We should all aim to drive less. Or use public transport or cycle. But what if driving is your only option? Should you get an EV? How sustainable are they, anyway?
Read moreHow sustainable are EVs, really?
Transportation
Great advances in battery tech to help ease “range anxiety”
There’s no denying that the EV market has been steadily increasing over the past few years. But there’s also no denying it needs a firm kick up the backside to get where we need it to be,
Read moreWhat you need to know about the Infrastructure Bill – from a Climate Perspective
There sure was a lot of talk about this Bill for a long time before anything happened. But on November 15th 2021, the highly anticipated $1.2 Trillion bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) was passed into
Read moreBicycle Paradise and the Rise of the E-bike
Since the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, we saw local governments redesigning roadways to make more room for bikes and pedestrians, and less for cars. People were pretty keen to avoid crowded public transit, and what started out as a novel way to be able to get outdoors during lockdowns has flicked the switch on something much bigger.
Read moreAre you one of the hordes jumping on your new e-bike? If not….why not?!
Looking for the environmental silver linings of the COVID-19 pandemic is not a new angle from here in The Hive. But I can’t think of another which offers an equally impressive positive outcome for your health too.
Read moreThe Truth about EV’s
It’s not surprising that there’s currently pretty hard working campaigning going on to discredit the energy efficiency and environmental benefits from introducing EV’s (Electric Vehicles). The smear campaigns focus on questioning the energy consumption and carbon footprint for the EV manufacturing process Vs the potential and hypothetical emissions savings by then driving such a vehicle. Talk to almost anyone on the street about their opinion on EVs and they’ll usually spruik concern about the precious metals required and manufacturing emissions. Not to say those concerns aren’t based on some sort of reality – but the naysayers have somewhat exaggerated the cons, and tried to hide to pros. Even the Union of Concerned Scientists have to acknowledge that manufacturing an EV will emit between 15% and 68% more carbon than producing a petroleum car of the equivalent size. But that’s only half the story. How do lifetime emissions differ?
Read moreA Sustainable Trip into a World of COVID-19
Since we’ve all been in lockdown, many of us have been wondering how our efforts to continue living within a sustainable world would fair once things started to open up. What would our challenges be due to
Read moreRanking Freight Emissions
Whether purchasing online or in the store, there is a good chance your product has arrived via some shipping method. Lexi takes a look at the different options available and where they rank on the sustainable index.
Read moreHow will we get around without fossil fuels?
Transportation has been around since the dawn of man. Over time it has grown and changed until what we have today with cars, buses, and planes. While these forms of transportation speed up our daily lives and
Read moreRenewable Fossil Fuels?
Experts agree that everyone on our planet needs to reduce their emissions below the sustainable limit in order to curb man made climate change. But we all know this will be a mammoth task without huge financial
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