Here’s a conversation on EVs I thought I’d share. Person A: EVs cost half as much to maintain as gas cars. Plus “fuel” costs are significantly less too. When buying your next car consider one with a plug. Consumer Reports …
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The Netherlands Gets It Right
As we all know, the Netherlands leads the way towards decarbonizing transportation. Cars and motorbikes running on gasoline or diesel will be banned from driving in Amsterdam starting in 2030, and commencing next year, gas and diesel cars more than …
California: Automakers Have 15 More Years To Sell Gas-Powered Vehicles
California is following suit with various parts of the EU in phasing out gasoline and diesel. A reader notes: I’m fully supportive of this, but it has to come with a massive upgrade of the U.S. energy grid.
Tagged with: California phasing out gasoline and diesel, extremely high efficiency of changing and discharging batteries via electric motors (over 80%), extremely low efficiency of internal combustion engines (20 - 25%), upgrade of the U.S. energy grid, we could electrify every vehicle on Earth with an increase of electrical capacity of only about 14%
Tesla Sites EV SuperCharger In Weird Place
The good news: Tesla’s largest charging station depot (aka “supercharger”) is currently being installed, with 56 stalls and a restaurant. The bad news: It’s in Firebaugh, California.
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High-Tech Sails for Cargo Ships?
I took some serious guff for surmising that the story here is a joke; the article covers a new cargo ship with rigid, material-heavy sales, and I can’t imagine that this is really happening. Check out this exchange: Me: This …
The 2020s Will Be the ‘Decade Of Hydrogen’ — Really?
I’m very suspicious of the claim made above. Before I get into my reasoning, here’s an excerpt from an article by GreenTech Media: Falling costs and growing project pipelines will ensure the 2020s are the “decade of hydrogen,” according to …
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Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Auto Emissions Rollback
Question: When’s the best time to roll back auto emission standards that protect public health and save people money? Answer: Can be found at Clean Energy Answers.
Your EV Can Power Your Home, But Is It Worth the Cost?
Electric vehicle drivers who own their own homes and are plagued with frequent blackouts may want to look into this. The equipment and installation is in the $5000 range, so this better be a pretty significant “plague.”
Transportation Going Green
As an advocate organization for green vehicles, we applaud the intent behind the parking restrictions here. Apparently, it wasn’t completely understood by the guy with the truck here, but yet it would be hard to give him a ticket.
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Trump’s Biggest Climate Rollback Under Scrutiny of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Inspector General
One of President Obama’s signature accomplishments was forcing automakers to boost the CAFE (corporate average fuel emission) standards to 54.5 MPG by model year 2025. Not surprisingly, the Trump administration took immediate aim on this triumph and successfully rolled it …
