'Whoopdeedoo' bike ramp aims to make cycling more fun in Vancouver
This art project adds a fun moment to your daily bike commute. It's a simple idea, but it looks like fun!
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Tesla to demo battery-swapping later this week!
It was starting to look like battery-swapping was DOA, or at least not going to happen for a while, but Tesla seems to want to revive the idea.
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France's Autolib electric car-sharing service is coming to Indianapolis in 2014
Many are familiar with Vélib, the huge bike-sharing program in Paris (18,000 bicycles and 1,200 stations!), but not everyone knows about Autolib Paris' other shared transportation service.
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What is this electric Tesla doing at a gas station?
In a world where gasoline costs $11.50/gallon, a slick Tesla pulls up at a gas station's fuel pumps and... the front trunk (aka the 'frunk') opens to reveal fuel canisters.
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Chevy Volt gets new $4000-5000 cash-back incentives, 3-year lease now $269/month
That's on top of all the tax credits and other incentives from the federal and state level.
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More evidence that we have reached "Peak Car"
Is it a new reality, or a blip caused by the crummy economy?
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Bikes are truly becoming part of the transportation system
A recent count in Toronto shows that on some streets, they are getting close to parity with cars.
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Flying bicycle makes its debut, ET not required (Video)
The Wright brothers were bicycle-makers before they pioneered flight, and even they didn't think of this.
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eGallons: How much does it cost to drive on electricity compared to gasoline?
The U.S. Department of Energy has just released an interesting online tool that allows you to see what the amount of electricity necessary to drive an average electric car as far as a gallon of gasoline would cost where you live.
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The biggest bicycling infrastructure achievement in North America that you've never heard about
What's amazing about it is that it was built with philanthropic dollars. This could be a model for other cities where tax dollars are scarce.
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Direct current stations could charge Chevy Spark EV to 80% in 20 minutes
While the 'vanilla' version of the connector has 5 pins and is designed for AC current, there's also a new combo variant that adds 2 pins and can handle DC.
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What's better than breakfast for students? Riding a bike to school.
A Spanish study showed girls biking to school got better grades - now a new Danish study confirms walking or biking is better for your school brain.
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Canada to adopt U.S. vehicle emissions standards, 80% cleaner than current ones
Canada has decided to adopt the upcoming EPA Tier 3 vehicle emission standard from the US. The move makes a lot of sense because of the geographical proximity of the countries and because the Tier 3 standard is a pretty good step in the right direction.
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The Citi Bike discount for public housing residents is next to useless
No bikes for the Bronx: New York's bike share touts discounts for public housing residents, but compare the maps.
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135-passenger electric bus that can be flash-charged in 15 seconds to be deployed in Geneva
There's no doubt that electrifying buses is a great idea in theory, but in practice, it's been challenging to figure out the best way to do it with current battery technology
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Which country is suddenly crazy for bicycles?
No, New York City is not a country. But there's a place where bikes outsold cars last year, and a return to roots means a big boost in bike sales.
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The smog in Los Angeles doesn't quite sting like it used to, but there's still work to be done
For a long time, Los Angeles was synonymous with eye-watering, lung-blackening smog. Things have gotten better over the years, though the air quality in the city is nowhere near ideal.
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Elon Musk explains his vision at Tesla's 2013 shareholder meeting
Shareholder meetings can be dry and technical affairs, but any event where Elon Musk speaks for an hour and answers questions from the crowd is bound to be interesting.
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The Wall Street Journal publishes something sensible about bike sharing
It was about time we saw the other side of the Citi Bike debate.
