Electric Vehicles
I suppose that a case could be made that Dodge is an auto brand specially targeted at morons. Think Budweiser, Trump. But most people don’t like to look stupid. Speaking strictly for myself, I would feel like an absolute idiot …
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When it comes to the transmissions in their cars, almost all Americans prefer automatics, and increasingly few of our millennials even know how to drive standard (manual) transmissions.
Here’s an article on EVs that explores the topic in the title above. The fellow admits that he’s not an engineer or a physicist but observes, correctly, that attaching a wind turbine to the top of an EV and using …
That’s quite a fleet of high-speed, all-electric trains you folks have there. Congratulations! Not unlike the rest of Asia, Japan, and most of Western/Central Europe. Pity you will not find anything remotely resembling this in the United States.
An old friend asked for my response to three (multi-pronged) questions on renewable energy and electric transportation. Here are my responses: Question #1: How long do you believe it will take until the RE technologies will be able to …
A reader asked for my feedback on this concept in CO2 capture. I really don’t have the background to evaluate this, but I can say that the capturing of CO2 at point sources, e.g., coal plants and concrete manufacturing, is …
As disappointed as many of us are that Elon Musk turned out to be a selfish pig, we need to give credit where it’s due, and that means acknowledging that most of his observations about energy and transportation are spot-on. …
As those who check out this excellent article on the subject of recycling EV batteries will learn, the answer is a qualified yes, and the entire arena is growing more robust with each passing year. The first thing to understand …
My response to the reader who sent me the meme here: You need to stick with subject matter that doesn’t involve math or science. The average price of electricity in the U.S. is $0.11/kWh. The range of an EV with …
A reader sent me the pic here and following: Has anyone ever thought about this? If all cars were electric… And if we were stuck in a three hour traffic jam in the cold of a blizzard, the batteries would …
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