A Republican voice from history reminds us of transit’s vital role in protecting civil rights
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San Ber’dino is getting charged up—to the tune of $14 million!
The city of San Bernardino just scored a major win in the race to electrify California’s roads. Thanks to the Federal Highway Administration’s Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grant Program, EVCS of Arcadia is set to install a network of 101 electric vehicle charging stations across the city. Hey Socal reports: “The project calls for 77 […]
’Tis the season…for the inverted apostrophe
Christmas isn’t the only time you see ’em, but they come out more often during the holidays. No, I’m not talking about elves. They drive proofreaders—or in my case, former typographers—absolutely nuts: inverted initial apostrophes. Headlines joyfully, albeit incorrectly, proclaim, ‘Tis the season! Only they don’t use the correct punctuation. It should be written, ’Tis […]
Pacific Railway’s legacy of clean energy and transportation
Even though L.A. is known as the mecca of car culture, it hasn’t always been so. In the 1920s, the city was the undisputed leader in public transportation, boasting the largest streetcar system in the world, known affectionately to Angelenos as the Red Car. Metro reintroduced Southern California to rail transit in 1990, but the […]
’70s EV enthusiasts knew they were on the cutting edge of something very big
Because of consumer demand for electric cars, primarily in California, major automakers are introducing new models every year. Some manufacturers are ditching their gasoline-powered models and going all electric. But in 1976, electric vehicles were only the stuff of hobbyists. Take for example the small group of EV enthusiasts that met on the first Monday […]
Batteries set to overtake pumped hydro as largest source of utility-scale energy storage in U.S.
If I’m reading the numbers right, this is the year battery storage will leapfrog pumped hydropower as the largest source of utility-scale energy storage in the U.S. Just four years ago, pumped storage, which is accomplished by strategically moving water uphill and downhill at hydroelectric power plants, accounted for more than 90% of the nation’s […]