Mark Chapmon writes: After reading an article called “A Confederacy of Dunces,” watching “Who Killed The Electric Car” and giving thought to the grid tied solar array I had designed and installed in my backyard that my local utility will …
Author: Craig Shields
To Build Electric Vehicles or Internal Combustion Engines?
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 …
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What MPG do Plug-in Hybrid Owners Get?
A reader takes issue with my comment that, if driven a certain way, PHEV owners would experience “near infinite MPG,” referring to it as “dishonest and disingenuous.” He goes on, “Energy is still being consumed, that must be produced somewhere …
EV Adoption Curve – Astute Comments
Auto Companies' Conundrum – How To Sell What We Have Now
Steve Ryan from Australia writes: There must be millions of new internal combustion engine (ICE) cars sitting at ports and storage lots all over the world awaiting delivery to owners who do not want to buy them. I have to …
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Readers' Reaction to Brass Tack #1 on Electric Transportation
I want to thank readers for their enthusiasm for Brass Tack #1 on Electric Transportation. As I knew I would, I see an incredible spirit of devotion and commitment to ecological stewardship, and a positive attitude that something can be …
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Offshore Drilling – An Environmentally Friendly Idea?
Isn’t it common knowledge that offshore oil drilling represents a danger to the ecology of our oceans and beaches? And aren’t the oil companies the only ones with enough greed and callous disregard for the environment that they would suggest …
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Sustainability – Thinking Outside the Barn
What happens when a building is demolished – say a old barn? Well, normally, the material is burned or carried off to a landfill — just another negative impact to our environment. “Reclaiming” or “repurposing” wood means giving this beautiful …
Renewable Energy – Public Sector Takes Important Role
I met John Gurrola at the Sonoma County Fair yesterday, who told me how thrilled he was to be in the solar energy business. “I’ve been in sales and marketing for years, and these are the most exciting times of …
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Eat Local – An Important Ingredient in Sustainability
I happened to be at the Sonoma County Fair in Northern California yesterday. It was a terrific experience in many ways – one of which was seeing how sustainability has become such an important part of our lives. I’m not …
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