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Inside Clean Energy: E-bike Sales and Sharing are Booming. But Can They Help Take Cars off the Road?

E-bikes, already taking off during the pandemic, are getting a big boost from states that hope they will reduce driving, energy consumption and emissions.

By James Pothen

A man rides an electric bicycle near the pier in Huntington Beach, California on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Credit: Paul Bersebach/Orange County Register via Getty Images
An Airbus A350-1000 aircraft is seen inside a hangar at Sydney international airport on May 2, 2022, after the Australian airline Qantas announced it will launch the world's first non-stop commercial flights from Sydney to London and New York by the end of 2025. Credit: Wendell Teodoro /AFP via Getty Images

Qantas Says Synthetic Fuel Could Power Long Flights by Mid-2030s

By James Fernyhough, The Financial Times

Traffic in the rain on Jan. 5, 2022 in New Delhi, India. Credit: Arvind Yadav/Hindustan Times via Getty Images

In South Asia, Vehicle Exhaust, Agricultural Burning and In-Home Cooking Produce Some of the Most Toxic Air in the World

By Zoha Tunio

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/25032022/germany-russia-ukraine-olav-scholz/

Climate Change Poses a Huge Threat to Railroads. Environmental Engineers Have Ideas for How to Combat That

By Leah Campbell

People make their way trough traffic on Jan. 18, 2018 in downtown Newark, New Jersey. Credit: Eduardo MunozAlvarez/VIEWpress/Corbis via Getty Images

As States Move to Electrify Their Fleets, Activists Demand Greater Environmental Justice Focus

By Kristoffer Tigue

A computer rendering of Woven City, a "smart city" planned for a 175-acre site in Japan. Credit: Toyota

Why the Luster on Once-Vaunted ‘Smart Cities’ Is Fading

By Jim Robbins, Yale Environment 360

Inside Clean Energy: In the Year of the Electric Truck, Some Real Talk from Texas Auto Dealers

By Dan Gearino

A Toyota Prius powers up at an electric vehicle charging station in a Washington, D.C., in March 2021. Credit: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Toyota to Spend $35 Billion on Electric Push in an Effort to Take on Tesla

By Eri Sugiura and Leo Lewis, The Financial Times

Inside Clean Energy: Batteries Got Cheaper in 2021. So How Close Are We to EVs That Cost Less than Gasoline Vehicles?

By Dan Gearino

The Tesla Inc. Model Y crossover electric vehicle during an unveiling event in Hawthorne, California, U.S., on Friday, March 15, 2019. Credit: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Inside Clean Energy: Electric Vehicles Are Having a Banner Year. Here Are the Numbers

By Dan Gearino

A delivery driver rides a bicycle through the rain on March 24, 2021 in New York City. Credit: Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images

New York’s ‘Deliveristas’ Are at the Forefront of Cities’ Sustainable Transportation Shake-up

By Delger Erdenesanaa

A bicyclist with a protective mask waits at an intersection along Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, on Friday, July 24, 2020. Credit: Olivia Obineme/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Q&A: A Sustainable Transportation Advocate Explains Why Bikes and Buses, Not Cars, Should Be the Norm

By Delger Erdenesanaa

A commuter boards a SEPTA bus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Friday, July 30, 2021. Credit: Hannah Beier/Bloomberg via Getty Images

In Philadelphia, Mass Transit Officials Hope Redesigning Bus Routes Will Boost Post-Pandemic Ridership

By Daelin Brown

President Joe Biden climbs out of a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Xe after driving it around the White House driveway following remarks during an event on the South Lawn of the White House on Aug. 5, 2021 in Washington, D.C. Biden delivered remarks on the administration’s efforts to strengthen American leadership on clean cars and trucks. Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images

Biden Tightens Auto Emissions Standards, Reversing Trump, and Aims for a Quantum Leap on Electric Vehicles by 2030

By Dan Gearino, Marianne Lavelle, Nicholas Kusnetz

Mark Reuss, General Motors president speaks at their Detroit- Hamtramck assembly plant on Jan. 27, 2020 in Detroit, Michigan. Credit: Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images

The Solid-State Race: Legacy Automakers Reach for Battery Breakthrough

By Dan Gearino

General Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra speaks on March 22, 2019 in Lake Orion, Michigan. The company announced on Thursday it aims to stop selling gasoline and diesel vehicles by 2035. Credit: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images

In a Major Move Away From Fossil Fuels, General Motors Aims to Stop Selling Gasoline Cars and SUVs by 2035

By Dan Gearino

Traffic moves on 2nd Avenue in the morning hours on March 15, 2019 in New York City. Credit: Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images

Is Trump Holding Congestion Pricing in New York City Hostage?

By Ilana Cohen

An airplane takes off in California. Air travel emissions are a significant portion of all transportation emissions, and could be addressed with planes fueled by hydrogen. Credit: dsleeter_2000/flickr

Airbus Hopes to Be Flying Hydrogen-Powered Jetliners With Zero Carbon Emissions by 2035

By Leto Sapunar

Afternoon commuter traffic streams northward from Los Angeles on the State Route 14 freeway on May 13, 2020 in Newhall, California. Credit: David McNew/Getty Images

In a Bold Move, California’s Governor Issues Ban on Gasoline-Powered Cars as of 2035

By Dan Gearino

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