Compact & Electrified Cities Have the Potential to Massively Reduce Emissions
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Maximizing Potential by Connecting Micromobility and Transit
The COVID-19 pandemic uncovered many societal cracks – from healthcare, to affordable housing, to accessing essential needs like groceries. During this crisis, we saw...
Why Electric Vehicles are not a Climate Change Silver Bullet
The research is clear: without aggressively tackling rising global temperatures, there will be catastrophic global consequences within the coming decades. This year, reports have...
Climate Activism through Bus Fleet Electrification
Climate Activism through Electrification
The past year has demonstrated that the existential threat of climate change can no longer be put off or not taken...
The Current Fuel Crisis Is An Opportunity to Reshape US Cities
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Compact Electric Cities: The Only Way to 1.5°
To meet the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement and for a chance of limiting climate change to less than 1.5°C, neither vehicle electrification...
In Jakarta, New Study Finds Bus Electrification is Both Feasible and Urgent
The Government of Jakarta has committed to electrifying 100% of its Transjakarta bus fleets by 2030, which amounts to over 10,000 vehicles. Since 2020,...
How this State in India is Envisioning a Future for Electric Vehicles
In 2021, COP26 took place in Glasgow, Scotland and witnessed a historic moment for the country of India when it committed to achieving Net...
In Jakarta, the Case for Bus Electrification Grows Stronger
The Government of Jakarta has committed to electrifying 100% of its Transjakarta bus fleets by 2030, which amounts to over 10,000 vehicles. Since 2020,...
E-Buses: On the Road to Lowering Emissions and Improving Public Transport
The electrification of a city’s bus fleet allows them to actively fight against the harmful consequences of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). To support e-bus...
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