"The pandemic had a big, unanticipated impact on #RemoteWorking."

"Remote working is predicated on improving high-speed #internet access all across the state. He said remote work is just one piece of the transportation puzzle."

#ClimateChange #emissions #TransportationTransition #WFH
https://www.mainepublic.org/climate/2023-02-27/how-state-employees-are-showing-the-climate-benefits-of-remote-work

The #EU is drafting two laws intended to further cut #emissions from #transportation: the #Euro7 tougher emission rules for cars, vans, trucks and buses, and this month's proposal to further cut truck and bus emissions.

Italy's right-wing government wants to put the brakes on that.

#ClimateChange #TransportationTransition
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/italy-seeks-alliance-with-france-germany-tame-eu-car-emissions-laws-2023-02-25/

This is what happens when you #ThinkOutsideTheBox with four wheels: you find opportunities.

Last year, globally there were
17 million four-wheeled #EVs
275 million electric motorcycles, tuk-tuks, mopeds, and scooters

And each of the two and three wheeled EVs also move 1-3 people, on a lot less electricity and a lot less #lithium. They're more affordable to a lot more people than a car, and they are a lot less likely to kill you in a crash.

#TransportationTransition
https://www.protocol.com/manuals/future-of-mobility/electric-vehicles-motorcycles-scooters

"In 2011, [Horace Luke] pitched the idea [for an #EV] that ... relied on a #network of #batteries that could be swapped at roadside stations, like filling up a gas tank. Multiple investors and vehicle makers told him the idea was impossible.

Today, Gogoro battery-swapping stations are as common as gas stations in Taiwan, and the network supports nearly 400,000 battery swaps a day, by over 526,000 riders."

#TransportationTransition #Gogoro #TwoWheelers #Asia
https://restofworld.org/2023/gogoro-taiwan-ev-horace-luke-interview/

The #ThackerPass #lithium mine could be the largest in the nation. The land is sacred to Native American tribes who say they have not been consulted.

“The Tribes have notified #BLM of the cultural, spiritual, and historical significance of Thacker Pass, but BLM continues to refuse to acknowledge this information,” said Will Falk, the attorney representing the RSIC and SLPT.

#EV #TransportationTransition #Indigenous
https://www.nevadacurrent.com/2023/02/21/three-tribes-file-new-lawsuit-challenging-thacker-pass-lithium-mine/

"German #carmakers made it unscathed through a series of #lawsuits led by environmental groups demanding they restrict their carbon #emissions, with the final ruling issued on Friday - but the battle is not over, with all plaintiffs pledging to appeal."

The lawsuits demanded that automakers end production of fossil fuel-emitting cars by 2030."

#TransportationTransition #ClimateChange
https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/german-farmers-lawsuit-against-volkswagen-demanding-tighter-carbon-emissions-2023-02-24/

"Researchers estimated that the U.S. could decrease #lithium demand up to 90 percent by 2050 by expanding public transportation infrastructure, shrinking the size of electric vehicle #batteries and maximizing lithium recycling. "

#TransportationTransition #EV #PublicTransit
https://grist.org/article/a-zero-emissions-future-without-the-mining-boom/

“There has been a much larger push around the expansion of #ElectricVehicles, which is incredibly important, but it’s only serving people who can afford a pretty big upfront investment.”

#MobilityJustice #TransportationTransition #PublicTransit #EV
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-25/public-transit-gets-left-behind-in-us-climate-change-conversation