Car-ful?
Give up car-lessness for Rob Lowe's plug-in? | Update:Read the sequel to this post, where Alan reconsiders plug-ins. The weekend before Halloween, my car-less family got a loaner plug-in hybrid...
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Are motor scooters clean or dirty? Both. | “Buy one, Daddy!” That’s what my daughter Kathryn said after her recent ride behind Daily Score reader Jay Morrison on his all-electric scooter. Jay’s Vectrix...
View ArticleGreen-collar Stimulus 2
More on quick federal spending. | I recently mentioned funding green-collar jobs programs that are authorized but not yet financed. Another good way to stimulate the clean-energy economy fast with...
View ArticleChina Set to Corner Electric Car Market
Who will emerge from this economic crisis as mean, green technology leaders? | Getting out of the economic recession is one thing. Staying out is another. A key factor in sustained economic health may...
View ArticleWeekend Reading 8/30/13
"Bug appetít!," guerrilla crosswalks, and more. | Migee An interesting article on the trend of living alone. Since we’ve been writing so much about housing, it seemed like a good piece to...
View ArticleWeekend Reading 10/24/14
A "subdivide" suggestion, getting at "the good life," and more. | Alan A passionate and surprisingly plausible argument that “douchebag” is that unheard of epithets: a slur used to delegitimize white...
View ArticlePart 1: Your Car of the Future is No Car at All
Cascadia could thrive by embracing fleets of autonomous electric vehicles. | Editor’s note: This piece marks the Sightline debut of Daniel Malarkey, our newest Sightline fellow. A Seattle native,...
View ArticlePart 2: Your Car of the Future is No Car at All
The downsides of autonomous electric vehicle fleets and how to avoid them. | In part 1, I laid out the immense potential for good that Transportation as a Service (TaaS) offers. A future where most...
View ArticleAre Robo-Taxis the Only Way to Get Transportation Off Oil Fast?
Shared, autonomous, electric vehicles could decarbonize transportation in Cascadia in as little as a decade. | Climate hawks know the best way to decarbonize our economy is to electrify everything,...
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