Category: Electric Vehicles

Electric Vehicles

Every year, GreenerCars.org releases a list of cars that are rated according to their Green Score. While many potential car buyers look to this list for environmentally-sound automobile choices, we thought it would be more entertaining to peruse the list …

From Guest Blogger Karen Boyarsky: The Five Worst Cars for the Environment Read More »

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I’m often asked for my advice about bringing electric transportation to island nations.  Readers may recall that I’ve spent a fair chunk of time investigating this subject on behalf of Bermuda. Here, I write back to a friend who’s working …

Island Nations Need Renewable Energy, Low-speed Electric Vehicles Read More »

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On my piece on EVs earlier today, my friend Tom Konrad of AltEnergyStocks.com writes: Given the extra demand from a large number of EVs, how will the utilities supply the extra power? (This could be anything, not just renewables or …

Electric Vehicles and Coal-Fired Power Plants Read More »

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Here’s an overly simplistic article that questions the validity of electric vehicles as “green” transportation on the basis that coal is used to charge EVs.  And here is one of the comments: “I power my electric car totally from solar …

The Migration to Electric Transportation — It's Complicated Read More »

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I have every confidence that the next decade will see the introduction of numerous kinds of urban commuter electric vehicles that shatter the paradigm of the automobile as we know it now.  For obvious reasons, the auto companies – and …

Urban Commuter Electric Vehicles Read More »

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YouTube is continuing its work in replacing television for casual viewing as it pushes into every imaginable niche, allowing users to find the video content they want with an exactness not previously possible, and taking mere seconds to do it. …

From Guest-Blogger Jessy: 5 YouTube Channels for Eco-Friendly Car Buyers Read More »

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When I signed my daughter up to take the SATs, the organization that administers the test asked if I wanted to receive, via email, the “SAT Question of the Day.”  I eagerly agreed.  I love little quizzes, and I look …

SAT Question Stimulates Thoughts on Oil Dependence Read More »

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Like anyone, I’m loath to post unflattering pictures of myself, but I had to laugh when I saw this one, so I thought I’d go ahead. I spent most of last Thursday in Charlotte, NC with Vision Motor Cars’ CEO …

Vision Motor Cars' Light-Duty All-Electric Pickup Read More »

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I just got off the phone with a friend of a friend, who heads up the electric vehicle strategy at one of the largest utilities in the U.S. Here are some of the ideas we covered: • Especially in the …

Notes on Electric Transportation Read More »

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Apparently, I’m the only one who sees the humor in the advertisement that CODA Automotive has been running these last few months: The New, All-Electric CODA — The Only EV with a Real Trunk! Every time I see it, I …

Promoting CODA's Electric Car Read More »

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