world increasingly shifts to EVs and alternative power sources.

• • NYC’s Newest EV Charger Hangs 10 Feet High on a Lamppost

  Voltpost Just Rolled Out the Voltpost Air
  
  {electrek}
  
  

  Sept. 24, 2025 - The Voltpost Air uses that elevated design with a retractable cable system to protect against weather damage and vandalism, setting it apart from Voltpost’s original curbside charger. It’s also built for faster installation, broader pole compatibility, and better reliability.

  It can be installed on both wooden and metal lampposts and utility poles, curbside or in parking lots. Site hosts can deploy one or two chargers per pole, making it a flexible option for cities and property owners. Drivers can pay with the app or by tapping with a credit card. Voltpost Air supports Level 2 charging, up to 9.6 kW per charging port.

• • How Voltpost is Turning Street Lights into EV Chargers

  Voltpost, a Startup That Specializes in Turning Street Lights into EV Charging Stations, Launches a Sleeker, More Flexible Charger Wednesday in Brooklyn During Climate Week
  
  {AXIOS}
  
  

  Sept. 24, 2025 -The new charging platform, Voltpost Air, allows cities to repurpose existing infrastructure to quickly expand EV access without disruptive construction or costly grid upgrades.

  The big picture: With federal support for EV charging in flux, Voltpost is partnering with cities, utilities and corporations to install charging infrastructure that's relatively easy, affordable and accessible.

• • The Next Wave of EV Charging Infrastructure

  Largest U.S. EV charging Networks
  
  {AXIOS}
  
  

  Sept. 24, 2025 -There's a shakeout coming in the EV charging industry as financial challenges mount for some of the early players, according to analysts at Bloomberg Intelligence.

  Why it matters: Companies that dominated the charging business to date aren't the ones that will lead the next phase of growth, per their 2026 EV charging outlook.

  Instead, it will be vertically integrated networks owned or backed by automakers that already have billions of dollars at stake in electrification.

• • Electric Vehicles Don’t Just Cut Tailpipe Emissions

  They Also Drive Infrastructure Change
  
  
  

  Sept. 23, 2025 -Getting more electric cars on the road will result in a greener electric grid because increased electricity demand for vehicle charging spurs investments in renewable energy, according to a new study.

  It has long been clear that the climate benefits of EVs depend on a clean electric grid. The new study suggests that this is all but inevitable, as EV adoption itself makes the electric grid cleaner.

• • EV Market Monitor – August 2025

  New and Used EV Sales
  
  {Cox Automotive}
  
  

  Sept. 16, 2025 -August marked a second consecutive strong month for the electric vehicle (EV) market, with record sales and rising market share in both the new and used segments. As consumers acted quickly ahead of the Inflation Reduction Act’s tax credit expiration, Cox Automotive saw demand stay strong, inventory tighten, and incentives remain influential. These shifts signal a market on the verge of a change as government-backed sales incentives dry up at the end of September.

  Click now to read more.

• • States Have the Power to Maintain EV Progress

  Here's How
  
  {FACTOR THIS}
  
  

  Sept. 18, 2025 -Many Americans, particularly those involved in the electric vehicle (EV) industry, are concerned about the future of EVs due to federal actions. These include the revocation of funding for charging infrastructure, the elimination of EV tax credits, and efforts to rescind California’s longstanding exemption under the Clean Air Act, which has enabled many states to set stricter vehicle emissions standards. However, recent state actions and industry trends demonstrate strong opportunities for states to advance transportation electrification.

  In late June, a federal judge ordered the federal government to return funding to build EV chargers to the 14 states that sued over the initial freeze of funding under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program. More recently, 10 states have joined California in a complaint to the federal government shortly after the administration signed a congressional resolution that would overturn California’s Clean Air Act waiver to phase out the sale of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035.

• • Rivian Breaks Ground On $5
  Billion Georgia EV Plant East of Atlanta

  Gov. Brian Kemp Joined Rivian CEO and Founder RJ Scaringe to Break Ground Tuesday on the Electric Vehicle Company's $5 Billion Assembly Plant
  
  {AXIOS Atlanta}
  
  

  Sept. 16, 2025 -Legal challenges, the return of a U.S. president hostile to electric vehicles and an imminent end to a federal tax credit haven't stopped the EV company from moving forward on one of Georgia's most celebrated economic development victories.

  Catch up quick: The plant, which could build up to 400,000 electric R2 and R3 SUVs a year, will sit on roughly 2,000 acres straddling Morgan and Walton counties near Social Circle.

  It will create 7,500 jobs by 2030, in addition to 2,000 construction jobs, the company said. Rivian expects EVs to start rolling off the line in 2028.

  Threat level: A $7,500 federal tax credit torpedoed by the Trump administration will sunset at the end of September.

• • Weavegrid, Oracle Partner For US utility EV Program Integration

  The Collaboration Enables Weavegrid to Streamline the Process of Getting New Utility Clients On Board to Offer Smart Ev Charging Solutions
  
  {energy central}
  
  

  Sept. 15, 2025 -The integration links Weavegrid’s EV charging software with Oracle Utilities’ Integration Hub, letting utilities connect EV programs directly into billing and customer platforms to shorten launch times, cut costs, and make enrollment easier for drivers.

  Zoom out: Several joint program launches are slated for later this year as utilities look to scale EV adoption while managing grid demand.

• • New Type of EV Battery Could Recharge Cars in 15 Minutes

  A Breakthrough in Battery Chemistry Could Finally End Electric Vehicle Range Anxiety
  
  
  

  Sept. 15, 2025 - The gas station may be on its way to becoming a relic. First, electric cars had to solve the problem of range. It seemed like an impossible problem, but now, most electric cars have better range than gas ones. Now, the only problem is the charging time. When your “fill-up” isn’t a five-minute stop, but your car takes 30-40 minutes to charge, it can be quite annoying.

  This delay is now the single greatest barrier to the electric vehicle revolution. Now, a team of scientists from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and <LG Energy SolutionM believe they have found the key. In a landmark paper, they reveal a counterintuitive strategy that flips decades of battery chemistry on its head. They’ve demonstrated a lithium-metal battery — the holy grail of energy density — that can be charged from 10% to 80% in around 15 minutes.

• • ‘Extreme Nausea’: Do EVs Cause Car Sickness

  What Can Be Done?
  
  
  

  Sept. 13, 2025 -It was a year in to driving his daughter to school in his new electric vehicle that Phil Bellamy discovered she dreaded the 10-minute daily ride – it made her feel sick in a way no other car did.

  As the driver, Bellamy had no problems with the car but his teenage daughters struggled with sickness every time they entered the vehicle. Research has shown this is an issue – people who did not usually have motion sickness in a conventional car found that they did in EVs.

• • Seattle Eyes Electric Cargo Bikes

  For Greener Deliveries
  
  
  
  

  Sept. 12, 2025 -When it comes to freeing up Seattle’s valuable curb space, chipping away at its entrenched congestion and meeting its oft-repeated goal of reducing harmful greenhouse gases, the bicyclists may be right.

  The Seattle Department of Transportation is considering new rules for electric cargo bikes, an effort it says will do all of the above, and more. In a city saturated in delivery vehicles and with little extra space, e-cargo bikes — which can carry upward of 800 pounds — may supply the last-mile delivery for the smaller parcels that come to our homes at nearly any time of day, reducing the number of larger delivery trucks on the street.

• • How Ethiopia's Becoming an Unlikely
  Leader In the Electric Vehicle Revolution

  Powering Up!
  
  
  

  Sept. 12, 2025 -When Deghareg Bekele, an architect in his early 30s, bought an Volkswagen electric car this year, he was a little sceptical. Not only is his home town, the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, prone to persistent power cuts, he also doubted the quality of his new vehicle.

  Four months on, Deghareg is pleased with his purchase since he no longer has to endure long lines at the petrol pump, caused by Ethiopia’s chronic fuel shortages.

• • Redlands-San Bernardino Arrow Line
  Welcomes 1st U.S. Hydrogen-Powered Train

  Zero Emissions Multi-Unit -AKA ZEMU
  
  {The Press Enterprise}
  
  

  Sept. 12, 2025 -The nation’s first hydrogen-powered passenger train will begin operations Saturday, Sept. 13, on Metrolink’s Arrow line between Redlands and San Bernardino.

  The San Bernardino County Transportation Authority announced the launch of the Zero-Emission Multiple Unit, or ZEMU, earlier in September after about 10 months of testing on the Arrow route. The hybrid passenger train utilizes hydrogen fuel cell and battery electric technology to move itself and power onboard electrical systems. Water vapor is the only emission from the propulsion system.

• • Ultrafast EV Chargers Aim to Lower
  Utility Costs, Accelerate Adoption

  ChargePoint and Power Management Company Eaton Debuted Bidirectional EV chargers Designed to Reduce Grid Constraints
  
  {AUTOMOTIVE DIVE}
  
  

  Sept. 11, 2025 -Power management company Eaton and electric vehicle charger network ChargePoint have unveiled new EV charging infrastructure meant to provide ultrafast charging along with bidirectional charging capabilities, the companies announced Aug. 28.

  The new ChargePoint Express Grid combines ChargePoint chargers with Eaton’s end-to-end power infrastructure to create a system that will “seamlessly synchronize onsite renewables, energy storage and vehicle batteries with local energy markets to help fleets significantly reduce fueling costs,” according to the press release.

• • West Seattle Light Rail Costs Soar Again

  Sound Transit Didn’t Shed New Light On Whether West Seattle Service Can Begin By Its 2032 Grand Opening Target
  
  
  
  

  Sept. 11, 2025 - The expected price to build West Seattle’s light rail extension has soared $800 million, reaching a possible $7.9 billion for 4 track miles and four stations, Sound Transit executives reported Thursday.

  Reasons for that spike include continued construction industry inflation, adjusting old figures to reflect 2025 dollars and more extensive engineering work to design the route from Sodo to Alaska Junction. Newer numbers bring the nitty-gritty prices of time, labor and materials, such as bridge pilings in weak Sodo soil, into better focus, instead of basing projections on per-mile costs years ago.

• • EVs Are Now the Lowest Carbon (Car Ride
  On U.S. Roads—Everywhere, For Everyone

  EV Benefits Are Getting a Major Charge From Grid Decarbonization and Improved Efficiency
  
  
  
  

  Sept. 9, 2025 -The lifetime climate footprint of an electric car is now smaller than that of any other type of car – no matter where you drive it in the United States. The finding comes from the most detailed and comprehensive comparison of greenhouse gas emissions from different vehicle types yet conducted.

  Transportation is responsible for 28% of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S., and 57% of those emissions come from light-duty vehicles such as passenger cars and pickup trucks. “Car buyers can play a key role in reducing climate pollution by purchasing electric vehicles,” says study team member Greg Keoleian, director of the Center for Sustainable Systems at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

• • German Carmakers, Hit by Chinese
  Rivals and Tariffs, Stage a Comeback

  Chinese Brands Have More Than Doubled Their Share of Sales in Europe Over the Past Year, According to JATO Dynamics
  
  
  
  

  Sept. 9, 2025 -German carmakers are using their home-field advantage at Europe’s largest auto show this week to present new models designed to rival their Chinese competitors and attract American drivers, despite costs added by President Trump’s trade war.

  BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen unveiled their new electric vehicles at the biennial IAA Mobility show, which began Tuesday in Munich, with a level of excitement and self-assuredness that had been absent in recent years.

• • The Boom in EV Sales Marks the End of an Era

  The Current Surge in Sales Won’t Last, Analysts Say, as the Trump Administration Pulls Support for EVs
  
  
  
  

  Sept. 8, 2025 - Electric vehicles have been flying off of car lots.

  Over the past two months consumers have flocked to dealers around the country, rushing to buy electric cars before a federal $7,500 tax credit comes to an end on Sept. 30. In July, dealers and automakers sold 130,000 electric cars, the second-highest total on record in the United States. In August, EVs were expected to reach an all-time high, with 12 percent of all new cars sold being electric. Prices are also falling — in July, the average transaction price for an electric car was $55,700, just $7,600 more than the average gas car.

  But analysts say that the EV-buying frenzy is likely to be short-lived — and that it’s a rough road ahead for fully electric vehicles in the United States. The current boom, they argue, is the last gasp of a surge in EV sales, which are probably facing a long plateau.

• • EnergyHub Acquires Bridge To Renewables
  To Expand Managed EV Charging

  EnergyHub, a Leading Provider of Grid-Edge Flexibility Solutions, Recently Acquired Bridge to Renewables (BTR), the EV-Telematics Platform Connected to over 500,000 EVs
  
  
  
  

  Sept. 4, 2025 -One of the persistent electric vehicle myths is that they are just like gas cars, but they are not. Electric vehicles are much more ‘batteries on wheels’ and their batteries can have a purpose greater than only providing electricity for propulsion, electronics, and climate controls. If the supporting technology is available, EV batteries can collectively be used as virtual power plants, meaning their electricity can be used for purposes to support electrical grids too. Gas vehicles don’t have this same capability.

  In some cases, virtual power plants can be used to distribute electricity more efficiently. “One study found that deploying 60 gigawatts (GW) of VPP capacity nationwide could directly save ratepayers between $15 billion and $35 billion in infrastructure costs over the next 10 years. Additionally, VPPs help keep costs down during periods of peak demand.

• • Why China Is Trying to Tame Its Electric Car Frenzy

  Beijing has Run Out of Patience With Companies Slashing Prices, and is Urging Restraint. But...
  
  
  
  

  Sept. 2, 2025 -China is conquering the world in electric vehicles. Its automakers produce far more than any other country and outpace them on innovation. China’s appetite for gasoline-powered cars is fading by the week. In each of the last five months, battery-powered and plug-in hybrid cars made up more than half of all cars sold.

  But look closer at the industry and the picture is not pretty. Already, fierce competition among automakers has gotten ruthless, with about 50 automakers fighting for customers by slashing prices again and again.

• • Clean School Bus Transition Gets Clogged Up

  There are Nearly 14,000 Committed Electric School Buses in the U.S. — Meaning They're Funded, Ordered Or Delivered
  
  {AXIOS}
  
  

  August 30, 2025 -As students head back to school, a five-year effort to replace diesel school buses with electric ones has hit two big speed bumps: a federal funding freeze, plus the collapse of a leading bus manufacturer.

  Why it matters: There's still lots of enthusiasm for cleaner buses, advocates say, but some school districts are turning back to diesel because they didn't get the electric buses they were promised or can't get service on the ones they own.

• • A Swiss Pilot Flew a Solar-Electric
  Aircraft to the Edge of the Stratosphere

  A Record-Breaking Flight Offers a Glimpse Into the Future of Clean Aviation
  
  
  
  

  Aug. 29, 2025 -On a summer afternoon high above the Swiss Alps, Raphaël Domjan stared out at a commercial airliner flying below him.

  At 9,500 meters (31,000 feet), Domjan was alone in a featherlight aircraft powered not by jet fuel, but exclusively by the sun.

  For more than five hours on August 12, the Swiss explorer climbed and coasted through the thin air in SolarStratos, a solar-electric plane no heavier than a grand piano, breaking the world altitude record for its class—pending official confirmation. The aircraft, called HB-SXA, is part of a bold attempt to prove that solar-powered flight is not only possible but ready to rival some conventional aircraft at high altitudes.

• • Cadillac Is a Luxury E.V. Giant

  Can It Keep It Up Under Trump?
  
  
  
  

  Aug. 29, 2025 -To people who remember gas-guzzling land yachts with tail fins, Cadillac isn’t the brand that springs to mind when they think of electric cars.

  Yet, thanks to a wave of new models, Cadillac has passed BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi and Porsche in U.S. sales of electric luxury vehicles. Nearly one in four new Cadillacs sold in the country is now electric, leading the brand to its strongest first half of the year since 2008.

• • Everything you Need to Know About the Bike Bus

  Why Kids are Loving It
  
  {momentum}
  
  

  Aug. 26, 2025 -In the ever-evolving landscape of sustainable transportation for children, the bike bus has emerged as a beacon of change, connecting communities and schools while promoting active and eco-friendly lifestyles. Originating in European cities like Barcelona, this trend has now become a global movement, reshaping the way kids commute to school. Let’s explore what bike buses are, their origin, and why children worldwide have fallen in love with this innovative mode of transportation.

  The roots of the bike bus movement can be traced back to 2020 in Spain when two teachers from El Petit Miguel school in Vic embarked on a mission to accompany nine children to school by bicycle. Navigating busy and polluted streets, the initiative faced a temporary setback due to the pandemic but experienced a resurgence in the fall of the same year. Responding to local demands for secure cycling infrastructure, the “BusBici” was born, marking the inception of the bike bus concept.

• • School Districts Revert to Diesel Because
  Biden’s Electric Buses Can’t Be Repaired

  Lion Electric, Which Received $159 Million in Federal Funds to Manufacture Electric Buses, Is Bankrupt
  
  {The Washington Free Beacon}
  
  

  Aug. 22, 2025 -The Biden administration awarded Canadian electric bus maker Lion Electric $159 million to manufacture 435 school buses between 2022 and 2024, making it the third-largest recipient of such funding. The company has since fallen into bankruptcy, failed to deliver hundreds of the buses it promised, and warned school districts that its dire financial straits prevent it from servicing those in circulation.

  As a result, many of those districts are turning back to diesel.

• • US Mines are Literally Throwing Away Critical Minerals

  There’s Enough Lithium in One Year of U.S. Mine Waste to Power 10 Million Electric Vehicles
  
  
  
  

  August 21, 2025 -The United States is home to dozens of active mines. Some extract copper, while others dig for iron. Whatever the resource, however, it usually makes up a small fraction of the rock pulled from the ground. The rest is typically ignored. Wasted.

  “We’re only producing a few commodities,” said Elizabeth Holley, a professor of mining engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. “The question is: What else is in those rocks?”

• • Chevy’s New Electric Truck Just
  Went 1,059 Miles on a Single Charge

  It Shattered the EV Range Record
  
  
  
  

  August 21, 2025 -Since they basically became mainstream, the biggest question around electric vehicles (EVs) has been range. How far can an EV really go before it runs out of charge? Until now, even the best production models have struggled to go much beyond 500 miles in real-world conditions.

  Until not too long ago, the official record for the longest EV drive on a single charge stood at 749 miles (~1,205 km) by the Lucid Air Grand Touring. But you’d be surprised to know that it got shattered within a month.

  General Motors (GM) has announced that its 2026 Chevrolet Silverado EV Work Truck has traveled an astonishing 1,059.2 miles (~1,704 km) on a single charge, more than double its official EPA-estimated range of 493 miles. .

• • A Month After Hybrid-Electric
  Conversion, Ferry Pulled From Service

  Work Is Continuing to “Find Out Exactly What Happened”
  
  {The Seattle Times}
  
  

  August 19, 2025 -Less than a month after returning to the state fleet, the converted hybrid-electric ferry Wenatchee has been waylaid for days as Washington State Ferries crews work on a mechanical failure that caused the boat to unexpectedly lose power.

  Pulling the ferry from service hasn’t affected overall sailing schedules, ferry officials said. Since returning to full-time service on July 24, the Wenatchee has been running between Seattle and Bainbridge Island, following its 22-month, $133 million conversion from diesel to hybrid-electric power.

• • Why Can’t the U.S. Build 5-Minute E.V. Chargers?

  Chinese Automakers have Rolled Out Chargers that Can Mostly Recharge a Car’s Battery in About Five Minutes. Yet U.S. Technology Lags Far Behind
  
  
  
  

  August 19, 2025 -China is dominating the electric vehicle market globally, accounting for more than 70 percent of global manufacturing in 2024, according to the International Energy Agency. Its E.V. makers have pulled ahead of U.S. car companies on both price and technology.

  Case in point: the five-minute charger.

  This past spring, two major Chinese companies announced breakthroughs in battery technology that will enable electric vehicles to drive hundreds of miles on a five-minute charge. After traveling to China to test drive new fast-charging cars sold by BYD, Patrick George, the editor in chief of InsideEVs, said Chinese models were “pretty much a generation or two ahead of the rest of the world.”

• • A Biden EV Charger Project is Reinvented for the Trump Era

  After Losing in Court, the Transportation Department Says It Will Lift Its Freeze of Federal Funds Allocated to Build Out Charging Stations On Highways
  
  
  
  

  August 15, 2025 -The Trump administration is planning to unfreeze funding for electric vehicle charging, restoring billions of dollars made available under President Joe Biden to fill the gaps in a national network that is still growing despite the White House’s retreat from backing battery-powered cars.

  A federal judge ruled in June that officials had overstepped their authority in halting the funding, echoing a congressional watchdog’s finding a month earlier that officials had no authority to withhold the money.

• • We Have Clean Energy. If Only We Could Get it to EVs

  A Congested Power Grid Stands in the Way of Electric Vehicles Being Truly Green, But Small, Targeted Upgrades Could Fix the Problem
  
  
  
  

  August 14, 2025 -Battery-powered vehicles are plugged as a way to cut the transport sector emissions. But the outdated transmission grid in the United States is a major obstacle keeping EVs from delivering on their emissions-reduction promise, researchers say in a new study published in Nature Communications.

  That’s because even though the share of wind and solar energy is increasing dramatically, the country’s congested grid cannot deliver that clean energy to EV chargers. So even if all cars in the United States were battery-powered, that wouldn’t significantly cut emissions unless the country also updated its grid, the researchers show.

• • Hungary’s Bet on EV Battery Boom Hits Bumps in the Road

  Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Wants To Turn His Country Into a European Battery Hub, But Environmental Opposition to Factories and Stagnating EV Demand Threaten the Plan
  
  

  August 14, 2025 -In recent years, billions of dollars in investment have poured into Hungary with the promise to create thousands of jobs and support Europe’s green transition, but stagnating EV demand and strong environmental opposition to new “gigafactories” have dogged Orbán’s showcase economic strategy.

  Many battery producers in Europe are delaying or shelving plans to expand due to uncertainties about profit levels going forward as battery prices fall, according to the International Energy Agency – and the downturn hasn’t spared manufacturers in Hungary.

• • California Utility Launches ‘Replicable
  Model’ For Electrifying School Bus Fleets

  PG&E and The Mobility House have Launched a Groundbreaking Vehicle-To-Grid Electric School Bus Fleet With Fremont Unified School District
  
  {FACTOR THIS}
  
  

  August 12, 2025 -California utility Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), in partnership with Fremont Unified School District (FUSD) and The Mobility House (TMH), recently commissioned one of California’s most advanced vehicle-to-grid (V2G) electric school bus fleets. PG&E calls the August announcement a “major milestone” in clean transportation, grid resilience, and student health.

  FUSD is now equipped to power and manage a growing fleet of 14 electric school buses, including four Thomas Built and 10 Blue Bird buses. PG&E and the Mobility House installed six high-power bidirectional V2G direct current (DC) fast chargers, and plan to put in two additional high-power unidirectional chargers in 2026, which will give the school district access to 22 electric vehicle (EV) chargers in all (six new ones, plus 14 previously-installed low-power chargers). This infrastructure will support the displacement of six internal combustion engine buses, with four new electric buses entering service this year and two more in 2026.

• • Ford is Doubling Down On Electric Vehicles

  Here's Why
  
  {AXIOS}
  
  

  August 12, 2025 -Ford's decision to invest $5 billion in a new family of electric vehicles might seem crazy at this point, given how much the political winds have shifted against EVs since President Trump took office.

  Widen the lens, however, and Ford's big bet is the only natural choice in the face of existential threats to its business.

  The big picture: More and more mainstream car buyers can't afford to buy a new Ford, which sells for an average of $56,000.

• • A Startup Promised 45,000 EV Jobs to Struggling Towns, But...

  They’re Still Waiting
  
  {floodlight}
  
  

  August 11, 2025 -They came with promises of transformation: thousands of jobs, surging salaries and a foothold in the booming electric vehicle market.

  Imola Automotive USA, a Boca Raton, Florida-based startup, pitched officials in small, struggling towns in Georgia, Oklahoma and Arkansas on a bold vision. The company planned to build six EV plants, create 45,000 jobs — and help these impoverished communities secure a place in America’s green future.

  But more than 18 months later, the company hasn’t broken ground on a single site. And its top executive — whose background is in television and athletic shoes, not automotive manufacturing — has gone silent.

• • America’s Clean Hydrogen Dreams Are Fading Again

  The Market For the Clean-Burning Fuel Remains Nascent
  
  
  
  

  August 11, 2025 -The promise of an abundant and clean-burning alternative to oil and natural gas has captivated generations of politicians, executives and environmentalists.

  As far back as 1977, when oil prices were a big concern in the United States, a Cadillac Seville fueled by hydrogen drove in President Jimmy Carter’s inaugural parade.

  More recently, a signature law under President Joseph R. Biden Jr. offered generous tax credits to companies that made hydrogen in ways that release little or no carbon dioxide. That spurred a flood of investment announcements by many businesses.

  But the hype around the fuel is fading fast — and not for the first time.

• • Oil States Accused of Using Scare Tactics
  in Bid to Sink Green Shipping Deal

  Saudi Arabia, Iran and Other Oil-Reliant Countries are Campaigning to Stop The Adoption of the IMO’s Net-zero Framework in October
  
  {CLIMATE HOME NEWS}
  
  

  August 7, 2025 -A group of eight oil- and gas-exporting nations has urged governments not to adopt a pact aimed at cutting the shipping industry’s carbon emissions, saying the deal’s targets are too ambitious and could backfire.

  Global shipping accounts for about 2% of total greenhouse gas emissions, but the eight countries said it would be “premature” for the pact to be adopted at a meeting of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) in October, a written submission to the UN shipping body showed.

• • Grid Congestion Stymies Climate
  Benefit from U.S. Vehicle Electrification

  The Us Grid is Too Clogged to Deliver the Full Climate Payoff from Switching to EVs
  
  {energy central}
  
  

  August 6, 2025 -Even if half of US generation came from renewables, today’s transmission limits would leave ~644M tons of CO? a year from vehicle operations—almost all because clean power can’t get to where cars are charging.

  Researchers found that upgrading just 3–13% of high-voltage lines in the right places could clear the bottlenecks, letting a 50% renewable grid power a fully electrified vehicle fleet with near-zero operational emissions.

• • Electric Scooter Accident Report 2025

  Convenience Comes At A Cost That Is Not Always Clear From A Product’s Sales Tag
  
  {eridehero}
  
  

  Aug. 5, 2025 -With cars and planes, a large part of that cost is the environmental toll the vehicles continue to take. But in the case of electric scooters — which have the potential to reduce transport’s toll on the environment — the cost is felt through an alarming growth in road injuries.

  One study from UCLA found that the annual cost of e-scooter and bicycle hospitalizations rose nearly five times over between 2016 and 2024, as micromobility entered the mainstream. It also found that e-scooter injuries are more likely to involve bone fractures, paralysis or major surgery than bike injuries, and are more likely to happen to the young.

• • Idaho Falls Power Moving Forward
  With Opening EV Charging Stations

  Getting That Needed Charge
  
  {FACTOR THIS}
  
  

  July 31, 2025 -Thanks to fast-tracking their project, officials with Idaho Falls Power are moving forward with building new electric vehicle charging stations at a time when work on many other federally-funded EV charging programs has been put on hold.

  Idaho Falls Power officials say they are on track to receive a shipment of electric vehicle charging equipment as soon as this week and plan to open the first of four EV charging stations this fall.

  The majority of the funding for the $3.75 million project comes from a federal U.S. Department of Transportation Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grant Program corridor grant that Idaho Falls Power applied for in 2023.

• • The US Added 4,200 new DC Fast Charging Ports

  And That’s Just Q2
  
  {electrek}
  
  

  July 28, 2025 -Despite growing uncertainty around federal EV charging policy, fast-charging infrastructure in the US isn’t slowing down — it’s doing the opposite.

  A new industry report from EV charging data firm Paren shows that 2025 is shaping up to be a record-breaking year for DC fast charger deployment. The “State of the Industry Report: US EV Fast Charging – Q2 2025” forecasts a 19% year-over-year jump in port installations – 16,700 new fast charging ports – and that’s on top of a record 2024.

• • Elon Musk is Turning US Liberals Off
  Not Just Tesla But Electric Vehicles in General

  Disgust at the CEO’s Rightwing Activism is Casting a Pall But Conservatives are No More Likely To Buy EVs
  
  
  
  

  July 30, 2025 -US liberals have become so disgusted with Tesla since Elon Musk’s rightward turn that they are now not only far less likely to purchase the car brand but also less willing to buy any type of electric car, new research has found.

  The popularity of Tesla among liberal-minded Americans has plummeted since Musk, Its chief executive and the world’s richest person, allied himself with Donald Trump and helped propel the president to election victory last year.

• • EV Charging Gets a Do-Over

  Walmart, For Example, Plans to Install EV Charging Stations at Thousands of Its Locations by 2030
  
  {AXIOS}
  
  

  May. 14, 2025 -Electric vehicle charging has been a mess for years — with inconvenient, inoperable and isolated stations holding back EV adoption.

  Now, the industry is experiencing a rare do-over, with a greater focus on amenities, safety, reliability and brand loyalty. Call it Charging 2.0.

  Why it matters: Automakers have invested $130 billion since 2019 to electrify their fleets, overhaul their factories and establish new battery supply chains in the U.S.

  But it could all be wasted if they can't reassure potential EV buyers that they'll have someplace to plug in.

• • Not the Trail of Tears, But the Trail of Tires

  One of the Longest Rubber-Bearing Trails in the U.S. Has Opened at T.O. Fuller State Park.
  
  

  June 6, 2023 -According to a news release, Tennessee State Parks, the Department of Transportation and local leader cut the ribbon on the on the new 2.5 miles hard-surface walking biking trail.

  Volunteers and local contractors gathered more than 24,000 tires that had been illegally dumped in the park to make the trail

• • Think You Need Another Car?

  Consider an E-Bike Instead
  
  
  

  Oct. 17, 2023 -When Kawthar Duncan immigrated to Detroit from Syria at age 12, she couldn’t ride a bicycle. With no money to buy a bike, she learned how to ride at local parks or friends’ houses. But by the time she arrived in San Francisco at age 26, Duncan hadn’t touched handlebars in years.

  “The thought of bikers being in the same area as cars always freaked me out,” she says. “So I never looked into it.”

  But with one child in kindergarten and another in day care, the family needed ways to get around. A second car would create nearly as many problems as it solved, from expenses to parking headaches. So Duncan’s husband suggested an electric bicycle, or e-bike.

• • Hydrogen Helicopters Are Here

  Developed by Piasecki

  [AVIATION WEEK], Mar. 17, 2023 -Piasecki Aircraft is on track to fly the first piloted hydrogen-powered helicopter by year’s end after partner ZeroAvia demonstrated the performance potential of its fuel cell in initial tests of a prototype power module. U.S. rotorcraft developer Piasecki plans to convert an ultralight helicopter...

  To read the complete article, you must be an Aviation Week subscriber.

• • ZeroAvia - Truly Clean Flight

  The World’s First Zero-Emission Engines for Commercial Aviation

  Their mission: a Hydrogen-Electric Engine in Every Aircraft

  A passionate team of over 250 employees and growing. Focused on hydrogen-electric propulsion and fueling solutions to address a variety of markets, initially targeting a 300-mile range in 9–19 seat aircraft by the end of 2025, and up to 700-mile range in 40–80 seat aircraft by 2027.

• • What to Know About Electric Cars

  Here Are Five Things
  
  

  Aug. 3, 2023 -Electric cars are more popular today, but there’s still a lot that people don’t know about them. In this blog post, we will share five things you may not have known about electric cars.

  For example, did you know that the first electric car was invented in 1832? That’s right, electric cars have been around for over 100 years! They were actually more popular than gasoline cars in the early 1900s, but they were eventually replaced by gasoline cars due to their shorter range and longer charging times.

• • Clean Maritime Technologies

  Accelerating Clean Maritime Innovation and Growth

  {University of Plymouth}June, 2023, Accelerating Clean Maritime Innovation and Growth

  Clean Maritime refers to the activities undertaken to achieve this, such as decarbonizing vessel propulsion systems or investigating methods of antifouling with lower environmental impact.

• • Nickel Mining: the Hidden
  Environmental Cost of Electric Cars

  The Extraction of Nickel Comes with Environmental and Health Costs
  
  

  Aug 24, 2023 - As countries the world over legislate to phase out petrol and diesel cars, attention is turning to the environmental impact of mining the materials needed for electric vehicle batteries.

  This additional scrutiny has largely focused on ethical concerns with cobalt and lithium supply chains, despite Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s observation last year that the lithium ion batteries his vehicles use are mostly made of nickel and graphite, with lithium itself merely “the salt on the salad”.

• • The First 3D-Printed Battery Cell

  The Potential For EVs is Great
  
  

  Feb. 21, 2023 -As the mobility and EV industry converges around a seemingly limited array of battery sizes and just three form factors, California-based Sakuu is suggesting a very different, seemingly endless range of possibilities—like future cells sized and shaped for products.

  The manufacturing hook behind this proposition is 3D printing. While there have been a few attempts at 3D batteries before, Sakuu claims that as of December 2022 it’s the first “company of record to 3D-print fully functional batteries in custom shapes and sizes with patterned openings for thermal management in a completely dry process.”

• • A 1,300-Mile All-Electric Road Trip
  With e-RV Electric Concept Motorhome

  =Winnebago Industries
  Completes the Task

  Jun. 16, 2022, WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES -The leading outdoor lifestyle product manufacturer, just completed a more than 1,300-mile All Electric RV Road Trip with the e-RV, the first all-electric zero emission motorhome concept from a major RV manufacturer.

  The e-RV was introduced in January at the Florida RV Super Show by the company’s Advanced Technology Group as a fully functional, all-electric concept vehicle that redefines efficiency, comfort and functionality. The latest road trip further affirms the growing feasibility of electric powered RV travel—the primary objective of the road trip.

• • Prince Charles' Car Runs On Cheese and Wine Byproducts

  His Aston Martin Has Been Converted to Run On a Blend Made of 85% Bioethanol and 15% Unleaded Petrol, Known as E85

  The Guardian, Oct 11, 2021 -Burnishing his green credentials before the Cop26 summit, it was with pride that Prince Charles revealed that he runs his Aston Martin on “surplus English white wine and whey from the cheese process”.

• • Are EV Batteries Recyclable?

  Something to Think About
  
  

  July, 2022 -As electric vehicle (EV) sales continue to increase, questions about how these cars and their batteries will be disposed of have been top of mind for current owners, future buyers, policymakers, and many experts in the automotive industry.

• • The Upcycled Car

  Innovations in Automaking Are Already Incorporating Carbon Dioxide Into New Vehicles You Can Buy Today
  
  

  Jan. 1, 2022 -A year from now, a truck wends its way through scenic Swiss villages, delivering milk from the country’s famous Alpine cows. Like almost all light vehicles today, it is powered by gasoline formed underground over millions of years and pulled from the earth thousands of miles away. But there is a crucial difference.

  The CO2 released by the internal combustion of gasoline in this milk run does not all escape into the atmosphere, for this truck has two gas tanks: one for its fossil fuel, but also a second one to store about 90 percent of the greenhouse gas it generates as it putters about the countryside.

• • The World's First Hydrogen-Powered Passenger Trains

  The First Ever Rail Line to Be Entirely Run on Hydrogen-Power

  CNN travel, Aug. 24, 2022 - Fourteen hydrogen trains powered by fuel cell propulsion will exclusively run on the route in Bremervörde, Lower Saxony. The 93 million euro ($92.3 million) deal has been struck by state subsidiary Landesnahverkehrsgesellschaft Niedersachsen (LVNG), the owners of the railway, and Alstom, builders of the Coradia iLint trains. The Elbe-Weser Railways and Transport Company (EVB), which will operate the trains, and gas and engineering company Linde, are also part of the project.

• • Trucks With Solar Roofs - Welcome Aboard

  This is Becoming a Thing
  —a Good Thing

  Nov. 1, 2021, (CleanTechnica)- Now, vehicles like the “never charge” Aptera and the Sono Sion are proving that solar can power at least a good chunk of people’s driving — but can it work for larger vehicles?

  The answer isn’t a hard “No” like it once was. The amount of “Yes” is on the rise, even for people who don’t want to drive a “clown truck.”

• • A New Commercial Hydrogen-
  Electric Plane in on the Scene

  It Will Boast a 500 Mile Range

  Oct. 27, 2021, (INTERESTING ENGINEERING), -A new aviation partnership could see commercial hydrogen-electric airliners take to the skies. The parent company of Alaska Airlines, Alaska Air Group, is partnering with zero-emission aviation firm ZeroAvia to develop a hydrogen-electric powertrain for a 76-seater passenger airliner, a press statement reveals.

  The two companies say that their ZA2000 hydrogen-electric powertrain will have a power output of 2,000-5,000 kW and a range of 500 miles (804 km). The powertrain will initially be fitted into a full-size De Havilland Q400 aircraft. Alaska Air also announced it has invested in ZeroAvia with a view to helping it meet its goal of net-zero emissions by 2040.

• • Powering All Supercharges With Renewable Energy

  Tesla Plans to Do It ASAP

  April, 2021, (electric)-Tesla apparently made an Earth Day announcement that flew under the radar: The automaker intends to power all Supercharger stations with renewable energy this year.

  The electric vehicle revolution needs to be powered by renewable energy in order for its full positive effect on the environment to be felt.

• • The Solar Motorhome is Here

  Now You Can Move In
  and Move at the Same Time

  Oct. 8, 2021, (REUTERS), -A solar-powered motorhome, shaped like a huge elongated teardrop, silently rolled into Madrid on Friday as part of a month-long journey from the Netherlands to southern Spain to highlight more sustainable modes of transport.

  Engineering students at the Technical University of Eindhoven in the Netherlands created the blue and white vehicle, named Stella Vita - Latin for "star" and "life" - to inspire car makers and politicians to accelerate the transition toward green energy.

  The adrticle includes a short video.

• • Eviation's All-Electric Luxury
  Aircraft Is About to Take Flight

  It Has an Impressive
  500-Mile Rang

  Jun. 29, 2021, (INTERESTING ENGINEERING) -If you have to fly sustainably, then you might as well do it with class.

  This seems to be the apt strategy for a company currently prepping its all-electric nine-seat luxury plane for flights, which can fly 440 nautical miles (506 miles, 814 km) on one, singular charge of its colossal 820 kWh battery pack, after crucial flight test hardware was successfully delivered, according to a recent press release.

• • How Green Can We Make Air Travel?

  And How Soon?

  Sep. 23, 2021, (National Geographic) -Talk with aviation experts about whether commercial flight can ever go green. The fact is this: Everything you can think of that’s spurring a green revolution on the ground will be of little help in the sky anytime soon. Solar panels, wind turbines, electric engines, high-storage batteries, hydrogen fuel cells, magnetic levitation—they are all, bluntly put, useless at present when it comes to the technological challenge of launching a few hundred people into the stratosphere and carrying them thousands of miles. Here’s the figure: More than 80 percent of humanity has never flown at all.

• • Locomotives of the Future Will Run On Solar Power

  Solar Panels Could Help
  Spark a Solar Power Revolution
  in the Railroad Industry

  Aug. 24, 2021, (CleanTechnica)- The creators of the solar-powered locomotive of the future were aiming to set a Guinness record for speed last weekend, and that is more than just your ordinary attention-getting stunt. Demonstrating the functionality of PV panels on rail cars could help set the stage for solar power to knock diesel fuel out of the railroad business. No word yet on the official results, but solar is beginning to wiggle its way into a field dominated by fossil fuel.

  Bye-bye, diesel engines.

• • British Airways Partners
  with Sustainable Jet Fuel Company

  The Fuel Used
  is Sustainable Ethanol

  Feb. 10, 2021, (Treehugger) -Earlier this week, British Airways announced that it is investing in LanzaJet, a technology and innovation company that’s aiming to create "sustainable aviation fuel" (SAF) at scale. Specifically, the initiative is geared toward building the first commercial-scale production facility in Georgia. The announcement comes in addition to the airline’s existing partnership with a separate SAF company called Velocys, which could see production at a UK-based facility starting in 2025.

• • The Chinese City With Almost 40,000 E-Busses and E-Taxis

  Shenzhen, a City That
  Has Reached a Future That
  the U.S. Can Only Dream About.

  Feb. 14, 2021 (Forbes) -The city, home to about 12 million people, has made a wholesale conversion to electric transportation, with 16,000 Electric Buses and 22,000 Electric Taxis, as Fully Charged explains in the video at bottom (via Electrek and InsideEVs).

  Shenzhen is the home base of BYD, one of the largest electric vehicle makers in the world.

• • How Compressed Air Can Fuel a Car

  How the Air Car Works

  July 28, 2021 (HowStuffWorks) - Compressing a gas into a small space is a way to store energy. When the gas expands again, that energy is released to do work. That's the basic principle behind what makes an air car go.­ ­

  The first air cars will have air compressors built into them. After a brisk drive, you'll be able to take the car home, put it into the garage and plug in the compressor. The compressor will use air from around the car to refill the compressed air tank. Unfortunately, this is a rather slow method of refueling and will probably take up to two hours for a complete refill.

  If the idea of an air car catches on, air refueling stations will become available at ordinary gas stations, where the tank can be refilled much more rapidly with air that's already been compressed. Filling your tank at the pump will probably take about three minutes [source: Cornell].

• • The All-Electric Racing Plane Flight

  It's Sure to Make History!

  April 22, 2021 (AIRRACEE) -History will be made in Summer 2021 as an all-electric racing aircraft takes to the skies for the very first time – a landmark moment for Air Race E, its partners and the aviation industry as a whole. And what better time to have announced than Earth Day 2021.

  Air Race E – the world’s first all-electric air race series – will get underway in 2022 with many of the world’s top pilots going head-to-head at a number of high-profile events around the globe. The aircraft will race just ten metres above the ground at speeds of up to 450km/h (280mph), and this latest development represents a huge milestone for the pioneering series.

• • United Airlines: No Choice But to Go Green

  If Aviation Were a country, it
  Would Be a Top CO2 Emitter

  Apr. 26, 2021 (Deutsche Welle)-Flying is one of the most carbon-intensive ways to get around. About 2-3% of global carbon emissions come from aviation, which means that, if the sector were a country, it would be the sixth-largest source of CO2 in the world.

  Besides these emissions from burning jet fuel, planes streaking across the sky also release gases and water vapor into the atmosphere that contribute further to global warming.

  The aviation industry has committed to halving its net CO2 emissions from 2005 levels by 2050. But the technology that could allow people to keep boarding planes without further damaging the planet doesn't exist yet. So making this green future a reality is going to require a huge transformation.

• • How ‘Green’ Are Electric Cars?

  What Their
  "Greenness" Depends Upon

  Apr. 2, 2021 (Renewable Energy World) -The International Energy Agency predicts that by 2030, 125 million electric vehicles will be owned around the world and the UK government aims for almost every car and van on the road to be zero emission by 2050.

  But just how green are they?

  Electric cars are undoubtedly cleaner than fossil fuel run cars. Although more energy is required to make electric vehicles than petrol, you still save more energy in the long run. The deficit is paid off quickly and even, when with no alternative, the electricity used to charge the vehicles is driven by fossil fuels, they are still greener.

• • Rolls-Royce's New, All-Electrical Airplane Engine

  Now, Recent Tests
  Have Been Successful

  (ZME SCIENCE), -Sept. 30, The company has announced in a blog post that it successfully completed the testing of the technology that will underpin its range of electric airplanes. The testing was part of Rolls-Royce’s ACCEL initiative, which aims to “build the fastest all-electric plane the world has ever seen”.

  The testing didn’t involve a proper aircraft, but rather a full-scale model of the front part of the ionBird — which is what Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited has christened their future plane.

  Still, the model included all the bits that needed testing. The electric engine developed around 500 horsepower, requiring 6,000 lithium-ion energy cells to do so. All in all, they store enough energy to fly the plane for around 320 km (~200 miles) at 480 km/h (~300 mph). To put things into perspective, the company explains that is roughly enough power to supply 250 houses, although they do not say for how long.

• • How Would You Like That Car Printed?

  Your Next Car Could Be A 3D
  -Printed Electric Car

  Mar. 24, 2018 -With all the talk of hyper-performance electric vehicles (EV) and other ‘unobtainium’ cars, we’re happy to report a refreshing story that should appease those unhappy with electric vehicle (EV) affordability. How about a 3D-printed EV for $7,500? And the best part is that you won’t have to wait for it very long.

  Click to read more from Clean Technica.

• • Eco Power (Rules the Waves)

  Changing the World
  One Wave at a Time

  July 24, 2019,(Scientific American) - EWPG Holding AB is a Swedish company, founded in Tel Aviv, Israel, in 2011, that has developed a patented, smart and cost-efficient technology for turning ocean and sea waves into green electricity. Eco Wave Power is the only wave energy company in the world, to own and operate a wave energy array, which is connected to the grid in accordance with a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA).

• • Turn Almost Any Bike Into an Electric Bike

  Copenhagen Wheel Turns Any
  Bike Into an Electric Bike

  April, 2017 (Curbed.com)-From bike shares to newly redesigned electric bikes, there are more options than ever for biking in American cities. Bike companies are also working to change the industry, specifically through the use of “power-boosting technology.”

  Pedal-addicts might remember when the prototype of the bright red Copenhagen Wheel was released by a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lab in 2009. The company Superpedestrian—which launched in 2013—just debuted a new version of the product to consumers after years of intense anticipation and improvements.

• • SUVs Have the Carbon Footprint
  of a Major Industrial Nation

  The Market for These Cars Booms
  Despite Campaigns to Reduce Emissions

  Feb. 10, 2022, (The New Statesman)-Talk of sustainability is everywhere — whether in the installation of heat pumps in our homes, the expanding meat-free sections in our supermarkets, or in the cries of “climate hypocrisy” whenever a politician takes a private jet. One area seemingly unaffected by the green movement, however, is in the high-end sports utility vehicle (SUV) market.

• • ZeroAvia Plans First Commercial Hydrogen Flight

  It's a 760-Seater

  Nov. 1, 2021, (NEW ATLAS)- Hydrogen aviation pioneer ZeroAvia has announced its biggest zero-emissions H2 aircraft yet: a 76-seat airliner it's building with Alaska Airlines and hoping to fly in 2023 – as well as its commercial H2 flight between London and Rotterdam in 2024.

  These groundbreaking commercial flights will cover the 200-mile (320 km) distance between London and Rotterdam The Hague airport carrying 19 people, and at this stage it looks like they'll be the first commercial, international hydrogen flights in the world. This will be a significant moment, as the airline sector needs hydrogen powertrains if it's to begin decarbonizing air travel.

• • Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin for
  Hydrogen-oxygen Storage Tech Reward

  NASA Has Awarded Him $10m

  Sep. 27, 2019, (GeekWire) -Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is on the top of the funding list for a newly announced round of “Tipping Point” funding from NASA for technologies that could be applied to exploration and settlement of the moon and Mars.

  Headquartered in Kent, Wash., Blue Origin will be awarded $10 million to conduct a ground-based demonstration of hydrogen and oxygen liquefaction and storage.

• • The Great Electric Airplane Race

  Will Electric Planes Lead
  to Flying Taxis in Our Cities?

  May 26, 2021, (NoVA) -Can new emission-free electric planes replace our polluting airliners and revolutionize personal transportation in our cities? NOVA takes you for a ride in some impressive prototypes that are already in the air, from speedy single-seat planes that can take off like a helicopter but are half as noisy to “self-flying” air taxis that are already taking passengers on test flights in Chinese cities.

  But if electric airplanes are ever to advance beyond small, short-haul craft, significant hurdles of battery weight, energy storage, and cooling remain to be overcome. How long will it be before the dream of super-quiet, super-efficient airliners becomes a reality? (Premiered May 26, 2021)

• • Blue Hydrogen is Worse for Climate than Fossil Fuels

  Not All Hydrogen Fuel is the Same

  Aug. 14, 2021 (ZME Science), - Blue hydrogen, an energy source that involves obtaining hydrogen by using methane in natural gas, is usually described as a low-carbon option for generating electricity, powering vehicles, and even heating buildings. But researchers believe it may actually cause more harm to the climate than conventional fossil fuels.

  In a new study, a team from Stanford and Cornell universities found that the CO2 footprint of blue hydrogen is more than 20% greater than that generated by natural gas or coal and around 60% higher than burning diesel oil for heat. The finding comes at the time the Biden administration is funding a set of regional hydrogen hubs.

• • Link E-scooters Might Transform Micromobility

  This Smarter, Stronger
  Scooter from Superpedestrian
  Plays Well with Cities

  June 30, 2021, (Treehugger) -There are many (including yours truly) who believe that micromobility is the future of urban transportation; that powerful little batteries, and smart electronics will make it possible for many people to get where they need to go without cars. In these pandemic days, a lot of people want to get around without being squished into public transit.

• • The World’s 1st Zero-Emission Tanker

  Project Will Use
  Corvus Energy Storage System

  Feb. 13, 2021 (CleanTechnica) -Corvus Energy was selected to provide an energy storage system (ESS) to Kawasaki Heavy Industries for the zero-emissions electric e5 tanker it is building, the world’s first zero-emissions tanker. The electric tanker is under construction for Tokyo’s Asahi Tanker Co.

  The battery-powered vessel was designed by e5 Lab Inc., which is a consortium of leading Japanese shipping and maritime services companies.

• • Tiny Sunlight Powered Aircraft Are About to Take Off

  Light is All that’s Needed
  to Levitate These Microfliers

  Feb. 12, 2021 (ScienceNews) -Flight isn’t easy at the edge of space. But tiny “microfliers” could soar high in Earth’s atmosphere fueled only by sunlight, experiments suggest.

  At heights between about 50 and 80 kilometers above Earth’s surface, in what’s known as the mesosphere, the atmosphere is so thin that airplanes and balloons can’t stay aloft. But mechanical engineer Mohsen Azadi and colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania saw promise in a technique that uses light to levitate objects.

• • Battery Powered EVs - the Most Efficient So Far

  The Chart Shows Why

  June 10, 2020 (CleanTechnica) -The page features a chart explaining the reasons why battery electric wins the efficiency race.

• • To Clear Santiago’s Smog, Chile Pushes Electric Taxis

  The Government Program Would
  Cover Up to $11,000 Toward a New
  EV Plus Home Charging Equipment,

  Mar. 4, 2021 (Bloomberg CityLab), -Nestled in a valley at the foot of the Andes, the Chilean capital of Santiago is often shrouded in smog, especially in winter, when seasonal air inversions can trap pollutants over the city of more than 5 million people. Other major cities in Chile, such as Temuco and Osorno, sometimes face some of the world’s worst air quality levels due to the extensive use of wood for heating.

  The Chilean government says that about 10 million Chileans are exposed to air pollution levels above those recommended by the World Health Organization, contributing to about 4,000 deaths every year. Air quality improvements could lead to health savings of $8 billion per year, according to government data.

• • Israel:A Driving Force Behind The Cars Of Tomorrow

  At The Wheel: Why Israel
  Is A Driving Force
  Behind The Cars Of Tomorrow

  Aug. 2, 2018 (nocamels)-Autonomous vehicles, electrification, connected cars and shared transport are the megatrends now remaking the auto industry. Offshoots of these four main forces include ways to detect sleepy drivers, infotainment solutions, digital cockpits, intelligent transport systems, vehicle cybersecurity, and satellite navigation technologies.

  The Israeli companies in the car arena address all these needs as well as future ones.

• • UPS Orders 10,000 Electric Delivery Vans

  UPS Orders 10,000 Electric
  Delivery Vans From Arrival

  Jan. 29, 2020, CleanTechnica -When Hyundai and KIA announced last week that they were jointly investing $100 million in UK startup Arrival, they probably knew something we didn’t know — until now. UPS has signed a deal with Arrival to buy 10,000 of its electric delivery vans between now and 2024 and to possibly purchase another 10,000 after that.

  The vans will be placed in service in the UK, Europe, and North America. UPS has also invested an undisclosed amount in the company.

• • E-Vehicles Did Not Begin in the Current Era

  Electric Transportation History

  PBS.org, Mar.15, 2019

  1832-39 Scottish inventor Robert Anderson invents the first crude electric carriage powered by non-rechargeable primary cells.

  1835: American Thomas Davenport is credited with building the first practical electric vehicle -- a small locomotive.

  1859: French physicist Gaston Planté invents the rechargeable lead-acid storage battery. In 1881, his countryman Camille Faure will improve the storage battery's ability to supply current and invent the basic lead-acid battery used in automobiles.

• • The Highway or the Wattway!

  First Wattway Solar Road Pilot In
  U.S. Pops Up In Rural Georgia

  Feb. 7, 2017 - The first Wattway solar road pilot in America has popped up in rural west Georgia. The Ray C. Anderson Foundation, named for sustainable manufacturing pioneer Ray Anderson, is testing renewable technologies along an 18-mile stretch of road, and recently installed 538 square feet of Colas‘ Wattway solar road system near the border between Georgia and Alabama.