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Electrifying Chicago’s Urban Residential Neighborhoods: 3 New Community Chargers
EVmatch, the first electric vehicle (EV) charging platform for connecting EV drivers with nearby private chargers through a reservation-based system, has a new publicly-available Level 2 charging station located at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 3857 N Kostner Ave in Chicago’s Old Irving Park neighborhood. As the charging station host, St. John’s listed its charger on […]
Electric Lawn Mowers Offer Clean Air Advantages
Interested in protecting the environment? Switching from a gas-powered lawn mower to an electric model is a step in the right direction. Electric lawn mowers are vastly superior in the cleaner air category. Let’s take a look at the most significant advantages. Reduce Use of Fossil Fuels One of the obvious benefits of switching to […]
Chicago Clean Cities Explores Hydrogen’s Potential at Recent Webinar
With its promise of zero-carbon emissions, hydrogen-powered vehicles are an enticing option to slow climate change and improve air quality. Chicago Area Clean Cities (CACC) welcomed Cummins Inc., Hyzon Motors and GTI to its May webinar on hydrogen technologies. Technology is improving quickly, and government subsidies help the process along. Hydrogen is a clean fuel […]
The Transportation Industry is Experiencing a Technology Revolution
Whether your mission is to deliver e-commerce packages to the residents of Skokie or safely deliver second graders to start their school day in Aurora, one thing is certain – the vehicles we use to complete the task at hand is changing rapidly, with more fuel choices available than ever before. The vehicles that move […]
Chicago Clean Cities to Host Webinar Exploring Future of Hydrogen, Fuel Cell Vehicles
Ever wondered about the feasibility of hydrogen as a sustainable alternative fuel? Chicago Area Clean Cities will host a hydrogen webinar on May 27 to explore the possibilities of hydrogen. Featuring speakers Amy Adams, vice president of fuel cell and hydrogen technologies at Cummins Inc., and Mark Gordon, chief financial officer of Hyzon Motors, the […]
Clean Energy Trust Event Highlights Decarbonization Technologies, Confronts Challenges for the Future
The future of the planet relies on humans’ ability to stem the release of greenhouse gases (GHG) into the atmosphere. Studies by the United Nations have shown that to limit the catastrophic effects of irreversible climate change—or “runaway” climate change—we must drop our global GHG emissions by 55% in the next nine years, thus holding […]