Category: Electric Vehicles

Electric Vehicles

My colleague Brian McGowan notes on the Volkswagen scandal:  The one thing that all of this does prove again is that no corporation is ever to be trusted to “do the right thing” in spite of the fact that one …

Lessons Emerging from Volkswagen’s Crime of the Century Read More »

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Safer roads and less congestion are the obvious advantages of driverless cars, but a new study says that the technology has the potential to bring substantial environmental benefits, as well. Eliminating the driver will definitely help improve traffic safety, given …

From Guest Blogger Jordan: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Would Be Reduced By 90 Percent If All Vehicles Were Driverless, Study Says Read More »

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Gary Tulie (pictured), my brilliant colleague who contributed so greatly to Bullish on Renewable Energy, suggests ways in which corporate criminal Volkswagen can atone for what it’s done to the people of the world and the environment in which they live.  …

From 2GreenEnergy Supporter Gary Tulie: Can Volkswagen Repair the Damage? Read More »

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My colleague Jon LeSage writes: Here’s what you’ll find in this week’s edition of Green Auto Market – Extended Edition……….Snapshot of Volkswagen diesel scandal: What’s next for world’s largest automaker….The scandal at Volkswagen started by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency …

Anyone of Even the Most Feeble Moral Character Is Totally Infuriated at Volkswagen Read More »

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Here’s the current newsletter of my colleague Jon LeSage, Editor and Publisher of Green Auto Market.   I respond: This is very interesting; thanks very much for all you do in this space.  About the autonomous car, I’ve always said: We’re …

Green Auto Market Features Article on Autonomous Cars Read More »

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(At first, I thought this guest post was a joke, or perhaps merely a submission to see whether or not I’m paying attention.  The bottom line: if adding a turbocharger to a Porsche makes it “greener” in any sense at …

From Guest Blogger Christopher Austin: Porsche Makes the 911 Greener by Adding Turbocharging Engines Read More »

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Here’s an article on Utah State University’s project to build a track on which to test the concept of the inductive charging of a moving electric vehicle. My question: Why? No one’s doubting that it can be done, but at …

Electrifying Our Freeways Read More »

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The driverless cars that Google is developing seem to fit perfectly into the ride-sharing industry, so it comes as no surprise at all that the search giant is looking to enter this business. The immense growth in popularity that ride-sharing …

From Guest Blogger Jordan: Google Attempts to Invade Uber's Ride-Sharing Turf Through Waze Read More »

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My friend Jon LeSage, senior journalist in the green vehicle space, writes:  In this year of declining plug-in and hybrid sales (and small cars losing share to pickups and SUVs), there’s been a lot of interest in exploring ways to …

When Will We See a Huge Penetration of Eco-Friendly Vehicles? Read More »

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I noticed in this post from guest blogger Jordan: “Technically, we (at BMW are) ready to put fuel-cell cars on the road, but so far it remains too expensive,” said Axel Ruecker, who works in BMW’s fuel-cell technology development team. …

When Will the Hydrogen Economy Arrive? We’ll Colonize Mars First Read More »

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