When I was a small boy in 1965, my grandfather bought me some stock in General Motors at $32 per share. His purpose was to show me how wonderful capitalism is, by enabling me to see my money working for …
Category: Electric Vehicles
Electric Vehicles
General Motors Building a New V-8 Engine
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Diesel Vs. Electric
The irony in the meme here that electric vehicles perform like rockets, especially compared to diesel engines.
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The Future of Personal/Urban Mobility
If you’re sold on the idea that this start-up that proposes to sell a tiny, low-speed EV represents the future of urban transportation, and you’re certain that it’s wise to make an investment in the company that hopes to offer …
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The Ever-Controversial Elon Musk
This from long-time EV advocate Zan Dubin-Scott (pictured): Hitching a ride to the near future, where one day soon all our trucks will be electric, like this (prototype) Tesla semi cab. Heavy-duty vehicles account for 10% of on-road vehicles but …
Company with New Engine Wants Investors
A company called LiquidPiston says: Traditional engines are inefficient, heavy, and expensive. That’s why we made a better one. Introducing the X Engine: LiquidPiston’s compact, ultra-efficient, and power-dense engine that runs on our patented thermodynamic cycle. Our groundbreaking innovation is …
Another Low-Speed EV
In the 14 years I’ve been covering electric transportation, I’ve seen the announcement of many dozens of low-speed EVs, every one of which has failed to gain any real traction in the market. Manufacturers of cars that don’t pass highway …
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Announcing the “Solo”
What has three wheels, one seat, runs on electricity, and costs $18,500? A “Solo” (shown here). How well will this do in the market? It depends on people’s appetite for owning more than one car, with the commensurate costs of …
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A World Without Big Oil
The graphic below explains a lot about our world, and the brutal Saudi empire in particular. It gives one a sense for what the geopolitical globe will look like once we have removed oil as our source of energy in …
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Hydrogen Supercar
Want a futuristic car that gets unlimited amounts of attention? Well, if this hydrogen-powered wow-machine is ever actually built, it will most certainly be for you. There is a reason, however, that this prototype will never be brought into production, …
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Cutting Back on Vehicle Miles Traveled
The push to reduce VMT (vehicle miles traveled) has been quite successful in many regions of Europe, where there is a confluence of great public transportation, infrastructure that supports bicycling, and an honest interest in environmental responsibility. In the United …
