Stories by Saqib Rahim

Bus rapid transit systems are thriving in China, but can they thwart a growing love affair with polluting cars?

Reframing the pitch behind energy efficiency is the key to changing people's behavior

ChargeCar aims to create a kit that makes it easy for local auto shops to convert conventional cars to electric.

A new bill could promote electric vehicles in five regions nationally by awarding federal funds to assist in the roll-out of plug-in cars. Not everyone thinks this is the best way to develop the technology

New batteries might help lure the American masses to the electric car

Electric cars could cut greenhouse gas emissions if used properly. So how will people use them?

Researchers are embedding sensors with trash to map out how the U.S. waste system works--and improve it

A summer-time joy ride inspired college students to develop a new method for capturing energy lost while driving a car

M.I.T. chemist Dan Nocera hopes to launch a distributed energy revolution via sunlight, water and a cheap catalyst

Arthur Rosenfeld has been honored by fellow scientists by giving his name to a unit of energy savings equaling three billion kilowatt-hours