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 …
Category: Electric Vehicles
Electric Vehicles
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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Most of Us, Though Not All, Understand the Role Electric Vehicles Are Coming to Play in Human Civilization
Needless to say, I’m not too impressed by the author of the meme here. Unless you completely reject science, you understand that our consumption of fossil fuels is causing global warming, ocean acidification, the loss of biodiversity, and a variety …
The Truth about Charging Your EV
Gerald Maynard, who submitted the meme at left, apparently has a “thing” for spreading disinformation. Not exactly a virtue, I would submit. The average retail electricity price in the U.S. is $0.11/kWh, so a full charge of Tesla’s largest battery …
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EV Charging Scam
Over the years, I’ve commented on attempts to raise investment capital via business plans that are strong on identifying a problem, but are extremely weak on offering a reasonable solution. Here’s a great example, whose founders claim to have an …
