Electric Vehicles
Every time I encounter an EV driver in a relaxed setting, suppose I spot someone walking to or from his vehicle in a parking lot, I ask, “Say, how do you like your car?” I have a least a few …
Consumers’ True Level of Satisfaction with Their EVs Read More »
When we look at new car sales in Norway, we see that only one in 10 is powered by an internal combustion engine. Admittedly, Northern Europe has many positive geographic and demographic features: a strong supply of renewable energy resources, …
Question: It appears that battery EVs have won out those powered by hydrogen fuel cells. In the U.S. in 2023, a total of 1.2 million battery EVs were sold. How many times more was this than the total hydrogen propelled …
In 2010, when I wrote my first book: “Renewable Energy–Facts and Fantasies,” I wanted a chapter on hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles, and so I turned to the local expert on the subject, Honda’s Steve Ellis. Steve was anxious to promote his …
The average electric vehicle uses 0.32 KWhs of electricity to go a mile. Since the average residential for power is $0.17/KWh, that’s $0.06 per mile. This compares favorably to gasoline, whose average use per mile is 0.04 gallons at an …
EVs, Fuel Savings, and Environmental Sustainability Read More »
Is the creator of the meme at left serious? From this piece: Electric Vehicle Drivetrains Only Have 20 Moving Parts Compared to Over 200 in Conventional Automobiles – This means lower maintenance costs and a radical shift in auto industry …
From the Wall Street Journal: The Biden administration enacted the strictest-ever rules for tailpipe emissions but also handed the auto industry a significant concession by giving them more time to comply, a recognition that the transition to electric cars will …
As a whole, the transportation sector is transitioning to electric, and as fossil fuels disappear from the grid-mix, this will result in a massive decarbonization, enabling our planet to mitigate climate change to a large degree. One might hope that …
As suggested in the photo at left, there seems to be a great deal of animosity on the part of gas-powered car/truck owners (vs. EV drivers), just like there is of meat-eaters (vs. vegans). Isn’t this a monumental waste of …
The point of the meme here, of course, is that the electrification of transportation (and everything else) is going to run into temporary roadblocks. Will there be enough lithium? Will EV battery recycling become feasible? Will the ubiquity of fast …
