Not sure where you’re going to sell this. Can’t go on freeways. Driver’s cramped and terrified.
Category: Electric Vehicles
Electric Vehicles
Why Is Toyota Floundering in Electric Transportation?
Here’s a fabulous article, in which senior transportation analyst Paul Gipe speculates as to what is going so incredibly wrong inside Toyota. I’ve often wondered about many of the points Gipe brings up here. A decade ago, I theorized that …
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No Market for Low-Speed Electric Vehicles
Here’s a manufacturer of low-speed electric vehicles (LSEVs), Eli ZERO, who’s showing its product at an event in Spain. They write: “our new distributor is showcasing the vehicle and gauging the market’s response.” Sorry, but the world is already completely …
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The Ever-Controversial Elon Musk
I just met some of the people who built the transponder that SpaceX will launch into orbit around the Earth tomorrow morning, enabling, for the first time, the tracking of all aircraft around the world, even over water. Readers may …
Portable EV Charger?
As our educational system continues to fall into an abyss, more and more Americans lack a basic understanding of science, and thus accept ideas like this as perfectly feasible. Where does the energy come from? The roots of the plants …
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Lies About EV Charging
Kathi Horton sent the meme here and adds, “Yet another reason not to go EV at this point – they really haven’t thought through all the impacts of this technology.” Actually, “they” have a pretty good grasp on this, but …
Deliberately Misevaluating the EV Adoption Curve
It’s pathetic to see garbage like this (at left). General Motors sold 6 million gas-powered cars and light-duty trucks last year. Their target for 2026? Zero. Not a single one. GM, market cap $46 billion, has placed 100% of its …
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Calling All Investors
The company looking for investors to build and market this new form of transportation (see left) points out a key driver of the product’s ultimate success: No Pilot’s License Needed. I see a day when the air is filled with …
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Autonomous Vehicles: How Big a Deal?
“The car drove us around downtown London, which is one of the most challenging driving environments imaginable, and it was a bit surreal to be in the car as it dodged all the traffic,” Gates said. According to what Bill …
Tagged with: amount of energy consumed per mile driven, environmentalists, footprint of energy in terms of noxious emissions, personal vehicular travel, shifting from car ownership to ride-hailing, what's the difference between getting the back seat of a car driven by a human being and one piloted by a robot?
Eli Electric Vehicles – Invest Now!
Here’s a company that is advertising heavily to attract investors, on the basis of their claim: Eli is a different kind of electric car. Really? Different in what way? It’s small, low speed, used for short distances, and follows a …
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