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FedEx Makes More Efficient Deliveries with Zero Emissions Electric Bikes
August 30, 2010 – 6:17 pm | 52 Comments

FedEx Makes More Efficient Deliveries with Zero Emissions Electric Bikes

An electric, non-carbon emitting tricycle for adults is way more exciting than it sounds, especially when an international company like FedEx Corp. uses the bikes to deliver packages across the city of Paris.
FedEx now has four …

Friday Fun: “Let’s Take a Ride in an Electric Car!”
August 27, 2010 – 2:50 pm | 3 Comments

Friday Fun: “Let’s Take a Ride in an Electric Car!”

We’ve featured several developments in the electric car sector over the past few months on TheCityFix Picks, but have yet to come across an anthem for the zero-emission vehicle. Until now. They Might Be Giants …

New York City Phases Out Crown Vic Taxicabs
August 12, 2010 – 11:36 am | 3 Comments

New York City Phases Out Crown Vic Taxicabs

What’s the perfect taxicab?
For many New York City cabbies, the answer is easy: the Crown Victoria. For years, Ford’s stretch Crown Victoria — or the Crown Vic, as many drivers endearingly refer to it — …

Why Gas is Too Cheap
June 24, 2010 – 10:15 am | 3 Comments

Why Gas is Too Cheap

“As the sludge choking the Gulf of Mexico shows, nothing is easy when it comes to oil. Not even the price. In fact, especially not the price.” – Ezra Klein, in the Washington Post
Disturbing footage of …

Yellow Cab, Dollar Cab…Unicab?
June 2, 2010 – 4:06 pm | 3 Comments

Yellow Cab, Dollar Cab…Unicab?

Since 2008, the New York Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC) has been seeking the “Taxi of Tomorrow.” The Big Apple is looking for ideas on how to upgrade its existing taxi fleet to “more appropriately …

The Sims Test-Drive Electric Vehicles: What Does it Mean for the Real World?
April 20, 2010 – 4:42 pm | 11 Comments

The Sims Test-Drive Electric Vehicles: What Does it Mean for the Real World?

“Today it is no longer the world that must adjust to the automobile; it’s the automobile that must adapt to people.”
That’s an official quote from French automaker Renault, which yesterday announced it has partnered with …

Coming Soon: Lima’s Metropolitano BRT
April 9, 2010 – 11:08 am | 8 Comments

Coming Soon: Lima’s Metropolitano BRT

From 2006-2007, I spent one year living in Lima, Peru and researching its public transit system. Anyone who’s visited Peru’s capital understands what an adventure this was. Some of my most vivid memories …

The Role of Auto Rickshaws in Modern Indian Cities
March 24, 2010 – 3:55 pm | 3 Comments

The Role of Auto Rickshaws in Modern Indian Cities

In recent years, auto rickshaws have been a topic of endless controversy in India. Proponents maintain that they are a vital mode of transport in Indian cities, providing low-cost mobility and connecting travelers to …

Fuel Tax Increase Necessary to Cut Transportation Emissions
March 10, 2010 – 12:14 pm | 5 Comments

Fuel Tax Increase Necessary to Cut Transportation Emissions

Raising the price of gas to $7 per gallon may be necessary to meet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2020 targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 14 percent, says a new report from Harvard’s …

U.S. Senate Climate Hearings – Will Washington Champion Sustainable Transportation?
October 29, 2009 – 3:07 am | No Comment

U.S. Senate Climate Hearings – Will Washington Champion Sustainable Transportation?

“the science is screaming at us to take action” ~Senator John Kerry
Today is the second installment of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee’s three-day legislative hearing on the Clean Energy Jobs and American …