Is the creator of the meme at left serious? From this piece: Electric Vehicle Drivetrains Only Have 20 Moving Parts Compared to Over 200 in Conventional Automobiles – This means lower maintenance costs and a radical shift in auto industry …
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Electric Vehicles
EPA: Automakers Face Stricter Emissions Regulations, But Have More Time to Address the Issue
From the Wall Street Journal: The Biden administration enacted the strictest-ever rules for tailpipe emissions but also handed the auto industry a significant concession by giving them more time to comply, a recognition that the transition to electric cars will …
Sadly, Toyota Rejects Electric Transportation
As a whole, the transportation sector is transitioning to electric, and as fossil fuels disappear from the grid-mix, this will result in a massive decarbonization, enabling our planet to mitigate climate change to a large degree. One might hope that …
Why All the “Us-Versus-Them?”
As suggested in the photo at left, there seems to be a great deal of animosity on the part of gas-powered car/truck owners (vs. EV drivers), just like there is of meat-eaters (vs. vegans). Isn’t this a monumental waste of …
Range Anxiety a Century Later
The point of the meme here, of course, is that the electrification of transportation (and everything else) is going to run into temporary roadblocks. Will there be enough lithium? Will EV battery recycling become feasible? Will the ubiquity of fast …
Tagged with: electrification of transportation, entire fossil fuel industry is doing its damndest to stay in place indefinitely, Will all this happen in time to prevent our civilization's experiencing devastating long-term environmental damage, Will EV battery recycling become feasible?, Will the ubiquity of fast charging stations come to satisfy demand?, Will there be enough lithium?, Will we rid ourselves of hydrocarbons from the grid-mix?
What’s the Big Deal?
Every element of American society seems so contentious, but for what real reason? On social media, we learn that vegans, regardless of the rationale that lies at the core of their eating habits, are under attack from meat-eaters. Why? What’s …
More on Inductive EV Charging
In a recent post I commented that proponents of inductive charging face a huge challenge: the world is steadily replacing gas- and diesel-powered cars and trucks with EVs that are physically plugged in when not in use. Here’s a meme …
Inductive EV Charging
It was Nikola Tesla who first noticed that a current flowing in a wire would induce a current to flow in a nearby conductor. 130 years later, this is the way we charge our electric toothbrushes. But will this transfer …
Are Electric Vehicles Fire Hazards?
Until his retirement, Rick Sikes managed the fleet of cars and trucks operating in the city of Santa Monica, CA, a municipality generally known for its progressive stance with respect to environmental stewardship. He worked hard to integrate alternative-fueled vehicles …
Tesla’s Market Share Plunges
Here’s a conversation with some readers: Reader A: Musk’s behavior and comments are among the reasons I will not ever buy a Tesla. Reader B: I have heard a lot of people say this, and I know people who canceled …
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