Institute for Local Self-Reliance

INSTITUTE FOR LOCAL SELF-RELIANCE:John Farrell is the Director of Energy Democracy

The Institute’s mission is to provide innovative strategies, working models and timely information to support environmentally sound and equitable community development. To this end, ILSR works with citizens, activists, policymakers and entrepreneurs to design systems, policies and enterprises that meet local or regional needs; to maximize human, material, natural and financial resources; and to ensure that the benefits of these systems and resources accrue to all local citizens.

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT Volvo, Betting on Electric, Moves to Phase Out Conventional Engines

THE NEW YORK TIMES: By Jack  Ewing  JULY 5, 2017

A Volvo plug-in hybrid at an auto show in Beijing in 2014. CreditDiego Azubel/European Pressphoto Agency

Volvo Cars on Wednesday became the first mainstream automaker to sound the death knell of the internal combustion engine, saying that all the models it introduces starting in 2019 will be either hybrids or powered solely by batteries.

The decision is the boldest commitment by any major car company to technologies that currently represent a small share of the total vehicle market but are increasingly viewed as essential to combating climate change and urban pollution.