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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

Green Car Congress

Organized by Shane Chang at Honda Research Institute USA Inc., He calls Stockholm’s neighborhoods a “ string of pearls ” with a balanced use of land for work and housing—and yet Stockholm has relatively high level of car ownership (555 cars/ 1000 inhabitants). TOD is about “ advancing the right kind of a balanced model.

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What’s In It For Me?

Creative Greenius

1][2][3] From 1914 to 1932, Galleani’s followers in the United States (known as i Galleanisti), carried out a series of bombings and assassination attempts against institutions and persons they viewed as class enemies.[1]

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The View From Here Today

Creative Greenius

Our neighborhood is called the “Hollywood Riviera&# because of its beautiful hillside homes with idyllic ocean views framed by palm trees. What we’re not breathing is clean air, because the smoke from the La Canada-Flintridge fire, about 38 miles from here, is still making air quality hazardous and people in the L.A.

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Greenius Weekend Update

Creative Greenius

Not only is the South Bay’s greenest city getting the EVs for use by city officials, Mini USA is also providing an electric charging station for the cars. The key to Manhattan Beach scoring the EVs was Councilman Richard Montgomery’s personal contacts with the Mini E decision makers. Bravo, Mr. Montgomery.

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Greenius Gets Groove On with Greenpeace & GRID Alternatives

Creative Greenius

In this case for GRID Alternatives at a low income home in my old neighborhood in Long Beach, California. It’s rare for the average person to ever get a good up close and personal look at panels, especially so close to the ground. I’ve never made less money or had a more rewarding time.

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The Most Powerful Greenius In America

Creative Greenius

Just as we also see California for what it is – the most energy efficient state in the the USA and the only logical model for the rest of the country to follow. And now it’s time for the rest of the USA to step up and try and match us out here on the best coast. And that kind of vision makes us powerful.

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Parking EVs In Driveways and on the Street: Implications for EV Charging

EV Adoption

While I was aware of this trend — I see it loud and clear in my own neighborhood — I hadn’t realized how wide-spread this trend actually was in the US. In my own neighborhood I see several EV drivers with long cables from Level 2 chargers in the garage, and extension cords presumably from a 120 Volt outlet. Image Source: Volvo USA.