Taxis seem to be among the worst possible applications for electric vehicles, since they’re constantly on the go, with no defined routes, thus range and charging times represent huge issues. (The exception here, of course, is taxis that are based …
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Electric Vehicles
From Guest Blogger Tara Gould: Low-Impact Motoring – What’s The Sustainable Route?
There is an assumption that buying a green, low emissions or even an electric car produces the lightest carbon footprint. But studies reveal that the manufacture of all cars, even green or electric ones makes up a huge chunk of …
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From Guest Blogger Jordan: Are Plug-In Hybrids Right For You?
Plug-in hybrid cars have become quite popular among car buyers in the last decade or so, due in large part to extremely high gas prices and concerns over the negative effects that gasoline-powered vehicles have on the environment. That’s why …
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Tagged with: disadvantages, Electric car, electric motor, Electric Vehicles, energy, hybrid, Hybrid vehicle, hybrids, pros, technology
Ford Enters Electric Bike Market
I often caution cleantech entrepreneurs to make sure they confine their business concepts to arenas in which much larger and moneyed competitors will not enter and immediately squash them. An example I often give (or gave) was electric transportation. If …
Cars: Past, Present and Future
I’m off on a hike that will ultimately take me to a vintage car show. I was explaining my viewpoint on the history of automotive design and engineering to my daughter just now, which I summarize as follows: From the …
Tagged with: better public transportation, car-sharing, e-scooters, Electric Vehicles, micro-rentals, ride-sharing
Public Transportation In And Around Los Angeles
A 2GreenEnergy supporter visiting California from Basque Country writes about a trip he and his girl friend took around the state: During this trip we’ve found several problems moving from one place to another without a car due to the public …
Tagged with: Public transport
Self-Driving Cars — Really?
I know the world of transportation visionaries/futurists seems to be in love with the concept of the self-driving car, but I don’t see it. There is so much wrong with our existing paradigm in personal mobility, it’s hard to know …
Tesla Motors Is a Success By Any Standard
Jiminy Cricket, Tesla Motors is really standing the automotive industry on its ear. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has awarded the Tesla Model S a 5-star safety rating, not just overall, but in every subcategory without exception; it’s the …
The EPA’s MPG Ratings for Electric Vehicles – Essentially Meaningless
As my colleague Jon Lesage notes in his newsletter, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may be changing the way it does its MPG (miles per gallon) calculations. Recent news has shown large gaps between claims and truth in the …
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We Need a New Paradigm for Personal Mobility — But The Carmakers Have No Incentive To Provide It
A friend who follows the world of transportation just wrote, bemoaning the horrible congestion on our freeways and suggesting that we need a paradigm for personal mobility, insofar as our current cars are so big and bulky, and that they’re …
