Eco-Conscious Cars: States with the Most Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
Hybrid and electric vehicles are becoming increasingly ubiquitous. Which states have the greenest drivers this year?
In recent years, improvements to hybrid and electric technology have ushered more and more eco-friendly cars onto the market. From Chevy to Toyota and Audi to Tesla, nearly every well-known car manufacturer has released either a hybrid-electric or a purely electric vehicle to meet a variety of preferences. In fact, in 2020, there seems to be an eco-friendly car to satisfy every driver’s taste and budget.
Many drive hybrid or electric vehicles for their green impact. While electric vehicles require no gas to run, many hybrid-electric vehicles are nearly twice as fuel-efficient as standard cars. Reduced fossil fuel consumption by hybrid-electric vehicles leads to a significant decrease in greenhouse gas emissions per mile driven. Given that every gallon of gasoline burned releases 19.60 pounds of
New York City Marathon: November 7
Yes, you’re seeing that correctly Chicago and Boston are scheduled to be on back-to-back days.
This isn’t the first time we’ve seen back-to-back marathon majors like this. The London Marathon and Boston Marathon have been a day apart 11 times in the history of the races, since both events happen in April. The most recent occurrence of this was in 2011.
While we may see watered-down elite fields at these races as a result of this packed schedule, an intriguing challenge has also emerged: a marathon major double with Chicago and Boston.
If you’re going to be attempting back-to-back marathons, you’ll need more advice from RW+
Cars, Transit, and the Disabled
Contrary to popular myth, the disabled drive less than other Americans. Share
One common argument against virtually any policy that might inconvenience drivers is that disabled people cannot walk and thus need to drive, and that pro-pedestrian policies therefore constitute ableism. It seems to me this argument is based on a certain stereotype of disabled Americans: as middle-class car-owning senior citizens whose disability requires a wheelchair, and who never walk, and who cannot rely on public transit. But a 2017 Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) survey shows that this stereotype is inaccurate in a variety of ways.