Green Education: Energy

According to the research firm Frost & Sullivan, membership-based payment systems for electric car charging stations inhibit the adoption of electric vehicles due to inconvenience. But you can't just give electricity away for free, so how do you fix this problem? The post Study: EV Charging Stations Should Drop Membership Model appeared first on Gas 2.

Bosch, a German company that builds automobile parts, said that it expects electric vehicles to offer a minimum of 180 miles of range per charge by 2020. Will that be enough to satisfy consumers? The post Bosch: EVs To Get A Minimum Of 180-Mile-Range By 2020 appeared first on Gas 2.

Even with strong marketing and gov't incentives combined with the promise of zero-emissions and international media support for companies to switch to electric vans, “the demand is virtually nonexistent,” according to Mercedes-Benz. The post With Demand Non-existant, Mercedes Gives Up on E-Cell Van Electric Fleet appeared first on Gas 2.

The Peugeot Onyx diesel plug-in hybrid electric vehicle will race at the United kingdom's Goodwood Festival of Speed, a hill climbing event in England. Equipped with a mid-mounted 3.7 liter, V8 600 HP HDi FAP diesel engine as well as an 80 horsepower electric motor, this plug-in hybrid is more than just a pretty face. The post Peugeot’s Onyx Diesel PHEV Will Be Tested At The Goodwood Festival appeared first on Gas 2.

Because many Europeans can’t afford a new car, the market for used cars has become hot hot hot, and many people who previously only bought new now find themselves sifting through pre-owned vehicles at a time when high gas prices greatly impact their purchase. Here’s a few tips to help these newbies navigate an often-frustrating buying process of buying a fuel-sipping car. The post Five Quick Tips For Buying Fuel-Efficient Used Cars appeared first on Gas 2.

America's transportation infrastructure is in bad shape. Just how bad, though, is something we don't really hear about - and, when we do, the news is usually horrifying. Consider: according to a number of reports, there are literally thousands of bridges across the country that could collapsing if - get this - just a single part fails. The post Infrastructure Horror: Thousands of Bridges Could Fail Without Warning appeared first on Gas 2.

Designed by Rutgers Cooperative Extension Water Resources Program , a local Cub Scout pack put on a green car wash that used collected rainwater and rain gardens to purify runoff, limiting the amount of chemicals that enter the local water supply. The post “Green” Carwash Opens In New Jersey appeared first on Gas 2.

Elon Musk has managed to keep Tesla Motors in the news, though the latest update might be bigger than previous speculation and rumor-mongering. By the end of this year, Tesla will install enough Superchargers to cover the needs of most U.S. and Canadian Tesla owners, and amazingly, these fast chargers will get even faster. No wonder Tesla stock is soaring. The post Tesla Supercharger Network To Cover Most Of U.S, Canada By 2014 appeared first on Gas 2.

Citywide bike share programs have popped up in New York City, Boston, and Washington D.C., giving Americans a cheaper alternative to mass transit, albeit one that requires an investment in a helmet. Thanks to a team out of MIT, Boston will be the first of those cities to offer a bike helmet share program to go along with its bike share program. The post HelmetHub Loans Safety Gear To Boston Bike Sharing appeared first on Gas 2.

A decade ago America was inundated with SUVs are soccer moms and insecure men sought to drive the biggest vehicles their budgets would allow. Today Americans are turning towards fuel-efficient SUVs after dancing with the devil of gas-guzzling SUVs, but other countries like India have managed to skip the growing pains of V8 SUVs and go right into more efficient four-cylinder crossover models. The post Small-Engine SUVs Prove Popular In India appeared first on Gas 2.

Amtrak is in a strange place these days. As the company upgrades to “GenSet” locomotives, boosts passenger wifi service, and looks into local high speed rail the once great cross country train lines are receiving little to no funding and their value is being questioned. The post The Narrowing Of Amtrak In America’s MidWest appeared first on Gas 2.

The Volkswagen XL1 is like any other supercar. It’s long and low, with the same alluring blend of science and art and physics. Getting in requires opening gullwing doors and oh-so-carefully climbing over a wide sill before sliding into a lightweight seat ... but what's it like to drive? The post Wired Drives VW’s 261 MPG XL1 Supercar appeared first on Gas 2.

he Sandwichbike was introduced during the 2013 Salone del Mobile, with promises that the company will start producing the bikes sometime this year. Made from two wooden panels, this renewable-material and fully-recyclable bicycle was “inspired” by IKEA’s concept of flat packing products for home assembly to keep retail costs down. The post Video: Flat-pack Sandwichbike is Your Awesome DIY Thing of the Week appeared first on Gas 2.

The gas station industry isn’t just taking a nap while Elon Musk and Tesla are busy making trying to make electric cars “the next thing” in transportation. The big fuel distributors have an infrastructure that EVs, for the moment, can’t match – and they want to continue to be able to capitalize on that infrastructure in a “green” tomorrow. That means they want a future that involves their filling stations. The post Gas Station Owners Push for Hydrogen Fuel Cells in Japan appeared first on Gas 2.