Energy and Transportation
Electric Vehicles and the Grid: Facts, not Fiction
Overcoming misinformation about the benefits of Electronic Vehicles (EV’s): Featuring Joel Levin, Plug in America
Electric Vehicles are coming down in price. A new power grid is being established. In Europe, especially in Norway, EV’s are much more than a “fad” but it’s just about the norm.
We will have a comprehensive understanding of the benefits of EV’s.
This Is Science with Jess Phoenix Look For The Helpers
Union of Concerned Scientists Presents:
In the second part of this special Clean Transportation mini-series Jess visits the West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project to talk with co-founder and co-director Ms. Margaret Gordon about local health and environmental impacts of – and solutions to – living next to one of the nation’s busiest shipping ports.
- Jess Phoenix, Researcher, Writer, Host, Editor, Producer
- Rich Hayes, Producer
- Omari Spears, Producer
- Anthony Eyring, Multimedia Producer
- Kye Whitmore, Production Assistant
- Sam Wilson, Production Assistant
- Andrea Savage, Production Assistant
Federal tax credits can make it cheaper to buy an electric car, but many low-income people aren’t aware of the incentives.
Climate Connections is a 90-second module that moves climate change away from debate and focuses on how it’s impacting listeners’ lives.
The features report on what diverse people and organizations are doing to reduce the associated risks, and “connects the dots” between climate change and energy, public health, extreme weather, food, water, jobs and the economy, national security and more.
Climate Connections is produced by the Yale Center for Environmental Communication. Learn more at www.YaleClimateConnections.org
Nikola Tesla would be happy.
As technology and innovation continues at lightning speeds, a new world of systems, services and policies is emerging. Electric vehicles will replace the internal combustion engine, putting an end to the need for fossil fuels and the policies that keep them in place. The price of electric vehicles is coming down, and the smart grids for charging have already emerged.
Mobilized spoke with Phillipe Vangeel, the Secretary General of AVERE about how e-mobility is shifting the power landscape, with an understanding of how”and WHY”Norway is a leader in the movement to cleaner energy systems. Lets hope the rest of the world catches on soon!
AVERE (The European Association for Electromobility) is the European association that promotes electromobility and sustainable transport across Europe.
