Electric Vehicle

Join the Main Line Carbon Pollution Reduction Initiative (MLCPRI) at Riverbend’s Snider Barn to educate yourself on the pros and cons of switching to an electric vehicle (EV). This volunteer-led workshop and panel discussion will provide you with helpful tips...

Rebates focus on working-class households Pennsylvania is trying to get more residents to go electric. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced that its offering larger consumer rebates for electric vehicles, focusing on working-class households. Customers can get $2000 to...

Industry, political and utility experts present on the outlook for EVs now and in the future. 30 EVs on display to ride and drive. If you are looking for a new EV, or want to learn about industry trends in...

EV chargers are popping up at Wawa, Sheetz & other statewide locations It’s getting easier to go electric in the commonwealth. Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations are popping up across Pennsylvania due to $2.2 million from Pennsylvania Department of Environmental...

Join us for our 5th Annual Drive Electric Celebration in honor of National Drive Electric Week! Curious residents, car enthusiasts, business owners and members of the public are invited to attend to learn everything you need to know about driving...

Remember that whole “we’re staying in the Paris agreement” hype that Mayor Kenney preached last June? Apparently City Council DGAF. As Jim Saksa of PlanPhilly reported, City Council held a hearing on Monday to advance a bill that kills a...

Oh, the 2017 tax bill. Currently, there’s an Electric Vehicle (EV) tax credit (Section 30D) that allows consumers to claim up to $7,500 when purchasing an EV, anywhere in the USA. Depending on how many electric vehicles enter our fleet,...

Who knocks Jersey for the spray tans, big hair and GTLs?! There are brand new GREEN bragging rights across the river to one-up us. Camden County installed 7 new FREE electric car stations including locations at the Cooper River Boathouse, county libraries and colleges. According to (find out more, after the jump!)

Recently, Chevrolet visited West Philadelphia High School's Academy of Automotive & Mechanical Engineering to show students their new electronic vehicle, the Chevy Volt. We were able to catch up with Mel Fox, an Engineer for General Motors and Carolyn Markey from GM Communications to hear about the visit and Chevy's cleaner auto-alternatives (for those of us who HAVE to drive). Enjoy! Green Philly Blog: How did you get involved with this project? (I see you're a fellow Penn State Grad - any inspiration or experienced gained from our alma mater?) Mel Fox, Engineer for General Motors: I was a part of Penn State’s “ChallengeX” team in grad school. ChallengeX was a hybrid vehicle 4-year competition funded by General Motors & the US DOE. I was recruited to work on the Volt when I was at the GM Proving Grounds During the Year 3 competition in June 2007. I obviously gained a ton of experience while on the ChallengeX team, not to mention that it was invaluable and much more “real world” than I could have comprehended. Half of my graduate research focused on alternative fuel combustion in spark-ignited engines, so that certainly helped me to learn about the fuel/engine/emissions side of the world. Now that I am working on diesel combustion development at GM, I am learning how to apply my fundamental research-type knowledge here to future products. I have a Penn State flag in my cube, proudly displayed for all to see! (Julie/Editors note: Me too!) As it turns out, several of the combustion gurus here at GM are also from Penn State. GPB: Would the Volt be more ideal for city-dwellers or suburbanites?