Electric Vehicles
I love these newspaper writers who spend about 10 minutes learning about electric transportation before publishing an article that will affect the thinking and behavior of many thousands of readers. Couldn’t this journalist from Canada’s “Globe and Mail” have stuck …
[The Vector] Some Electric Vehicles Reporters Have Wicked Slants to Their Coverage Read More »
My friend Paul Scott (EV/renewables consultant and all-around good guy) announced that his employer, Nissan/Renault, began its transition to electric in earnest on Saturday. In his blog on electric transportation, he points out: Nissan could have delivered the first LEAF to …
I had a chat with a friend at lunch just now who asked me for a summary of the migration to electric transportation. I tried to sum it up as follows: We know pretty-much where we’re going and why we’re …
The Migration to Electric Vehicles in a Nutshell Read More »
I notice that Shai Agassi of Project Better Place was interviewed on NPR again this morning. Holy cow, that guy has wonderful PR; it’s hard to turn around without running into him presenting his idea (ubiquitous electric vehicle battery swapping …
Electric Vehicle Charging Solutions – Where Does "Better Place" Fit? Read More »
75% of the total fuel consumption on our roads comes from commercial vehicles, and therefore an increase of a few miles per gallon in large trucks has a massive effect on reducing the environmental impact of moving our stuff around. …
Focusing on Trucks at the French-American EV Technology Conference Read More »
At the French-American EV Technology Conference in Long Beach, CA this morning, I had an opportunity to learn about many things that I really had no idea would be on the agenda. One of the subjects was tires, as presented …
Cool Ideas from the French-American EV Technology Conference Read More »
The French-American Electric Vehicle Technology Forum I attended this morning in Long Beach, CA was absolutely delightful. The event focused on bringing together EV business interests that might foster the development of electric transportation in France – but let me …
French-American EV Technology Conference: Tres Bon Read More »
The true eco-friendliness of EVs is a frequently debated topic here — largely built around potential shortages of lithium carbonate, the mineral from which lithium-ion batteries are made. Frequent blogger and thoughtful guy Edgar M. van Wngerden writes: Here: http://www.theoildrum.com/node/6228 …
I notice that 17 people have responded with comments thus far to my recent piece on Renewable Energy World in which I discussed plug-in hybrids and the Chevy Volt in particular. Although the purpose of my original article was to …
I go on occasional rants about the lunacy of the EPA’s rating electric cars (pure EVs that use no gas, e.g., the Nissan LEAF) on their gas mileage. Apparently, John Voelcker of GreenCarReports.com agrees: Idiocy…. So it’s come down to …
EPA Needs Help in Creating Meaningful Ratings for Electric Vehicles Read More »
