The Worcester Regional Transit Authority (WRTA) is about to make Massachusetts a national leader in electric vehicle, or “EV”, transit. The WRTA has just purchased three additional electric buses, which will join the existing bus fleet of 46. This includes ten hybrid buses (diesel-electric) as well as three existing electric buses. With a grand total…
Dec 12
2013
2013
Nov 20
2013
2013
Driving Climate Change
A version of this article appeared in the November 17, 2013 edition of the Sunday Rutland Herald / Times Argus. The biggest contribution to climate change in Vermont comes from how we get ourselves around. As a rural state we rely on cars — and they burn a lot of gasoline, producing significant greenhouse gas…
Oct 24
2013
2013
New England States Charge Ahead on Electric Vehicles with New Memorandum of Understanding
Today eight states, including four in New England, announced a landmark initiative to collectively put 3.3 million electric vehicles on the road by 2025 and develop fueling infrastructure to support them. The governors of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Connecticut joined California, New York, Maryland, and Oregon in signing a Memorandum of Understanding to ensure…
Jan 16
2012
2012
When a Fact Check Goes Wrong and Misses the (Clean Energy) Point
The rise of dedicated public fact checking services like PolitiFact, FactCheck.org and the Washington Post Fact Checker has been a generally good thing. However, these services can go astray when they decide that a statement which would be improved with clarification is “false” – a practice that weakens the “false” label when it is applied to an outright falsehood.
Aug 1
2011
2011
Darrell Issa wants to steal your (future) car
Rep. Issa (R-CA) made a fortune building car alarms. For years he was best known as the recorded voice of the Viper alarm that warned people to “Step away from the car !” (Really, this is all true, it says so in Wikipedia).
Jul 29
2011
2011
A good deal is struck in Washington – give the states some credit
In Washington, D.C., a good deal has been announced bringing together the Federal government, the state of California and auto manufacturers.
Mar 23
2011
2011
Electric Vehicles continue to get cooler
We have discussed the pros and cons of electric vehicles on this blog in the past.