Electric Vehicles
Some colleagues asked me to listen to and evaluate an investor presentation given by the CEO of Lightning Hybrids yesterday. I wrote back: Well, I hope I wasn’t too obnoxious with him, but: I’m not a fan of regenerative braking …
Lightning Hybrids – I’m Neither a Daydreamer Nor a Believer Read More »
When I first got involved in electric transportation in 2008 I noticed something about vehicle to grid (V2G), i.e., the flow of information and electrical energy both to EVs from the grid, and from EVs back to the grid. The …
Monitoring the Progress of Vehicle to Grid Is a Real Snooze Read More »
A reader on Quora.com asked the question in the title above and adds: I was just curious to know if we have the energy to support it and if not, what would need to happen in order to meet the …
I’m still in touch with a decent number of my friends from college, and my communication lines here are further strengthened by my service as “class secretary,” meaning that I collect and edit submissions from my classmates for the school’s …
Maintaining a Sense of Humor about Eco-Friendly Transportation Read More »
A friend in Kansas City with a huge track record in sales and a passion for e-bikes writes: Craig, this is a big opportunity. Yes, and I would be reasonably well qualified for it based on my 30+ years in …
There are so many trends related to energy efficiency in our world today that I remain optimistic that, taken as a whole, all these factors that enable us to use less energy per capita will offset the growing population, and …
E-Bikes Play a Key Role in the Future of Transportation Read More »
Global warming and the energy crisis has become big news and is one of the biggest motivators for car manufacturers to start producing more environmentally friendly vehicles. The electric car has become the first mass produced alternative to the combustion …
The notion of the “hydrogen economy” has been around since the early 1970s, brought into play in the aftermath of the oil embargo. The concept is that pure hydrogen can be made by electrolyzing water or reforming methane with energy …
Will Hawaii Be the World’s First Hydrogen Economy? Read More »
I had to laugh at a news item this morning. According to this report, delivered by a well-dressed woman with a completely straight face, “(As a result of VW’s criminality) its 2016 cars won’t be able to pass the EPA’s …
The main reason why Ford decided to use aluminum for the body of the F-150 was to improve the pickup truck’s fuel efficiency, and it really succeeded in it, since its fuel economy was rated at 19 mpg in the …
