Category Archives: Transporation

Posts about greening transportation

Hey Equinox thinkers…think efficiency first

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Julia Langer

The 2-page centre-spread article in last Thursday’s Globe & Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/plotting-a-road-map-for-a-low-carbon-future/article2341616/page1 is another example of how energy efficiency just does not get the credence, respect and profile it deserves. University of Waterloo’s Institute for Sustainable Energy just released the Equinox … Continue reading →

Posted in Electric vehicles, Energy efficiency, General, Renewable energy, Solar Energy | Leave a comment

Good or bad: telling the EV story

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Ben Marans

It’s been a great week for electric vehicles in the news. My inbox has been filled to the brim with announcements, stories and celebrations. There was this great piece in the Toronto Star about The Agenda’s Steve Paikin loving his … Continue reading →

Posted in Electric vehicles, Transporation | Tagged ACEEE, electric vehicle, ev, EV300, FleetWise, iMiEV, Steve Paikin, TDSB, Toronto, Toronto Star, Volt | Leave a comment

An evening with Al Gore

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Ben Marans

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to join TAF Board and Investment Committee volunteers for an intimate meeting with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, arguably the world’s leading climate change advocate. Mr. Gore showered praise on the innovative financing solutions … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy efficiency, General, Green finance, Renewable energy, Transporation | Tagged adaptation, carbon, change, climate, consensus, crisis, drought, emissions, environment, global economy, Gore, grassroots, inconvenient truth, investments, mitigation, profit, storms, TAF, wildfires | 1 Comment

Ontario invests in EV infrastructure…and early adopters

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Ben Marans

Today, the Ontario government announced an $80 million investment in electric vehicle charging infrastructure. This, in addition to the provincial incentive program for the purchase of EVs as well as Ontario’s own commitment to green its fleet of vehicles, demonstrates … Continue reading →

Posted in Electric vehicles, Transporation | Tagged Electric, emissions, EV300, FleetWise, incentive, infrastructure, ontario, transportation, Vehicle | Leave a comment

What’s the next innovation for EVs?

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Ben Marans

While we’re at the beginning of the electric vehicle revolution, there’s already a great deal of activity planning the next phase of innovations to support EVs and their drivers. From commercial developers to academic researchers to backyard enthusiasts, many great … Continue reading →

Posted in Electric vehicles, General, Transporation | Tagged Atmospheric, batteries, Electric, emissions, ev, EV300, FleetWise, Fund, innovation, PHEV, storage, TAF, Toronto, v2g, Vehicle | 2 Comments

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