Once again, another example of the power of leadership in advancing change. While we’re currently lacking such innovative-thinking leadership at the state and national levels, we can all continue to do our parts to encourage our elected officials to embrace the emerging new ‘post fossil fuel’ economy that is sweeping the globe.
Imagine a downtown Juneau with no idling buses, taxis or vans as their electric replacements sit over charging pads awaiting their next passengers.
Oslo is poised to become the first city in the world with such infrastructure, in part of an effort to deploy only electric taxis by the year 2023.
Source: Oslo, Norway to install wireless electric chargers for taxi fleet | Smart Cities Dive