Update to Solutions #24: Encourage Green Mobility

In San Francisco, SolarCity is installing solar-powered electric vehicle recharging stations at offices on Highway 101, anticipating a rapid growth in demand. The fast-charge station costs between $2k to $6k to install, and a recharge takes about 3.5 hours, while a commuter is working. SolarCity has installed about 100 charging stations for Tesla customers.

Source: Grist, October 2009

In Stockholm, the initiative to have 5% of vehicle owners driving “clean vehicles” has been a huge success - by October 2008, 35% of the city’s vehicles were clean, and 100% of the city’s buses operated on biogas or ethanol. The number of people cycling has also doubled over the last decade.

Source: Positive News, August 2009