Anyone who believes that tiny, robotically driven, electrically powered mowers are the future of lawn care can plunk down $100K and buy a franchise. On the other hand, anyone who, like me, sees this as preposterous, would do well to …
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Electric Vehicles
QuantumScape’s Solid State (Lithium Metal) Battery Has Investors, Environmentalists Excited
From the MIT Technology Review: Then earlier this year Jagdeep Singh, the chief executive of QuantumScape, claimed in an interview with The Mobilist that the heavily funded, stealth Silicon Valley company had cracked the key technical challenges. He added that VW …
Assessing the Aptera
An old friend sent me this piece on the Aptera, an EV “new” to the market and powered by the sun, asking for my comments. A couple of things:
Norway’s Autonomous Electric Ferry
From this article: “Passengers on each side of the canal that separates the port and city center can press a button to call the boat to their side. The boat charges while it waits at the dock, fits up to …
EVs and Electricity Prices
Here’s a quick discussion between life-long environmentalist Paul Scott and me, regarding the question posed at the left. Paul: Short answer is no. You’ll probably be paying even less if you switch to solar or wind energy.
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Fiat 500E – Cool EV, and New To Most of the World
We Californians are familiar with the Fiat 500E, because it’s available here, and, get this, we’re the only place on Earth they’re sold–a decision that was obviously driven by California’s CAFE standard mandate. They’re not even on the market in …
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Electra Meccanica Announces New Single-Occupant SOLO EV
As an EV enthusiast, I suppose I’m rooting for these guys, but I’m certainly not investing, as it’s hard to imagine how this single-passenger vehicle could possibly succeed in the market. My reasoning: • Sure, there are people who have …
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Citroën’s New EV
French automaker Citroën has developed a wonderful battery electric vehicle, targeting the European market, initially Holland, the UK, and Germany. Its MSRP in the UK is about $25,500 USD, which sounds quite attractive, given its modern styling, fabulous accouterments, and …
The Latest from Tesla
Unfortunately, it turns out that Elon Musk is not a very good person. In September, he wouldn’t say who’ll get his vote for president, telling The New York Times, “Let’s just see how the debates go.” What??? Also, Tesla workers …
Bentley Goes Electric
By 2026, luxury automaker Bentley will have axed its 12-cylinder gasoline-powered monster-engine, in favor of plug-in hybrids and pure battery EVs; by 2030, the latter will become 100% of the output. At 5400 pounds, the Bentley needs some serious torque …
