Infrastructure
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Long Beach Transit will restart bidding for its electric buses, after Federal officials questioned the legitimacy of BYD's original bid.
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Growth In Mass-Transit Usage Outpaces Increase In Miles Driven In U.S.
U.S. mass transit usage continues to grow, while car usage remains stagnant.
Stephen Edelstein -
Feds Block Purchase Of Chinese BYD Electric Buses In Long Beach
A lack of documentation when BYD was first awarded its $12.1 million contract could jeopardize the entire program.
Stephen Edelstein -
California Launches Country's First All-Electric School Bus
Electric school buses can save districts money, and improve children's health.
Stephen Edelstein -
BYD Electric Transit Bus Delivers 155 Miles Of Range In Quebec Test
So far, the controversial BYD electric bus has proven satisfactory in Canadian testing.
Stephen Edelstein -
Obama Promotes Natural-Gas Fueling Stations In State Of The Union Address
Once again, President Barack Obama used the State of the Union Address on Tuesday night to raise the issue of natural gas vehicles as a way of promoting energy independence and cutting the impact of climate change. In his talk, Obama urged the U.S. Congress to support the construction of...
Antony Ingram -
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio belives the horse-drawn carriages are "inhumane."
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Elon Musk's Hyperloop Concept Becomes A Company
Ground may already have been broken for California's high speed rail network, but Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk's competing Hyperloop transport system has moved a step closer to reality. Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) is the new company aimed at turning Musk's pneumatic pod system into...
Antony Ingram -
Gas Tax Unchanged For 20 Years Today; Road Costs, However...
A new report says a fixed gas tax won't be able to keep up with rising road construction costs.
Stephen Edelstein -
LA Metro Chooses Electric Buses From Chinese Company BYD
You might think that the 25 electric buses to be purchased by the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority would be roundly applauded. That's not necessarily the case. LA Metro announced yesterday afternoon that it would spend $30 million to buy up to 25 of the battery-electric buses made...
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Americans Are Driving Less, And Have Been Since 2005
There's a far more effective way of reducing pollution and dependency on oil than buying more efficient cars or going electric: Driving less. It's not an option available to everyone of course, but it certainly helps reduce fuel use. And it's something Americans have been doing in a steady trend...
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Syracuse Non-Profit Replaces Blink Charging Stations, Sues Ecotality
Just as those buying an electric car have a choice of several different models to chose from, there are many different charging stations that individuals, businesses and local government can chose to provide convenient electric car charging. But in Syracuse New York, a non-profit organization is...
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Pittsburgh-based aluminum giant Alcoa has developed a new coating for its aluminum building panels that passively sucks in airborne pollutants and transforms them into harmless substances. Appropriately enough, the new panels are getting one of their first commercial tryouts at a new regional electronics recycling hub in Badin, North Carolina built by the company Electronics Recylers International, Alcoa announced last week. Though the primary purpose of the coating is aesthetic - Alcoa is pitching it as a way to keep smog, bird droppings and other schmutz from collecting on exterior walls -...
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Why CNBC Is Flat-Out Wrong On Electric-Car Charging
The transition from gasoline to plug-in hybrid and fully electric cars will admittedly be a slow one, but sometimes we wonder if our colleagues in the mainstream media would rather the transition not happen at all. At least, that’s the message we got reading an article by the usually balanced...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield -
Clipper Creek Unveils Smallest Electric Car Charging Station yet
Well-established charging station manufacturer Clipper Creek has just unveiled what it claims is the smallest electric vehicle charging station currently available on the market. Costing $995 and weighing in at 7 pounds, the Clipper Creek LCS-25 unit looks like the portable 110V level 1charging...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield -
On Thursday, Why Not Dump The Pump?
Thursday, June 16 marks the sixth annual “National Dump the Pump Day.” A collaboration between the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), the Sierra Club and the Natural Resources Defense Council, Dump the Pump Day encourages commuters to hang up their car keys and give...
Kurt Ernst -
By Royal Appointment? Electric Cars Welcome in Prince of Wales’ Eco-village
While many in the United Kingdom doubt that he will accede his mother Queen Elizabeth II to the throne and become King, HRH the Prince of Wales has never been one to shy away from helping his subjects combine quintessential British values with new technology. His latest project does exactly that...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield -
Can Urine Rescue Hydrogen-Powered Cars?
It's been a rough couple of years for cars powered by hydrogen fuel cells. As the drums beat louder for electric cars--the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, Nissan's upcoming EV, and more--the hydrogen chorus is waning. But perhaps there's hope. And perhaps it's as close as your nearest urinal. Or, more...
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There’s no doubt consumers will be faced with higher gas prices going into the future, and alternatives, like diesel powered cars and hybrids, all have their respective shortcomings. We recently looked at why mainstream automakers refuse to launch more diesel models in the U.S. and, just yesterday, we saw the results of a study that claimed consumers would often be worse off buying a hybrid vehicle if their sole goal was to save cash. However, there’s one distinct alternative that’s often overlooked. It may not be as glamorous or time-efficient as driving your own car, but...
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Top 10 Cities For Commuting By Electric Car
We've taken a look recently at the five EVs we're most looking forward to driving, and another look at the five EVs you should do your best to see at the upcoming 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show. We're clearly at the beginning of something big for personal transportation, an age where electric travel is...
Antony Ingram -
2011 Nissan Leaf Tested On An Island Amongst The Trees
We love cars here at AllCarsElectric, but sometimes there's nothing better than heading out of the cities and away from civilization to enjoy all that nature has to offer. The last thing we'd want when we got there would be to find our favorite retreat filled with motor vehicles and the fumes they...
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California Wants 1 Million Electric Cars On Its Road By 2020
During his 2008 campaign for president, Barack Obama famously said that he wanted one million plug-in cars on U.S. roads by 2015. That's a goal that many experts continue to think will be extremely hard to attain. Now California has adopted the same goal for the state alone, but with a different...
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Even In Motor City, Charging Electric Cars Will Be Cheap
Buyers of electric vehicles can already benefit from several different tax credits, both from the federal government as well as their own respective state authorities (in some cases), but now they stand to benefit on their power bills as well. Detroit Edison, an electricity utility based in...
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Are Public Charging Stations Really Needed for EV Deployment?
There's been a lot of discussion and consideration given to the topic of public charging stations for electric vehicles. The old "chicken verses egg" conundrum is called to mind as auto makers and politicians seem to fumble around without really knowing what to do and where to allocate funds. Will...
Tom Moloughney