Electric Vehicles
Glenn Doty, one of the most brilliant people I’ve ever known, has a wide panorama of arguments as to why EVs are bad for the environment. In response to those who say that many EV buyers nowadays also buy solar …
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I’m not sure how many readers are following the (extensive) discussions of the validity of electric vehicles. The conversation pertains to today’s U.S. energy market—one that features coal as the resource by which incremental load on the grid is met. …
Validity of Electric Vehicles – Environmentally and Otherwise Read More »
When my father taught me to drive 45 years ago he passed along his best advice on the subject, one piece of which I remember quite vividly: Don’t back up one inch farther that you need to. He told me, …
For Most of Us, Our Styles of Driving Reflect Our Modern-Day Eco-Sensibilities Read More »
An esteemed colleague comments on my post called Fits and Starts in Electric Transportation: I hope we can agree Craig that the only long term solution is to have electrified transportation powered by renewable energy. I choose to be a part of …
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I have to admit that I was less than perfectly kind to the folks from Volvo, Saab and Mercedes Benz who were manning their companies’ electric vehicle booths at the Los Angeles Auto Show in the 2008-2009 time frame. I …
In response to my piece on the lack-luster adoption curve for electric vehicles, a commenter who’s been with us for over five years writes: Not all of us, perhaps, but if someone could build something that was electric instead of …
The Disappearance of Low- and Medium-Speed Electric Vehicles Read More »
A colleague writes: It looks like Eestor is finally coming out. They activated their website after all these years. They got some validation by outside testing. Let me know what you think. I hate to sound cynical, but
A colleague from Northern California read my recent post on electric vehicles in which I wrote: The fact that, at this point, EVs are almost always charged by burning more coal, rendering their environmental benefit dubious at best. He comments: …
Do We Charge Our Electric Vehicles with Coal or Solar? Read More »
The electric vehicle industry is slogging along with lack-luster consumer demand. At issue are a) the inconvenience of having to plan one’s trips more carefully and limiting their length, given the slow growth of fast-charging stations, b) the fact that, …
I’m sure many readers here know Bill Moore of electric vehicle fame; he’s made sure to add some level of understanding on the subject via his website EVWorld.com every single day since it was first published in 1997. This, of …
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