Electric Vehicles
A French billionaire is installing a huge car-sharing project using electric vehicles (pictured left) in Indianapolis. Of course I wish him bonne chance, but I question his choice of venues. Car-sharing is a terrific new paradigm in transportation. But keep …
Indianapolis: Soon To Be Home To Car-Sharing Project Read More »
While electric and hybrid cars clearly bring some very significant environmental benefits, and they help improve people’s health by reducing air pollution, which makes them a great alternative to conventional cars, there are those who are saying that they might …
With gas prices hovering between $3.50 and $4 per gallon, fuel economy and green automobiles have become the king of the road. Maximizing your fuel economy saves you money, and helps reduce the carbon footprint of your daily commute. There …
Hybrid cars are fast becoming commonplace and rightfully so as these cars are cutting carbon dioxide emissions down and in the process saving our environment, cleaning up our cities and even saving people money on car tax. What are Hybrids?
Most individuals and organizations consider electric cars are environment-friendly vehicles. They are viewed as important components in the battle against global warming. It is almost taken for granted that electric cars have a far less toll on the environment than …
From Guest Blogger Blake: How “Green” Is an Electric Car? Read More »
I loved my 1972 VW Beetle. It was the car my mom bought when I was a baby, and I spent many childhood hours riding in it and, when my parents replaced it, playing in, on, and around it. When …
From Guest Blogger Writer MC: Classic Car to Electric Car–an Easy Experiment Read More »
Although BMW has been working on the development of plug-in hybrid technology for a while now, it has yet to introduce a hybrid vehicle to the market. They recently launched their first all-electric car, the i3, in several markets, including …
From Guest Blogger Jordan: BMW Announces X5 Plug-in Hybrid To Go Into Production Read More »
I spent the day today at the Alternative Clean Transportation Expo, in Long Beach, California. What I find most interesting about conferences like this is that they go out of their way to include the widest variety of potential technologies …
Conversations on Natural Gas at the Alternative Clean Transportation Expo Read More »
Elon Musk says it better than I can (imagine that!). Here’s his recent article on the folly of ethanol, in which he makes (and quite ably defends) the proposition that electric transportation will eventually win the day. Why? Essentially it’s …
Here’s a good article on the relationship between the power utilities and the charging of electric vehicles. The author’s position is that the presence of electric transportation adds flexibility for grid operators, enabling them to adjust the rate at which …
Our Utilities Deal with the Challenge of Electric Vehicle Charging Read More »
