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UMich Solar Car Team completes 2, 800-mile Solar Trek
3+ hour, 17+ min ago (456+ words) In our off years, we have to find something to do," Glasco said. We've done various things in the past. We really want to prepare our team for next year for the 2027 World Solar Challenge. It's a really great way…...
New York Times' Eliza Barclay moderates panel on sustainability
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (472+ words) Eliza Barclay, a New York Times Opinion climate editor, moderated the event. Panelists included Carina Gronlund, research associate professor at the Institute for Social Research; Sarah Mills, Center for Empowering Communities director and clinical associate professor of practice of urban…...
EVs aren't the environmental solution we should look toward
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (832+ words) The main proposed alternative is electric vehicles; their popularity has grown in recent years due to perceived environmental advantages. Despite sustainability marketing strategies, the end of 2025 and start of 2026 was a bumpy road for EVs, especially with worldwide market declines…...
Ann Arbor Public Schools receives grant for electric buses
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (580+ words) Ann Arbor Public Schools received $5. 03 million from the Michigan Department of Education to help replace 10 buses in its fleet of 131 with electric vehicles." In February, MDE awarded a total of $44 million to 27 Michigan school districts to replace diesel school buses…...
People should be more excited about Waymo coming to Detroit
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (461+ words) Being behind the wheel of a car gives us control, and that control makes us feel secure. It's no wonder that people feel more comfortable in their personal vehicle than any other mode of transportation, even though commercial air travel…...
Trump's climate cuts jeopardize the potential of Michigan's electric vehicle industry
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (403+ words) While rising greenhouse gas emissions push Earth's climate to its hottest temperature on record, rising oceans threaten coastal communities and weather-related disasters displace tens of millions of people, President Donald Trump continues to dismiss climate change as a nonexistent "hoax....
Autonomous taxi system Waymo to expand to Detroit
6+ mon, 1+ day ago (827+ words) Waymo, an autonomous ride-hailing service, announced its expansion to downtown Detroit Nov. 3. The launch marks the company's first expansion into the Midwest, with Waymo already operating fully autonomous trips for riders in cities including San Francisco, Atlanta and Austin. Waymo…...
Ann Arbor protests outside Tesla showroom for "No Trillionaires"
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (501+ words) About 60 protesters gathered Saturday morning outside the Tesla Ann Arbor showroom on Jackson Road as part of a nationwide "No Trillionaires Day of Action." Organized by Ann Arbor Indivisible, the protest opposed a recent pay package approved by Tesla shareholders…...