The Hybrid’s Dirty Little Secret: Part 3
It looks like both the current models of hybrid and electric are stopgap solutions. While both options are “greener” than driving a gas-powered car, they still don’t make any permanent resolutions. Instead, they just shift the problems elsewhere. It’s a typical, and temporary: Out of sight, out of mind.
The Hybrid’s Dirty Little Secret: Part 2
In this era of global warming, energy crises, high gas prices, and deadly oil wars, most of us are just waiting for the gas powered car to go extinct. The hybrid car and its offspring, the electric car, are considered to be its successors, the solutions to our detrimental ways. But are these vehicles really the answers to our prayers?
The Hybrid’s Dirty Little Secret: Part 1
In the realm of Motor Vehicles, there’s been an ongoing struggle between cars like the Prius and cars like the Hummer. Clearly on opposite sides of the spectrum, these two vehicles are often viewed as vehicular good and evil. However, every Good Guy has a secret, and as it turns out, the Prius is no exception.
Tesla: a Green and Pricey Dream
How would you like to zip around the freeways in a sleek, eerily silent sports car made of carbon-fiber, equipped with state-of-the-art electronics and emitting no greenhouse gases (GHG) at all?
Rideshare Reality Check: A View from the PickupPal Driver’s Seat
Today, February 12, is a VERY important day in the Ridesharing Community. Why? Today is the centenary birthday of Charles Darwin, the scientific genius who gave the world the theory of natural selection.
Bumper Sticker for the Times: If I Had Ridden My Bike Today, You Could Have Parked Here
Cyclists can show wit and attitude as evidenced by the bumper sticker above. I first heard it from Abbie Durkee, professional mountain bike racer and founder of My Alibi, a women’s cycling clothier.
It’s a Bird, it’s a Plane—No, it’s Super Miler!
Warning: this blog may permanently alter the way you drive.
On the outside you’ll still resemble an ordinary citizen. But once you take the wheel of your car, your super powers will yield you 10% to 25% more fuel efficiency than anyone else’s ride can achieve. You’ll be a Super Miler!
It’s electric!
We recently moved to the suburbs. My commute has been cut in half, but I’ve begun to seriously evaluate ditching the car altogether. Price of gas, reducing carbon footprint, and putting tons of miles and the resulting wear and tear on my car are all contributing factors. What to do?
Chevy Volt: First Impressions
In January, 2007 Chevy unveiled their Volt concept car at the Detroit Auto Show. For those of you unfamiliar with the Volt, it’s an electric car capable of running 40 miles on a single charge. For many commuters it promises to get them to work and back on a single charge without using any gas. [...]
Living in ‘Green Land’ on the Coast of California
I happen to live in one of the greenest places on Earth. The lush hills surrounding my house are filled with cattle, dairy cows, and horses. The people who live in our small town of 800 do exactly what you’d expect people in ‘Green Land’ do—we eat local organic food, conserve energy, and [...]
The Hybrid in the Garage
Though this may not be the car in your garage, hybrid cars have evolved to enable substantial reduction in fuel consumption and pollution. They receive their power from a regular gasoline engine and a battery powered electric motor. They offer high mileage by balancing the load on the engine and with some hybrids the energy [...]
VW and Sanyo working on batteries for hybrids
TOKYO — Sanyo and Germany’s Volkswagen AG will develop lithium-ion batteries for hybrid vehicles as global automakers race to develop more environmentally friendly technology.
Japanese electronics maker Sanyo Electric Co. said Wednesday it will invest 80 billion yen ($769 million) to expand production by 2015 of such batteries, with plans to start mass producing them in [...]
Sustainable Planning
Urban planners that are interested in achieving sustainable development or sustainable cities use various design principles and techniques when designing cities and their infrastructure. These include Smart Growth theory, transportation-oriented development, sustainable urban infrastructure and new urbanization. Smart Growth is an urban planning and transportation theory that concentrates growth in the center of a city [...]
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