Links of the Week
LINKS OF THE WEEK: Feb 12, 2024
Interesting stats on EVs and energy use in the US, developments in wind and tidal power, a plastic recycling microfactory, and an "unprecedented collapse" in EU fossil fuel generation.
Transportation
Thanks to incredible progress in EV, battery, micromobility, and hydrogen technology, we are making huge strides toward a carbon-free transportation future. Imagine a world where your short trips are fun ebike jaunts along nature paths and most of your longer trips are made with convenient public transit or community-owned EVs. (Or, dare I say, zippy battery-powered hydrofoil boats? 😁)
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Cities
Paris will plant its first "urban forest" this winter
Another dreamy article about Paris’s latest efforts to transform itself into a “garden city.” 😍🌳🌷
Transportation
MICROMOBILITY AMERICA RECAP – PART 2
Conversations on the growing popularity of ebikes and other small electric vehicles and how cities are evolving to accommodate them (or not).
Transportation
MICROMOBILITY AMERICA 2023 RECAP: Are tiny vehicles the future of urban transportation?
A glimpse into what getting around town might look like in the decades ahead.
solar
A solar-powered EV that can travel 1,000 miles on a single charge
The solar panels built into the vehicle can provide an extra 40 miles (64 km) a day, leading the company to claim some users may not ever have to plug it in.
EVs
BC lumberjacks build North America’s first semi-electric logging truck
It seems like a good example of the kind of incremental technologies we're going to need to get us all the way to net zero.
Transportation
EVS VS. PUBLIC TRANSIT: the green transportation conundrum
EVs aren't "the answer” – but they do have a critical role to play in our transition to a sustainable world.
Transportation
EV batteries with recycled materials to be made in US starting 2024
Using recycled instead of mined materials could lead to a 25% drop in CO2 emissions in the battery production process.
Transportation
Railways are going electric (except in North America)
India has electrified 83% of its railway and is on track to reach 100% years ahead of schedule. The United States and Canada, on the other hand... 😬
Transportation
Has China reached peak gasoline?
YES, according to Sinopec, the country’s top oil refiner – years earlier than expected.