UPS recently rolled out 130 new Hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs) in New York, New Jersey and California as part of the company’s “rolling laboratory” approach to transportation.
Having endured a painful restructuring, Chrysler Group LLC is on the path towards recovery, and released its first ever sustainability report last week.
The most recent FedEx Global Citizen report is a compelling case study of how microeconomic approaches can help solve large scale, macroeconomic challenges.
Mitsubishi will continue its revitalization plan by launching eight plug-in and electric vehicles by 2015. This plan follows up on Mitsubishi’s 2009 rollout of the I-MiEV, a 5-door compact hatchback car that is currently sold in countries including Japan, the UK, and Australia.
Anyone who has spent time in Seoul would marvel at the city’s outstanding public transportation system. Korea’s capital, teeming with over 10 million people, has a massive subway network that extends from outermost suburbs to the center-now electric buses are part of the mix.
Buses going nanotech are a ways off, but Volvo is currently in the middle of a US$4.8 million research project to test whether there is a better way to design a car battery. Working with London’s Imperial College and several European companies, the project “Tomorrow’s Volvo Car” could lead to an even more energy efficient automobile, revolutionize battery technology, and reduce a car’s weight as well.
When I lived in Korea during the mid-90s, one of the simple pleasures in life was having everything delivered. Whether it was the yogurt lady, adorned in yellow vinyl in case the tropical monsoon storms suddenly unleashed their fury; the dry cleaning cantor (when he came to our building, I thought he was loudly chanting [...]
The debate over climate change and energy independence is often divisive and polarizing. First we must confront the apathetic and the nay-sayers, which has not been easy in the USA with the purported “Climate-gate” bruhaha and our concern over 10% unemployment. The Obama Administration has not been very helpful with its “green jobs” rhetoric–I think [...]