NRCM news release Portland, ME – Today, by a solar-powered electric car charging station, a diverse group of business and conservation leaders and citizen electric car owners gathered in Portland to recognize and celebrate the growing use of electric vehicles in Maine, as well as the tremendous benefits these vehicles can bring to our state. Read More
electric vehicles
Electric Drives: Cumberland County has Most
Region leads state with vehicle numbers WMTW news story Watch full news video here. The Natural Resources Council of Maine says half of electric car owners live in Cumberland County. A number of environmental groups and car dealers gathered at Revision Energy in Portland on Thursday to ask Maine people to consider making the switch Read More
Toyota Will Launch Hydrogen-powered Car in 2015
By Norihiko Shirouzu, Paul Lienert and Yoko Kubota, Reuters Bangor Daily News news story TOYOTA CITY, Japan/IRVINE, Calif. — In 1997, Toyota caught its competitors by surprise with the revolutionary Prius, the first commercially successful gasoline-electric hybrid car. Now, the Japanese firm is trying to do the same with a technology that seems straight out Read More
Collins and King Should Support New EPA Power Plant Proposals
The senators should affirm that running a business and making money aren’t mutually exclusive. by Tim Soley, president of East Brown Cow Management in Portland Portland Press Herald op-ed PORTLAND — Climate change is getting expensive. As the president of East Brown Cow Management in Portland, I own and manage more than 20 properties in Read More
The Death & Rebirth of the Electric Car
by Andy O’Brien Free Press news story “What was the largest car manufacturer in the United States in 1900?” asked Jeff Thayer, University of Maine Visiting Professor of Energy Policy, Law and Ethics, at a recent program in South Portland hosted by the Environmental and Energy Technology Council of Maine (E2Tech) titled “Electric and Natural Read More
Statement by NRCM at the opening of the Maine Electric Vehicles Dealership in Falmouth, ME
by Dylan Voorhees, NRCM energy project director Congratulations to Maine Electric Vehicles and welcome to Maine. NRCM is a non-profit with over 10,000 supporters across the state, dedicated to protecting, restoring and conserving Maine’s environment—for today and future generations. Many of us have worked tirelessly to keep Maine’s environment and quality of life strong. As Read More
