Events: Steve Westly Has Faith in Millennials
Steve Westly, venture capitalist and former California State Controller, has a brighter vision for clean energy to combat climate change.
GM’s Maven Moves into the Gig Economy with Bolt EVs
Maven, which has the three-pronged mission of creating a car-sharing service (for cities, residential communities or commercial entities) while also developing what it calls a “mobility platform” (Maven Gig) that provides short-term car rentals to individuals engaged in the new gig economy.
Road Test: 2017 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid SEL
The 2017 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid SEL is affordable, with performance, handling and ride comfort above the pack.
Interview: Ford’s Electrified Future
Ford wants to be recognized as a future-looking company, so they have 13 hybrids and full-electric cars scheduled for release between now and 2020, part of Ford’s electrified future.
News: Uber/Lyft Riders Giving Up Cars–Poll
Ride services appear to be causing people to give up their cars and/or planning to do so.
Top 10 Most Sustainable Cities
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) has been measuring energy-efficient cities (ranking 51 major American cities).
Car Sharing—Revolutions Are Coming; Some Are Already Here
But the true revolution will come when we get to autonomous vehicles. Consumers will enjoy the best of both ride/car sharing.
News: Nissan Introduces New Mobility Technology
Nissan’s urban personal mobility solution is the New Mobility Concept, an ultra-compact two-seat electric vehicle for every-day short distance urban driving. If you live in or are traveling to San Francisco, you don’t have to wait to see if this little four-wheeler is a possible answer for pollution-free urban transportation.
Toyota Invests in Artificial Intelligence as a Road to Autonomous Cars
$50 Million in Programs at Stanford and MIT While Silicon Valley seems awash in autonomous Google cars and Carlos Ghosn says Nissan will have an … Read more
One Billion Vehicles on Global Roads by End of 2012
An estimated 691 million passenger cars were on the world’s roads in 2011. When both light- and heavy-duty trucks are included, the number rises to 979 million vehicles, which was 30 million more than just a year earlier. By the end of 2012, the global fleet could top 1 billion vehicles—-one for every seven people on the planet.