Electric Vehicles
Here’s a post on a conference held at Stanford University recently on driverless cars. As I’ve mentioned, I don’t deny that there are benefits, e.g., fewer accidents, better productivity due to better flowing traffic, and better fuel efficiencies. But I …
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Electric cars are gaining serious momentum, and the number of car makers that start investing in electric vehicle technology is constantly increasing, as they realize that the demand for this type of vehicles is only going to go up in …
Every day, it seems we read more about hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles, most of which appear to be written purely to further confuse people who don’t really understand this in the first place. An excerpt from the article linked above: “Fuel-cell …
Unfortunately, We’ll Be Hearing Plenty More about Hydrogen Fuel-cell Vehicles Read More »
I’m sending a “2GreenEnergy Alert” (e-newsletter) to our subscribers in a few minutes with the subject line: “Cashing in on the Skyrocketing Electric Bicycle Market.” I’ve just added a company in Seattle with a unique approach and capability to the …
Unique Approach and Capability in Electric Bikes Read More »
Here’s an article on electric vehicles that suggests that three-quarters of new car shoppers are unaware that EVs even exist. I’m somewhat surprised by that, and I wonder if the questions weren’t worded improperly or the sample isn’t somehow skewed.
I was happy to see that my little VW Jetta TDI (turbo diesel) won Motortrend’s top award in their “Hybrid and Diesel Cars: Fuel Efficiency Shootout.” Apparently, they got 39.7 MPG in their test; for some reason, I get 43 …
VW Jetta TDI Wins Motortrend’s Hybrid and Diesel Cars: Fuel Efficiency Shootout Read More »
It’s clear that inductive charging will someday replace the “plugging in” experience for the EV driver. Qualcomm’s purchase of Halo a few years ago was a clear signal to me that this idea has some real push behind it, as …
A Reasonable Amount of Low-Hanging Fruit for Electric Vehicles Read More »
The idea of cordless charging for electric vehicles has been around for more than a decade now, and several car makers, including Nissan, GM and Volvo, have tried to develop a system that would be able to charge cars without …
From Guest Blogger Jordan: Volvo Takes an Important Step Towards Cordless EV Charging Read More »
Electric Avenue Scooters + Motorbikes is a company that has been operating in Austin, Texas for almost 4 years now, and has been helping people avoid the need for using cars by selling them high quality electric scooters. It is …
My colleague Jon Lesage just published this article on fuel cell vehicles, expressing his doubt on the course this subject will ultimately take. I don’t share his uncertainty; I remain convinced that there is no future whatsoever for the so-called …
