Municipal fleets are essential for cleaning streets, managing waste and maintaining public infrastructure. However, they often incorporate systems that produce pollution and require frequent maintenance. Electric vehicles for city maintenance reduce local emissions and improve neighborhood livability. Although more expensive upfront, EVs offer several benefits that justify the cost of ownership. Why Electric Vehicles Fit … Continue reading “Quiet, Clean, Efficient: The Case for Electric Vehicles in City Maintenance”
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The German city of Karlsruhe is setting an example for sustainability in waste management by deploying a fleet of 18 Mercedes-Benz eEconic electric garbage trucks that are helping make the streets cleaner, quieter, and a lot less stinky. Since the end of September, the city of Karlsruhe has been relying on Mercedes’ fully electric waste … Continue reading “Mercedes takes out the trash as German city deploys 18 electric garbage trucks”
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The City of Szczecinin, Poland has signed an agreement with Polish electric bus manufacturer Solaris to purchase four 12-meter Urbino 12 and 10 articulated Urbino 18 electric buses. The vehicles will increase Szczecin’s fleet of Solaris buses to a total of 30. They will be operated by the city’s public transport company, Szczecińskie Przedsiębiorstwo Autobusowe. … Continue reading “Solaris to sell 14 electric buses to the city of Szczecin, Poland”
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Audi commemorated the 25th anniversary of its cult-classic A2 hatchback by converting one into an EV. The Audi A2 E-Tron is a one-off project undertaken by apprentices. It’s not the first such project; Audi apprentices previously converted an NSU Prinz 4 from one of the automaker’s predecessor brands into a speedy EV concept to mark … Continue reading “Audi A2 E-Tron restomod EV remixes forward-thinking city car”
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Downtown LA skyline. Photo by Martin Adams on Unsplash With the Paris 2024 Olympic Games wrapping up, Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass is in town to prepare the world for what the 2028 Olympics will look like in Los Angeles. And one thing she’s promising, in a big surprise to everyone’s who’s even heard about … Continue reading “A city with little transit, LA wants to host a ‘no-car’ 2028 Olympic games: here’s how”
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Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! We decided to take a Waymo to get to the museum across the city from us in San Francisco. My daughter opened the Waymo app, and, poof — 1, 2, 3, and a Waymo robotaxi arrived in 5 minutes … Continue reading “First & Second Waymo Experience Across the City”