There are eight new public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in the Newton Free Library parking lot. Drivers can access these chargers through ChargePoint and pay only 20 cents per kWh. Each charging station includes two ports, which means they … Read More
Some Newton City Councilors are signaling that they’d be willing to sacrifice millions of dollars in state aid for roads, bike lanes, sidewalks, traffic mitigation, affordable housing and other improvements, rather than abide by a new state law. What law … Read More
MOR-EV is a Massachusetts program that issues rebates to electric vehicle drivers. For MOR-EV applications submitted on or after November 10, 2022, for vehicles purchased or leased prior to that date, rebates for eligible battery electric or fuel cell vehicles … Read More
Have you been seeing more electric vehicles around Newton? According to new data from IHS-Polk, sales of EVs (including plug-in hybrids) reached a record-breaking 17% of all Newton vehicle sales in the third quarter of 2021, bringing the total percentage … Read More
On Thursday, September 30, the City of Newton’s Climate and Sustainability Team and the Newton EV Task Force gave a presentation and panel discussion on choosing an electric vehicle, EV charging, and federal and state rebates. Presenters: Leslie Zebrowitz, EV Taskforce … Read More
“The electric-assist is a game changer. The bicycle is replacing all our local car trips.” You might have seen this bike around Needham and asked, “What is that?” We have the answer; it is an Urban Arrow Family electric-assist bicycle … Read More
In 2021, the Newton Citizens Commission on Energy (NCCE) prepared an inventory of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for the City of Newton during the period of 2013-2019, the first such update since 2013. The inventory provides a hard reality check … Read More
Attend this important online meeting on Thursday, November 4 from 5:30-7pm to consider allowing two-way bike travel on the carriageway. Review the City’s updated proposal to allow two-way bike travel on the Carriageway from Melrose Street to Mt. Alvernia Road. … Read More
Ann Berwick, Co-Director of Sustainability for Newton and long-time Newton resident, has a new bike. This would not be news, except for the details: the bike is an EV-assisted recumbent tricycle, made by Ice Trike. Ann has mobility challenges due … Read More
A coalition of climate organizations, including Green Newton, 350Mass, Newton, Mothers Out Front Newton, Newton EV Task Force, FUUSN Climate Action Task Force and Bike Newton, asked our city council candidates their views on the climate crisis and how they … Read More
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