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Tag Archives: electric vehicles
States with the most public EV charging outlets
Below are the most recent numbers of public electric vehicle charging outlets (not stations), as of October 29, 2017. A minimum of 500 is required to included on the list. Aside from California which far and away leads the list, … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Alternative energy, Alternative transportation, climate change, culture, economic development, economic gardening, electric vehicles, energy, environment, geography, infrastructure, land use, nature, planning, product design, Renewable Energy, Science, Statistics, sustainability, technology, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged charging stations, electric vehicles, EV, supercharging stations, Tesla
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How hybrid cars improve driving safety
As a recent hybrid car purchaser I have quickly noticed some distinct safety benefits from driving a hybrid car over a standard motor vehicle beyond the obvious gas mileage improvement. However, even the best hybrid car can get less than … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative energy, Auto racing, Cars, civics, civility, climate change, consumerism, culture, economics, energy, environment, EVs and hybrids, health, infrastructure, peace, pollution, Renewable Energy, sustainability, technology, transportation, Travel
Tagged civics, civility, driving, electric vehicles, EVs, highway safety, hybrid cars, safety, transportation
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Here comes the sun for EV charging stations
Over the past weekend I learned that Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo has recently installed a bank of solar-powered electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in one of its parking lots. What a terrific idea! This design eliminates the need for … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, architecture, Cars, cities, civics, climate change, commerce, economic development, economic gardening, education, energy, entrepreneurship, environment, EVs and hybrids, infrastructure, land use, nature, North America, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, Renewable Energy, schools, Science, spatial design, sustainability, technology, transportation, urban planning
Tagged cars, college, electric vehicles, environment, EVs, Kalamazoo, Science, technology, universities, Western Michigan, WMU
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The EV of a new era
Each time I see an EV (electric vehicle) charging station installed, I am heartened that our dependence on fossil fuels may be starting to wane. According to ChargePoint, more than 10,600 of their stations have been installed. The photo below is … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative energy, Cars, cities, civics, climate change, commerce, culture, economic development, energy, entertainment, environment, EVs and hybrids, infrastructure, land use, placemaking, planning, product design, Renewable Energy, spatial design, sustainability, technology, theaters, transportation, urban planning
Tagged cars, charging stations, cities, electric vehicles, energy, EVs, transportation
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Charge it…
Below are a couple of photographs I took last Thursday of the new electric vehicle charging station at the headquarters of Lansing Board of Water and Light. Needless to say, there appears to be enough “volts” for charging . : … Continue reading
