Here’s a cool infographic called “The Fastest Electric Vehicles on Earth” that I thought readers would enjoy, from these folks. What they say here is certainly true: we tend to think of EVs as slow, glorified golf carts. Yet those …
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Electric Vehicles
Electric Transportation: Short-Term Challenges, Long-Term Promise
I wrote a piece yesterday about the struggles of Project Better Place, the attempt to sell large populations of car drivers on the concept of adopting electric vehicles, and paying a certain price per mile driven, using leased batteries that, …
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Electric Vehicle Battery-Swap Concept “Project Better Place” Running Into Trouble
I was never a fan of the electric vehicle battery-swap concept “Project Better Place” for countries like the United States, with a sprawling landmass of 3.5 million square miles — in the “Lower 48” alone. But I’m surprised (and saddened, …
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Tesla Model S Is “Car of the Year”
Nice to see the Tesla Model S win Motor Trend’s “Car of the Year.” It’s the first time in the magazine’s 64-year history that the prize hasn’t gone to an automobile with an internal combustion engine. Writing for Motor Trend, editor-at-large Angus …
Discussion on Electric Transportation Is Part of a Larger Topic
When asked what 2GreenEnergy is, I normally talk about what we’re doing to forward the cause of clean energy, but I quickly add that we’re about sustainability more generally. I want to ensure that we play a role in any …
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From Guest Blogger Chris Green: Hybrid – the Next Step Towards Guilt-Free Motoring?
It’s becoming increasingly important to find cars and driving habits that will reduce our dependence on traditional fuel, while limiting the amount of CO2 and other emissions produced by vehicles. Guilt-free motoring, both in terms of what our cars produce, …
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Tesla Supercharger Stations
A friend just asked me what I think of the Tesla Supercharger stations. I think it’s a good concept overall, from the standpoint of the EV adoption curve, though this is a bit misleading. In the middle of a sunny …
Automating the Driving Experience — The Driverless Car
Here is something I think is a sure loser: the driverless car. I hope you’ll check out this deadly serious article on the subject. But ask yourself: Is it conceivable that, by the time such technology could possibly be put …
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Are You a Good Candidate for an Electric Vehicle? BMW Has the Answer
I think we all understand that the smart phone is going to play a huge role in how we transport our bodies and our cargo in the future. Here’s a somewhat obvious prelude to all this: an app by BMW that …
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The Future of Transportation
I know I’ve mentioned that occasionally, we’re lucky enough here at 2GreenEnergy to be the beneficiary of work done by interns – normally young people anxious to participate in a true “win-win-win.” 2GreenEnergy is empowered with more content, the intern learns about …
