by Kristen Bond | May 23, 2013 | Electric Vehicles, Environment, Green Driving, Maintenance/Repair
Amidst the tragic and horrific tornado craze lately, we here at EarthGarage were curious as to whether there have been any scientific studies aimed at the connection to traffic pollution and tornadoes. Well, amidst the claims and research about climate change (which...
by Kristen Bond | May 13, 2013 | Electric Vehicles, Environment, Government Programs, Green Driving
In an effort to promote greener cars, the State of California has created a system in which Tesla can make an extra $35,000 on each sale of its luxury Model S electric sports car. Within the system, Tesla qualifies for state environmental “Zero Emission...
by Kristen Bond | Apr 26, 2013 | Electric Vehicles, Green Driving
We love concept vehicles. A fresh spin on a conventional mode is even better. So we decided to check this one out – the electric-assit tricycle. The “ELF”! What a way to reduce emissions. Ok, ok, it doesn’t sound as cool as the Gossamer...
by Kristen Bond | Mar 23, 2013 | Electric Vehicles, Environment, Fleet Management, Green Driving
Kudos to FedEx for setting pollution reduction goals and achieving them by leaps and bounds. In 2008 for example, FedEx committed to increasing their global fleet fuel efficiency by 2020 from its 2005 levels – and improved by 22 percent in only 8 years....
by Kristen Bond | Mar 19, 2013 | Electric Vehicles, Environment, Government Programs, Green Driving
It’s sustainable, it’s an inexpensive and reliable energy supply, it creates local jobs, and it saves the state billions of dollars in pesky pollution-related costs: it is a new energy infrastructure powered by wind, water, and sunlight (WWS) in New York....
by Justin Velella | Feb 13, 2013 | Electric Vehicles, Green Driving
In May, I wrote about Better Place, an Israeli company that has been setting up battery-swap stations for electric vehicles throughout the country. Now it’s Amsterdam’s turn to lead the charge, albeit with a more conventional approach to charging. ...
