It appears that my friends at EMCycle, who created a unique design for an enclosed electric bicycle, have gotten ripped off. Here’s a product from a company that seems to have simply appropriated their concept and put it into production. How …
Category: Electric Vehicles
Electric Vehicles
Google’s Driverless Car
Every day or so I get an email from a friend celebrating the wonderful innovation of Google’s driverless car. I just responded to one: Sorry to be a wet blanket, but this does very little to take us in the …
On Michael Faraday and Wally Rippel
It is the birthday of Michael Faraday, whose discovery of the relationship between electricity and magnetism in the 1830s remains to this day one of the most important contributions to the well-being of humankind. By coincidence, I’m having lunch tomorrow …
Tesla Motors Get Lots of Ink in Seeking Alpha
I subscribe to the website Seeking Alpha for news about Tesla Motors, meaning that I receive perhaps three or four emails per day proffering opinions on the value of the company’s stock. Needless to say, some of these make more …
Tesla’s “Gigafactory” Accelerates All Things Environmental
It looks like the Tesla “Gigafactory” will be built in Reno, NV, enabling the assembly of batteries for 500,000 electric vehicles annually. That’s a peck of EVs in anybody’s book (see photo). Tesla believes that their new vehicle, the Model …
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From Guest Blogger Jordan: Tesla Might Get an Exemption from California’s Environmental Laws
California has always been at the forefront of environmental regulation innovation, with a wide range of environmental policy tools aimed at reducing the human impact on the environment and encourage the use of greener technologies. But now, it seems that …
Changing Paradigms in Transportation
I’ve often mentioned that car ownership, the defining paradigm of transportation in the 20th Century, may be on its way out. A great number of events are conspiring to make this happen—one of which is urban planning to support walking …
From Guest Blogger Blake Meredith: The Evolution of Electric Car Conversions
Electric and hybrid vehicles have significantly increased in popularity over the last decade. It’s no wonder, since their great gas mileage and eco-friendly nature are desirable qualities for anyone looking to purchase a new vehicle. However, the price point of …
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We’re Interested in Fuel Cell Vehicles — But Exactly Why?
Are you bemused by our new-found interest in fuel cell vehicles? I certainly am. What they offer both to the consumer and to the environment has no appeal. They cost a huge premium to buy — and to fuel. The …
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Ford Motor Company Will Soon Have Large Solar Carport
I can’t say enough about the people who work in entry-level positions at the iconic ad agency Ogilvy and Mather. They work hard, they’re fabulously bright, and they’re profoundly respectful. One in particular (whom I won’t identify) and I have …
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