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Gogoro comes to USA with the 26 pound Eeyo e-bike

June 2, 2020 by Lloyd Alter

Latest Items from TreeHugger - They promise "agility over utility." (c) Latest Items from TreeHugger - Read entire story here. … [Read more...]

In the middle of a bike shortage, Uber shreds thousands of Jump e-bikes

May 29, 2020 by Lloyd Alter

Latest Items from TreeHugger - Why are they doing this? (c) Latest Items from TreeHugger - Read entire story here. … [Read more...]

Study shows how e-bikes can dramatically reduce CO2 emissions from transportation

May 21, 2020 by Lloyd Alter

Latest Items from TreeHugger - This is where there should be some serious subsidy, to help get people out of cars. (c) Latest Items from TreeHugger - Read entire story here. … [Read more...]

E-bikes are eating the bike market

May 20, 2020 by Lloyd Alter

Latest Items from TreeHugger - Whether it's the coronavirus crisis or the climate crisis, e-bikes can be part of the solution. (c) Latest Items from TreeHugger - Read entire story here. … [Read more...]

Which will dominate our cities after the coronavirus, bikes or cars?

May 16, 2020 by Lloyd Alter

Latest Items from TreeHugger - A lot of cities are making room for people who walk and cycle now that nobody wants to take the subway. (c) Latest Items from TreeHugger - Read entire story here. … [Read more...]

London is looking to increase cycling tenfold after the coronavirus

May 8, 2020 by Lloyd Alter

Latest Items from TreeHugger - It's the only way to deal with reduced capacity in the underground, and is a great example for other cities. (c) Latest Items from TreeHugger - Read entire story here. … [Read more...]

What do we do about cars, climate and coronavirus?

May 8, 2020 by Lloyd Alter

Latest Items from TreeHugger - If we are going to keep to 1.5 degrees we have to decide: Cars to drive or a planet to live in? (c) Latest Items from TreeHugger - Read entire story here. … [Read more...]

London looking to increase cycling tenfold after the coronavirus

May 7, 2020 by Lloyd Alter

E-bikes will eat … buses?

May 5, 2020 by Lloyd Alter

Latest Items from TreeHugger - A lot of people are buying e-bikes instead of taking transit. (c) Latest Items from TreeHugger - Read entire story here. … [Read more...]

Why Toronto won’t make room for people who walk or bike: Induced demand

April 16, 2020 by Lloyd Alter

Latest Items from TreeHugger - Some cities are making space for pedestrians. Others, not so much. (c) Latest Items from TreeHugger - Read entire story here. … [Read more...]

Air quality hasn’t been this good in decades. How can we keep it this way?

April 15, 2020 by Lloyd Alter

Latest Items from TreeHugger - More people die from COVID-19 when they live with polluted air. Can we learn from this crisis and clean it up? (c) Latest Items from TreeHugger - Read entire story here. … [Read more...]

COVID-19 may change the way people think about bikes

April 7, 2020 by Lloyd Alter

Latest Items from TreeHugger - They are not toys, they are transportation, and they can be a big help in this crisis. (c) Latest Items from TreeHugger - Read entire story here. … [Read more...]

Does size and weight matter in an electric car?

March 8, 2020 by Lloyd Alter

Latest Items from TreeHugger - The new all-electric Porsche Taycan weighs in at about three tons. That means a lot of upfront carbon emissions. (c) Latest Items from TreeHugger - Read entire story here. … [Read more...]

E-scooters are not a menace; the real threat on the sidewalks is still the car.

March 6, 2020 by Lloyd Alter

Latest Items from TreeHugger - A new study finds that dockless cars cause more problems than dockless bikes and scooters. (c) Latest Items from TreeHugger - Read entire story here. … [Read more...]

Yet another study confirms that drivers of expensive cars are more likely to ignore pedestrians

March 5, 2020 by Lloyd Alter

Latest Items from TreeHugger - Nevada study finds that every thousand bucks of added value decreases the odds of yielding to pedestrians by three percent. (c) Latest Items from TreeHugger - Read entire story here. … [Read more...]

Pedestrian and cyclist fatalities increased 53 percent in ten years

March 1, 2020 by Lloyd Alter

Latest Items from TreeHugger - The GHSA blames the switch to light trucks, bad road design, distraction and even climate change. (c) Latest Items from TreeHugger - Read entire story here. … [Read more...]

You don’t have to be stoic to enjoy the Maxwell Stoic e-bike

February 29, 2020 by Lloyd Alter

Latest Items from TreeHugger - Troy Rank's new e-bike was worth the wait. (c) Latest Items from TreeHugger - Read entire story here. … [Read more...]

Cargo e-bikes will eat SUVs

February 25, 2020 by Lloyd Alter

Latest Items from TreeHugger - Forget drones and self-driving cars; this is the future of deliveries, whether goods or kids. (c) Latest Items from TreeHugger - Read entire story here. … [Read more...]

Stockholm Declaration calls for Vision Zero, lower speed limits; USA says drop dead

February 25, 2020 by Lloyd Alter

Latest Items from TreeHugger - Over 80 countries have signed up to make our roads safer. Only one dissented. (c) Latest Items from TreeHugger - Read entire story here. … [Read more...]

City declares climate emergency, actually means it and does something

February 21, 2020 by Lloyd Alter

Latest Items from TreeHugger - Bristol's airport expansion gets cancelled in a shocking act of doing something meaningful to go carbon neutral. (c) Latest Items from TreeHugger - Read entire story here. … [Read more...]

Chinese study finds that owning a car is bad for your health

February 19, 2020 by Lloyd Alter

Latest Items from TreeHugger - We all knew that, but this study is randomized. (c) Latest Items from TreeHugger - Read entire story here. … [Read more...]

Words matter: When does someone die, and when is someone killed?

February 11, 2020 by Lloyd Alter

Latest Items from TreeHugger - It seems that when there is a car involved, it's the former rather than the latter. (c) Latest Items from TreeHugger - Read entire story here. … [Read more...]