NYC's curbside EV chargers are popular — and often blocked - Autoblog
In the three years since New York City began installing curbside chargers for electric cars, demand has boomed — both from EV owners and from gas-engine drivers willing to risk a ticket.
Curb Your Enthusiasm for Curbside EV Charging, Officials Say
In a sign of yet another demand placed on already busy curbs, officials at the recent CoMotion Miami conference weighed in on the placement of urban EV chargers. Spoiler alert: they don’t like the idea of a single-use curbside.
The EV transition isn't just about cars – the broader goal should be access to clean mobility for everyone
If the EV transition focuses exclusively on drivers in privately owned cars, it won’t meet many Americans’ mobility needs, particularly in underserved communities.
City of Portland zoning code proposal for electric vehicle charging leaves out e-bikes - BikePortland
Last week, the Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) released a new draft proposal for its Electric Vehicle Ready Code project, which would amend city zoning code to require electric vehicle charging at new multi-unit dwellings. But advocates for electric bikes – who frequently lament being left out of efforts to expand electric vehicle ... Read more
No more parking incentives for electric cars in San Jose - San José Spotlight
Despite San Jose’s lofty goal to reduce its carbon footprint, City Hall is eliminating a program that incentivizes people to drive electric vehicles. The city’s clean air parking permit program that provides free parking for electric vehicles at city-owned parking lots and on-street parking meters, is sunsetting at the end of June. The program began in 2001. But...
Paved With Good Intentions: We Still Can't Kick the Car Habit - Metropolis
Despite its environmental achievements, the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act substitutes electric vehicles for a more holistic, climate-friendly approach to urban planning and design.
Electric Vehicles: A Solution to Climate Change but a Challenge for Roads
This August, California legislators proposed an ambitious, sweeping ban prohibiting the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035 in an effort to reduce vehicle emissions and fight climate change. California leads the nation in efforts to limit the rapid warming of our planet through both legislation and conscientious consumption. The mandated increase in demand for electric vehicles (EVs) must spark an increase in supply as well; indeed, both domestic and international auto manufacturers have set targets to scale electric vehicle […]
Electric vehicles are here. Now we need the infrastructure
Electric vehicles are better than ever and selling in record numbers. But we're only in the early stages of building the infrastructure to support them. That's a problem.
Entrepreneurs envision a “mobility hub” that can save you a spot, help with dinner reservations and offer a place to plug in an E.V. Yes, apps are involved.
City, Tesla strike deal to install 'Superchargers' at downtown parking garage | News | Palo Alto Online |
Eager to accelerate the public transition to electric vehicles, the City Council signed a deal last week with Tesla, allowing the company to install 19 vehicle chargers at the city-owned garage on Bryant Street.
Gas-powered sports cars, SUVs face higher street parking fees under Vancouver's anti-pollution proposal | CBC News
The City of Vancouver says come 2022, parking on residential streets could start to cost you more money depending on when you're parking and what you're driving.
FEATURE: Why data sharing and parking enforcement are key to the EV revolution | Traffic Technology Today
Across the world governments are rushing to meet the increasing demand for electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. In the UK a ban on selling new petrol, diesel or hybrid cars has been brought forward from 2040 to 2030. Recent reports have found that in order to achieve such targets, electric vehicle chargepoints must be fitted five times fasterRead More
GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich. , (WPBN/WGTU) -- This summer, you could see 27 new electric vehicle charging stations in downtown Traverse City parking lots. The open space is one of the six parking lots that will have multiple electric vehicle charging stations. The parking spaces will be converted to electric vehicles only. Traverse City Light and Power approved the project at their board meeting Tuesday night.