Category: Electric Vehicles

Electric Vehicles

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 »

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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 …

From Guest Blogger Mark Sze-To: Electric Scooters from Germany Are Now Available in the U.S. Read More »

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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 …

Fuel Cell Vehicles Are a Non-Starter Read More »

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Gary Stark asked me to comment on this intriguing video on the future of transportation, which suggests that, rather than make incremental improvements in our transportation system, that we replace the whole enchilada with a system of small tram-like cars …

Cool Video on the Future of Transportation Read More »

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There are plenty of benefits offered by electric cars, alongside a number of challenges that they still face. Here are some of the main ones. Tiny Running Costs Once you’ve got the upfront cost of purchasing the car out of …

From UK Guest Blogger “Search” — Electric Cars Are The Future! Or Are They? Read More »

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Here’s a general article on electric transportation in the U.S. — strangely in “SeekingAlpha” — a blog site associated with the minute details that drive stock prices.  I thought I’d present it here because of the cool maps that show …

Fast-Charging Stations Are Strategic To the Success of Electric Transportation Read More »

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Here’s 2GreenEnergy Associate and transportation visionary Dan Sturges giving a talk on the future of mobility.  He’s most certainly right about a lot of things: • Our current transportation paradigm (the car) has been with us for over 100 years, and …

The Future of Transportation Read More »

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I’ve had numerous productive conversations with Brian Nordwall, the proprietor of Seattle E-Bike, a company with a very bright future. Because my business background is more in the business-to-business space, I tend not to know as much about consumer products, …

Hot New Trends in E-Bikes Read More »

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Here’s an article that discusses the rise of electric transportation and the effects that this will have on the grid. I have two issues with it: 1) The author erroneously notes that EV charging could cause a 43% increase in …

Electric Transportation and Our Power Grid Read More »

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When my colleague Jon Lesage of the Automotive Digest found me checking out the Alt Car Expo a few weeks ago, he asked me to say a few words on camera about my new book (“Renewable Energy — Following the …

Renewable Energy and Electric Transportation Read More »

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