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Shai Agassi’s Plan To Get 100% Electric Cars On The Road

April 20, 2009 by Justin Thomas 7 Comments

I’m an advocate for car-free cities (on this note, see the newly published Carfree Design Manual by J. H. Crawford). But 100% electric cars are certainly preferable to gasoline-powered cars. Therefore I found this recent presentation by Shai Agassi of Better Place to be of inspiring. He argues that hybrids won’t work, and ethnol isn’t… [Continue Reading]

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Carfree Cities: Where Are They?

August 3, 2006 by Justin Thomas 3 Comments

Interested in knowing where you can find places free of cars? There’s an extensive list of carfree places around the world, available now on the Wikipedia. There’s also a book about Carfree Citites available. Here’s our review: Imagine life in a city free from the noise, stench, and danger of cars, trucks, and buses. Imagine… [Continue Reading]

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Carfree Cities

October 12, 2004 by Justin Thomas 3 Comments

Imagine life in a city free from the noise, stench, and danger of cars, trucks, and buses. Imagine that all basic needs, from groceries to child care, lie within a five-minute walk of every doorstep. Imagine that no commute takes more than 35 minutes from door to door, and that service is provided by a… [Continue Reading]