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San Fran's new EV chargers are solar-powered, and free!

Charge Across Town is cutting carbon emissions with mobile charging. Just respect the two-hour limit.




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4 insanely powerful and expensive electric cars

These plug-in supercars are big on sex appeal and horsepower — but you've never heard of the companies that make them.




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How do you get consumers to buy electric cars?

how to sell electric cars




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Elon Musk's rocket ride: A biography of the world's most driven CEO

Running 2 groundbreaking companies at the same time, Musk succeeds by putting himself on the line more than anyone else, says author Ashlee Vance.




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Sneak peek from Frankfurt: VW Group plugs in

The German giant is embracing electrification, and new electric cars from Audi and Porsche point the way.




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Everyone is going after Tesla now

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Elon Musk is likely blushing.




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Why the VW diesel scandal happened

It was a combination of hubris, professional rivalry and a desperate bid for success in the American market.




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When will EVs get sounds to warn pedestrians? It's coming, but expect delays

And no, we won't be able to use ringtones. (There will likely be standardized noises.)




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Why NextEV is taking on Tesla

Tesla is a tempting target, and NextEV has deep pockets.




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Forget horsepower, Americans buy cars for the technology

As CES proves, the gadgets are more important than the color and the trim package.




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Washington Auto Show: Making policy for the car of the future

The Detroit and New York auto shows may have the new car introductions, but Washington has the politicians.




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What's NASCAR without the noise?

Science Guy Bill Nye wants battery-powered stock car racers. But fans go for the noise.




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Carnegie study on EV charging gets it all wrong

Most electric cars plug into much cleaner grids, especially in California.




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Super-fast and electric are words of the week at Geneva Motor Show

Electric cars are really shooting off into the stratosphere, and it’s all Elon Musk can do to keep up.




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BMW's self-driving vision includes a virtual butler

BMW Vision Next 100




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Which is cooler? Tesla Model 3 vs. Chevrolet Bolt

Millennials and lower-income consumers are in a buying mood. They think that brand matters, and Tesla is the ultimate brand.




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Can Volkswagen reinvent itself?

VW is poised to reinvent itself as an EV-friendly treehugger.




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James Dyson wants to clean up on the electric vehicle market

The British vacuum cleaner kingpin will invest nearly $3B in developing an electric vehicle by 2020.




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By 2030, electric vehicles will rule Paris' streets

A ban on gas and diesel cars is the latest in Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo's ongoing crackdown on air pollution.




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Can the electric car industry bring this ghost town back to life?

Electric carmakers need more cobalt for their lithium-ion batteries. Tiny Cobalt, Ontario, aims to become a sizable supplier.




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Are abandoned gas stations the wellness hubs of the future?

Reebook partners with architecture firm Gensler for 'Get Pumped,' a conceptual scheme in which health-conscious drivers rule the roads.



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EcoSense for Living: Getting kids to reconnect with nature

This four-part series gives great advice on getting a new generation to enjoy the outdoors.




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EcoSense for Living: New life for old bottles

Video: At 6 billion bottles and counting, a Fortune 100 company has forged a partnership that’s created the largest recycling center of it’s kind in the wor



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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The armadillo in the road looked dead, but this woman stopped to check anyway

Countless people drove past an injured armadillo, until one compassionate woman came along.




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Don't feel weird about saying 'Hi' to strangers

Greeting people you pass on the street with a smile and "Hello" is good for you and them.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Camel, cow and donkey found wandering in Kansas neighborhood

Escaped camel, cow and donkey in Kansas are 'halfway towards a live nativity.'




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Why are we so reliant on air conditioning? (It's not just climate change, it's bad design)

Air conditioners have made architects lazy, and we've forgotten how to design houses that might work without it.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Dainty prefab dwelling from Down Under produces more energy than it consumes

With its edible veggie walls and lack of traditional HVAC systems, Carbon Positive House aims to "free us of modern day lifelines."



  • Remodeling & Design

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Which type of wooden staircase is best for your home?

There are many different types of staircases that can make your home a more efficient, safer and even a more attractive place.



  • Remodeling & Design

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What the heck is a carbon positive house?

An interesting new prefab in Australia is described as being "Carbon Positive," but what does that mean?



  • Remodeling & Design

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Traveling the world doesn't mean you have to leave home behind

Just ask Jenna and Guillaume, who quit their 9-to-5 jobs to pursue their dream of touring North America in a custom-built tiny house.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Here's an idea for a new net zero that makes sense

Architect William Maclay brings some sense and sensibility to the concept of net zero energy building.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Passive House changes: What flavor do you favor?

The Passive House Institute and the Passive House Institute US are making news this week as standards change and they diverge further.



  • Remodeling & Design

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China's 57-story prefab tower should have been taller

Sky City was supposed to be 220 stories and this building was supposed to be 97 stories; but there's more to building than just technical innovation.



  • Research & Innovations

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'Time Slices' capture twilight's descent on world icons

Photographer Richard Silver captures the surreal ambience of the "blue hour" with these beautifully spliced landscape images.




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Bullitt Center: World's greenest commercial building?

A tour of the Bullitt Center in Seattle confirms that it's as green as it can be.




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This sleek Seattle home was built from bits and pieces of an old barn

Beauty abounds in the weather-warped details of Dwell Development's latest net-zero residence.



  • Remodeling & Design

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AIA Housing Awards honors two gorgeous homes to grow old in

In rural stretches of Connecticut and Tennessee, two nature-surrounded retreats built for retirees.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Oakland neighborhood showcases the power of good, green design

In a once iffy stretch of East Oakland, Tassafaronga Village stands as a model of affordable green housing done right.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Texas weekend retreat eschews one big house for 4 little ones

Co-owned by a quartet of couples, Llano Exit Strategy blends communal living and rural solitude.



  • Remodeling & Design

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World's tallest wood building proposed for Paris

Michael Green, champion of lanky, carbon-neutral buildings, sets his sights on the City of Light.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Swedish students build law-skirting tiny house

Friggatto cleverly evades the exhausting, expensive process of securing a housing permit in Sweden.



  • Remodeling & Design

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10 historic malls where people still shop

Here are 10 historic shopping centers that are still thriving today.



  • Arts & Culture

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Treehouse retreat with skate park appeals to nature lovers, 13-year-old boys

Beautiful and daring, Cinder Cone will resonate with those who have graduated from Thrasher to Dwell.



  • Remodeling & Design

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British cancer center spotlights the healing power of good design

Heatherwick Studio's mighty pretty design for Maggie's Centre Yorkshire resembles a cluster of massive potted plants.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Oas1s offers the finest in treehouse living without actually living in a tree

It's a little bit Ewokian, a little bit New Urbanist and a whole lot intriguing.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Harvard startup offers for-hire tiny houses in the middle of nowhere

Getaway provides a woodsy, off-grid respite from the concrete jungle.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Plant-clad Hawaiian micro-home is perched atop a hollow 'trunk'

Don't want to live in it anymore? Just covert it into a drive-through shaved ice stand.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Make It Right partners with FYI on tiny house in New Orleans

At long last, Brad Pitt's green rebuilding effort thinks smaller (but just as sustainable).



  • Remodeling & Design

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3 Solar Decathlon homes designed to withstand the next Katrina

Resilient design is showcased in competing homes hailing from New York, New Jersey and Missouri.



  • Remodeling & Design