Here’s an interesting infographic on electric transportation, showing the substantial progress that EVs are making in American society. Now, of course, the game is to get rid of coal as the lowest-cost form of base load, so it is no …
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Electric Vehicles
Cleantech Investment: Vast Fuel Savings for Class 8 Trucks
Here in the United States, we burn approximately 28 billion gallons of diesel per year, the equivalent of 42,000 Olympic-size swimming pools; this is 31% of the world’s total, and results in the emission of 311 million tons of CO2 …
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Self-Driving Cars Are On the Way
Here’s a terrific video on the pros and cons of self-driving cars. Astonishingly, it looks like we are indeed headed in that direction. To me, this is an example of a sad fact about our civilization and our modes …
From Guest Blogger Jake Fisher: Seven Myths About the Electric Car Phenomenon
The second that electric cars started showing up on dealer lots, people took to the Internet and started sharing different stories and myths about the electric car. While some of these myths may be a little more grounded in truth …
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From Guest Blogger Jordan Perch: Kia Soul EV Coming To America in 2014
The electric vehicle market has been growing at a pretty high rate in the past couple of years, which has encouraged more and more car makers to start developing cars that are powered by electricity. Today, almost all major manufacturers …
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On the Electric Vehicle Adoption Curve
Frequent commenter Glenn Doty writes on my recent post concerning the EV adoption rate: Your source states that 67,200 EV’s have been sold this year, but that number is a worldwide total sales figure. Total worldwide sales of ICE’s are …
Electric Vehicle Sales Takes Rocket Ride
I hope readers will check this out: electric vehicle sales are going through the roof. Apparently, the phenomenon I predicted has started to kick in: falling prices, better range, and lots of word of mouth from really ecstatic customers. Now, …
From Guest Blogger Brian McGowan: Migrating to Renewable Energy and Getting Off Oil
One of the email lists I am on is an organization’s called “Operation Free,” a group of former military personnel who believe that eliminating our use of oil is paramount for our national security. In a missive I received from …
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Catch 22: Building the Electric Vehicles Charging Infrastructure
Here’s an article that speaks to the challenge of creating a viable infrastructure for the charging of electric vehicles. The problem at its core is a Catch 22: EVs will not become popular without such an infrastructure, but the return …
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Booming Market for Electric Bikes
Yesterday, I had the good fortune to speak with Brian Nordwall, the proprietor of Electric Bike Seattle, a retailer/distributor for the very hottest products from all over the world in the e-bike arena. I was completely impressed with the depth …
