It’s the 95th anniversary of the tax on gasoline, in the U.S., at least (Oregon, 1919). Of course, its original justification was the idea that those who drove should pay for the construction of roads, which seems as reasonable today …
Category: Electric Vehicles
Electric Vehicles
From Guest Blogger Al Swinehart: What Mazda’s i-ELOOP Brake Energy Regeneration System Means for the Auto and Transportation Industries
Mazda has recently announced its breakthrough i-ELOOP Brake Energy Regeneration System, which is the first in the world of its kind. The system’s three main functions are to REGENERATE, STORE, and USE kinetic energy from the vehicle’s deceleration as electricity. …
From Guest Blogger Jordan: Hydrogen Cars to Hit the Road This Spring
Although electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles have been considered the only plausible alternatives to conventional cars for a long time, and practically all of the world’s biggest car makers have been investing heavily in these technologies, and governments around the …
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Electric Vehicles’ Low Cost Per Mile
A reader sent me this piece on the low cost per mile of driving electric vehicles. Not to sound ungrateful, but I point out that EVs’ cost per mile is a fairly uninteresting statistic. It’s already ridiculously low; saving a …
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles and Battery-Driven Electric Transportation
I’m not a believer in hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, since I don’t like the efficiency of creating the hydrogen, and I really detest the prospect of building another fuel-delivery infrastructure. Electric transportation has its issues re: power generation from coal, …
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From Guest Blogger Andre: Common Myths About Electric Cars and Green Energy
As electric cars grow in popularity, many detractors continue to promote common myths that imply that electric vehicles are not as green as they are reported to be. In fact, electric cars are the cleanest vehicles on the road today, …
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From Guest Blogger Christine: Electric Car Batteries – Just How Far is 300 Miles?
One of the biggest arguments anti-electric vehicle protesters make is the fact that many batteries only allow you to travel 300 miles on a single charge. For many, 300 miles may not seem like a very long distance. However, it …
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From Guest Blogger Fritz Maffrey – Electric Transportation at the Tipping Point
When I received this from my colleague Fritz Maffrey, it occurred to me that others might be interested in it too. Well a milestone has been reached, Nissan has now globally sold over 100k units of the Nissan Leaf (pictured). …
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Understanding the Proper Value of Tesla Motors
Here’s a good article, selected from the ton of them I see, on how to analyze the value of Tesla Motors. The author argues, as many others have before, that those who ridicule Tesla’s astronomical market cap are missing the …
Rethinking Transportation with Electric Bikes
Understanding the electric bike phenomenon is like anything else: the more I learn, the more I see how ignorant I am. At first blush, how appealing is a foldable e-bike? Can’t you just use a bike rack, like everyone else? …
