For the last quarter century, those of us hoping we could slow global warming were anxious to see a quick conversion to electric vehicles (EVs). If we could get most people using electric vehicles, and have the energy coming from clean sources, we could radically reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The problem was that EVs were More
MARYLAND – Every day we use electricity – getting ready in the mornings, in the kitchen, our personal devices. But how much is too much? Home electrical fires account for an estimated 51,000 fires each year. More than 1,400 people are injured, there are more than 500 deaths, and approximately $1.3. billion in property damage. May is Electrical
Dental experts say electric toothbrushes can give your teeth a better clean than manual ones. These are the best electric toothbrushes we’ve tested.
Many school districts and state lawmakers have raised concerns about the switch to all-electric buses, and the mandate requiring schools to buy only electric buses beginning in 2027. We ask North Country Assemblyman Billy Jones about those concerns.
When comparing how many miles people drive gasoline, hybrid and electric vehicles, 3-year-old gas cars are driven 12,813 miles a year while EVs are driven 20 percent less, or 10,256 miles.
EVs, hybrids and plug-in hybrids made up 18% of new vehicle sales in the U.S. in the first quarter of this year. But that share was down slightly from the previous quarter.
The Federal Government yesterday admitted that most of the electricity Distribution Companies, DisCos, in Nigeria are technically insolvent and unable to pay for invoices sent to them from the electricity market and invest in network expansion projects.
There has been an unexpected slowdown in sales of electric cars. Could this be more than a blip?
We take you to Malone Central School, one of the first school districts in the North Country buying electric buses. We’ll talk with the Superintendent about how the school district is trying out 4 new electric buses that arrived in the past several months. Malone CSD bought the buses in advance of a mandate by the State of New York that all buses purchased after 2027 be electric or zero-emission. Federal EPA grant money helped the school district buy the […]
NYSERDA and the federal EPA are offering school districts sizeable grants to cover the costs of buying electric school buses. Adam Ruder is the Director of NYSERDA’s Clean Transportation group that is helping school districts plan and pay for new electric bus purchases. Learn more: https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/All-Programs/Electric-School-Buses/NY-School-Bus-Incentive-Program-Overview
A study shows by BloombergNEF found that electric vehicles emit far less heat-trapping pollution than regular gas powered cars. You can read all the details here: https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/electric-vehicles/chart-evs-are-definitely-cleaner-than-gas-cars-over-their-lifetime Categories: Weather Blog
Hawaiian Airlines promotes a policy of flexibility with the slogan “No change fees. Book now, change if you need to.” However, my recent experience reveals a discrepancy between this advertised promise and the actual procedures in place.