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Belfer Center report calls for policymakers to begin taking steps to change policies for funding US transportation infrastructure

Green Car Congress

The US has up to now adhered to the user-fee principle in financing transportation infrastructure—i.e., The demand for new roads and the cost of expanding and maintaining the transportation system have increased with population and economic growth. User Charges Based on Fuel Consumption (Gasoline and Carbon Taxes).

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EV Policy Vacuum continues in Australia

My Electric Car

Back then the rolling out of automotive transport came at a point in time when horse manure was clogging city streets and reaching crisis point for city planners and health authorities. The legacy of the internal combustion engine includes polluted cities, premature deaths, externalised health costs, oil wars and carbon emissions.

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This start-up wants to take on the CV biggies with a new tech-heavy electric truck – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Recently, Tresa has secured preorder of 1,000 trucks from JFK Transporters. This is the overall power drain that we’re expecting. It has already raised some funds in the past from the internal circle and private investors (friends, family, and relatives), and is ready for the coming next investment rounds.

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Ernst Young Survey Finds Roughly 60% of Chinese Consumers Would Consider Purchasing a Plug-in Vehicle

Green Car Congress

These global surveys comprise part of Ernst & Young’s advanced vehicle powertrain initiative, which focuses on the business opportunities and issues companies face in the development of alternative transportation solutions, and is designed to gauge consumer interest and purchase decision factors regarding plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles.

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Peugeot E-Expert walk around and first drive

Drive Electric

The charging flap is located here at the front left of the vehicle, this opens which opens like so to reveal your Type 2 and your CCS connector. The CCS connector is your public rapid charge port. There’s a further little cubby hole here as well and some storage perhaps for your phone once it’s plugged in charging.

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NYC Goes EV

Revenge of the Electric Car

Will Electric Cars Give New York a Charge? Will Electric Cars Give New York a Charge? Many things in your life haven’t changed since 2010 but one thing certainly has: You won’t need to buy gas in order to drive. Plug-in hybrids run on an electrical charge for about 40 miles before switching to gas power.

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Drive Electric Submission: Auckland Transport Parking Strategy

Drive Electric

Drive Electric utilises the expertise of our board, member base and researchers to make well-informed submissions on policy that relates to the decarbonisation of the transport sector. Below is our submission on Auckland’s Draft Parking Strategy by Auckland Transport. Executive Summary.