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California’s P2P Carsharing Bill Passes Assembly 63-0
Carsharing just took a step forward on June 3rd in California when AB1871 passed the Assembly with zero opposition. The bill now goes to the Senate and could become law before the year is out. We talked about the potential … Continue reading →
Transport in Transition. A Guest Piece by Peter Lipman.
Transformation Moment: low carbon travel.
How, and how far, will we travel if we make the changes we need to in order to thrive in a carbon constrained society? For a range of interlocking reasons, the conclusion of this paper is that we will be happier, healthier and more resilient if we radically change from [...] Continue reading →
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Tagged Climate Change, Energy, General, Localisation, Peak Oil, Transport
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iZip Electric Bikes
iZip Street Enlightened
Saw one of these in our local bike shop when we were in there picking up a new tube. It’s an iZip Street Enlightened – looks like a normal fast hybrid but the aero down tube is wrapped around a battery pack – a 24V / 10 A… Continue reading →
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Tagged batteries, bicycle, Cycling, electric bike, iZip, Peak Oil, Solar Photovoltaic, Solar PV, Transport, Unstuffed
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Car, bus or bike?
I just came across this nice photo that shows the space required to transport the same number of passengers by car, bus and bike On a similar note, the other night Top Gear ran a TV race to cross London … Continue reading →
