We’re one week away from the start of the Green Energy Ohio Statewide EV Tour! Next Monday, on June 7, Green Energy Ohio will kick off our 2021 Statewide Electric Vehicle Tour in Shaker Heights. From there until we arrive at our final destination in Columbus on June 11, we’ll cover a lot of miles. Across the state, we’ll be …
Written by Dillon Hiles, Last updated on Icebike.org March 18th, 2021 A velomobile, for those who don’t know, is a human powered vehicle. Also known as a bicycle car, these things are based off of the recumbent bikes and tricycles, and have a full, aerodynamic outer shell that protects them from weather and crashes. Most of these devices are three …
Hi Green Cincinnati Education Advocacy, The last three Minutes have addressed determining which health, safety, or environmental behaviors are most important to target. I introduced the importance of creating a list of end-state, non-divisible behaviors and using impact, probability, and penetration as behavioral characteristics to determine which actions are most important to encourage. So, imagine that you have narrowed …
Chuck Lohre | LEED AP ID+C, SMPS CPSM Editor, Green Cincinnati Education Advocacy Sustainability passion: To help promote green building and sustainability, provide the public with the resources needed to achieve LEED certification, and create measurable environmental benefits for all. Most meaningful experience with USGBC: Achieving LEED Platinum on my former office and being included as one of the top …
Are you eager to kick back on your commute or a long road trip and let your car drive for you? While self-driving cars once seemed like the stuff of sci-fi novels, many experts are promising they’ll be a reality sooner than we think. A 2015 Guardian article even estimated they could be a common sight on the road by …
Aptera just released this report, “Sol took a sun-soaked jaunt down Coast Highway 101 from Cardiff to La Jolla last week, offering a rare sighting for Aptera fans to catch a glimpse of the second completed Alpha in our growing fleet of Solar Electric Vehicles (sEVs). Piloted by talented young driver Natalie Fenaroli, we set out to experience the beautiful …
Thanks to VonLehman Accounting, 5/7/21 https://vlcpa.com/articles/top-5-tax-breaks-for-green-manufacturers Authored by: Zach Castleman, Senior Accountant, VonLehman Accountants In recent years, lucrative tax breaks for energy-efficient investments have enticed many manufacturers to “go green.” At the end of 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) was enacted, which includes various provisions that expand and improve certain green tax breaks. Here are five examples that could …
From the U.S. Green Building Council https://www.usgbc.org/articles/urban-stead-cheese-achieves-leed-silver-certification-usgbc-ohio Urban Stead Cheese achieves LEED Silver certification (USGBC Ohio) Alicia Blum, Mar 17, 2021 Learn how the local business sustainably cultivates “Cheddar for the Better.” Owners Andrea and Scott Robbins of Urban Stead Cheese in their Cincinnati, Ohio shop. Urban Stead Cheese recently achieved LEED Silver certification as the shop also celebrated three years …
Sharing another piece of exciting news this week: the Ohio EPA recently awarded $3.25 million in grants for the installation of over 500 public Level 2 EV chargers across 22 Ohio counties! These new chargers will be installed in over 170 locations, expanding Ohioans’ access to EV charging. The City of Cincinnati was among the grantees, winning $22,500 to install …
It’s been a whirlwind few days at Aptera with a visit from Jan Žagar at Elaphe. For those of you who aren’t familiar, this innovative company manufactures our in-wheel motors. Shown below with new team members Jesse Wood, Karl Schaffner, Matt Bockman and co-CEO Steve Fambro, Jan’s goal was to help us achieve optimum drivability. One of the most advanced technologies on the market, …
