The Asheville Citizen Times Report Card issues grades A through F, and incompletes where necessary, to a variety of news items in this space.
A to BioWheels Responsible Transportation Solutions (now Brightfield Transportation Solutions), a new alternative energy company, which opened its first Brightfield solar-powered charging station for electric vehicles Monday in the parking lot of the city Public Works Building on Charlotte Street. It’s the first of four stations which will open in the next few weeks, and funded through a $376,000 grant from the federal stimulus. The system was designed and manufactured in the Asheville area from American materials, supporting local jobs while cutting down on fossil fuel use and greenhouse gases. Brightfield TS co-founder Stan Cross said the company wants to brand Asheville as a tourism destination for visitors who can rent electric vehicles and drive the mountains “fueled by sunshine.”
Link to Report Card: http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20111213/OPINION01/312130003/Report-Card-Dec-13