Tag: EV

Did you know that is takes electricity and water to make oil  into gasoline ? This is part of the refining process. The following facts are from a great article that Peder Norby did on oil refining. He walks the talk …

From Guest Blogger Jim Stack: Electricity Used to Make Gas Read More »

Tagged with: , , , , , , , , , ,

Here’s a wonderful presentation that everyone should see, EVWorld editor Bill Moore’s 30-minute talk called The Future of Mobility. What happens when we double the number of cars on the roads — from one billion, which we just hit, to …

EVWorld’s Bill Moore Speaks on the Future of Mobility Read More »

Tagged with: , , , , ,

The Seoul Metropolitan Government reports that it plans to install more than 100 EV chargers by the end of 2010. The government recognizes that lack of EV charging facilities slows down promotion of green vehicles, and so took the step …

[The Vector] Seoul Installing More than 100 EV Chargers Read More »

Tagged with: ,

The Vector believes that a paradigm shift is coming, and coming quickly, in the way the U.S. consumers views their cars. Here is why:

Tagged with: , , , ,

Courtesy WTRG Economics As transportation takes the lion’s share of our oil consumption, illustrated in the chart here (compliments of WTRG Economics), it is worthwhile clarifying some of the various terms defining innovations and types of vehicles you may see, which …

[The Vector] Vehicles and Energy 101 Read More »

Tagged with: , , , , , , , , , ,

There’s a lot to like about GE’s design (announced just the other day) for their electric vehicle charging station. It looks cools, offers “Level 2” (240 Volt) charging, and provides its customers with “future-proofing,” easily swapping in new technology when …

GE’s Electric Vehicle Charging Station Read More »

Tagged with: , , , , , ,

I spent the better part of yesterday afternoon in a television studio in Ventura, interviewing Plug-In America vice president and co-founder Paul Scott. Paul had generously committed the time, and drove his Toyota RAV-4 EV up from Santa Monica for …

The Electric Vehicle Adoption Curve Read More »

Tagged with: , , , , , , ,

Every so often, I like to write a short article that gets us thinking about the rate at which electric vehicles will be assilimated into our culture and brought onto our roads, replacing internal combustion engines. Here are a few …

Thoughts on the EV Adoption Curve Read More »

Tagged with: , , , , , , , ,

An electronics engineer engaged in the manufacturing of automobile parts in India writes: A few years back I designed and manufactured the smallest gasoline powered two wheeler in India and sold around 100 of them. But as you know the …

To Build Electric Vehicles or Internal Combustion Engines? Read More »

Tagged with: , , , , ,

I can’t imagine anyone who has earned the respect of more electric vehicle enthusiasts than J. William “Bill” Moore. Born in Germany, educated in England, Bill is the founder and publisher of EV World.Com, an online ‘zine dedicated to tracking …

Bill Moore – Electric Vehicle Evangelist Read More »

Tagged with: , , , ,