electric vehicles
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Middlebury energy panel regroups
Middlebury’s Energy Committee came close to dissolving after the town chose a natural gas-powered sludge dryer.
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Towns tackle electric vehicle charging needs
For two years, the only spots in Brandon with a parking meter racking up fees were the electric vehicle charging spaces. That seemed “fundamentally unfair” to Tim Guiles,…
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Lincoln considers electric school buses
Lincoln School District officials are exploring the option of using electric school buses in the learning community.
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The future of EV charging arrives in Middlebury
Middlebury College, the Marble Works Business District and the Addison Independent recently took a step into a more sustainable future with the installation of the region’s first off-grid…
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Letter to the editor: Reducing energy consumption is a good path forward
At the end of last year I finally took the plunge and purchased an electric car. I have felt conflicted about the purchase ever since.
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Letter to the editor: Students ask for electric buses
As members of the Middlebury Union High School cross country and Nordic ski teams, we spend a lot of our time on school buses traveling to and from…
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Letter to the editor: EVs offer cool summer driving
Here’s good news for electric vehicle drivers who are afraid to use their air conditioning because it might reduce their EV’s driving range
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Letter to the editor: Electric buses face hurdle
If electric powered school busses are to be effective, then all electricity used to charge the batteries must be solely from non-polluting sources.
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Locals push for county-wide electric school bus fleet
Proponents of the “Electric School Bus Project” say the switch would reap cost savings and health benefits for county residents, as well as help meet local and state…
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Letter to the editor: It’s time to use EV buses for area students
Diesel school buses harm kids. Electric buses don’t.
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Climate Matters: To Florida and back in our EV!
A well-known saying on bicycle touring trips is, “Drink before you’re thirsty, eat before you’re hungry, and shift before you have to.”
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Vermont eyes gas vehicle ban
State regulators are on the cusp of adopting a rule that would push Vermont’s market for new passenger cars to all-electric in a little more than a decade.
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Letter to the editor: Time to reduce use of vehicles
Recently this newspaper featured a special seasonal section devoted to automobiles (April 15 – Spring Auto Feature). I applaud the choice to devote the entirety of that section…
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Video: How to charge an electric vehicle
As part of our spring auto feature on electric vehicles in Vermont, Fran Putnam shows what it looks like to charge up her Nissan Leaf.
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Spring Auto Feature: Electric Vehicles
Addison Independent Reporter Christopher Ross this week looked deep into the world of Electric Vehicles, or EVs. Learn more about the state of the industry, where it’s headed,…
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Has the electric vehicle era finally arrived?
ADDISON COUNTY — If you took the $174 billion President Joe Biden has proposed spending on electric vehicles (EVs) over the next decade and split it evenly according…