UN Chief Calls Antarctica ‘Sleeping Giant… Being Awoken by Climate Chaos’
“It is profoundly shocking to stand on the ice of Antarctica and hear directly from scientists how fast the ice is disappearing.”
280 million e-bikes are slashing oil demand far more than electric vehicles
E-bikes and scooters displace 4x as much demand for oil as all of the EVs in the world.
In push to expand EV charging network, France and Denmark go big
The European Union is not fooling around, and European countries are under pressure to adhere to ambitious plans to get their roadways up and ready for the total phaseout of fossil fuels in the years ahead.
Solar-Powered Car Completes 620-Mile Test Drive Across North Africa
Stella Terra, the first off-road solar-powered car, recently completed a test drive of 620 miles across north Africa without recharging.
India approves $7 bln plan for electric buses in nearly 170 cities
India on Wednesday approved plans for a nearly 580 billion rupee ($7 billion) scheme to deploy 10,000 electric buses in 169 cities over a decade, along with charging and associated infrastructure facilities.
Canada’s first hydrogen train is taking passengers
The first hydrogen-powered train in North America is taking riders on a two-and-a-half hour trip through central Quebec this summer.
Volkswagen Announces Plans for a More Affordable Electric Car
German carmaker Volkswagen (VW) has announced the details of a new electric car concept — dubbed the ID. 2all — that will sell for less than $26,534.
Could Conventional Cars Be Converted to EVs to Fight Climate Change?
As the world transitions to electric vehicles (EVs), what should happen to all the gas guzzlers that will remain on the roads?
Popular Hybrid Car Brands Like BMW and Peugeot Emit More CO2 Than They Claim, Study Finds
Plug-in hybrid cars are sold to drivers and governments as part of the climate solution. The truth is they pollute far more than advertised.
Step Aboard the Solar-Powered ‘Tesla on the Water’
Innovative design firm Crossboundaries worked with the owner of a 15-by-four meter (approximately 49-by-13 foot) motorboat to transform it into a comfortable, solar-powered “Tesla on the Water.”
Mercedes-Benz will build a $1 billion EV fast-charging network in the US
Working with ChargePoint, Mercedes-Benz will install more than 2,500 EV chargers at 400 sites by 2027.
Scottish brand Munro reveals world’s most hardcore electric 4×4
A boutique Scottish company is making off-road EVs designed to last for decades. It’s called the Munro Mk_1.
DC fast chargers are replacing old phone boxes in Ireland
EasyGo, Ireland’s largest private EV charging network, today announced a new investment in DC fast chargers in towns and villages, and they’re going to be sited where old phone boxes used to be.
The Surprise Reappearance of a Rare Frog Has Scientists Leaping to Protect Its Habitat
The marsupial frog, which incubates its young in a pouch on its back, was thought to be extinct in some countries
World’s biggest iceberg moving beyond Antarctic waters
Iceberg A23a split from the Antarctic’s Filchner Ice Shelf in 1986, but it became stuck to the ocean floor and had remained for many years in the Weddell Sea
‘Adopt an axolotl’ campaign launches in Mexico to save iconic species
Ecologists from Mexico’s National Autonomous university on Friday relaunched a fundraising campaign to bolster conservation efforts for axolotls, an iconic, endangered fish-like type of salamander.
Turkeys were a marvel of conservation. Now their numbers are dwindling.
When researchers started trapping and putting radio trackers on female turkeys in the thick woods of southeast Oklahoma, they hoped to learn how hens were successfully raising their young.
Peru has lost more than half its water reserves as glaciers rapidly melt
Peru has lost 56% of its tropical glaciers in the last six decades due to climate change, according to a new government inventory released on Wednesday.
