Category: Electric Vehicles

Electric Vehicles

A reader writes in: Craig, I’m reading your book and really like the point made about gas being double dirty and double inefficient because of the refining process. I just think that the conversation then should also look at the …

Electric Transportation Offers Advantages, But No Free Lunch Read More »

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At this point, Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Nissan/Renault, has invested $5.6 billion into electric vehicle technology — a big bet, to be sure. But I believe he feels it to be a fairly safe one, as it rests on his …

Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Nissan/Renault, Has a Lot Riding on Electric Vehicles Read More »

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I just got off the phone with Dan Sturges of WheelChange. If there’s a person on this planet who’s done more work to bring along the future of transportation, I sure want to meet him. For more than two decades, …

WheelChange: The Future of Transportation Read More »

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A reader points out, “Given this map of electric vehicle charging stations, there is a serious shortfall, given that there will be over 30 models of electric vehicles available in 2013.” I see the point, but I’m not particularly swayed. …

Shortfall in Electric Vehicle Charging Stations? Read More »

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I just got off the phone with long-time 2GreenEnergy supporter Ron McCurdy who reviewed his electric trike website with me.  He’s looking for dealers and other business partners; anyone interested can reach him at freedex@rogers.com.  Ron also pointed me to Organic …

Snappy Little Electric Trike Read More »

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Lots of folks are wondering what the future of transportation looks like. While none of us knows for sure, we can have some level of certainty as to what it does not look like: a 4000 pound hunk of steel, …

Small and Affordable Battery Electric Vehicles Read More »

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I’ve been lucky enough to derive so much pleasure from business travel – and to conduct so much business during personal trips — that I long ago ceased to try to separate the two. Case in point: this trip back …

Inductive Charging Offers Advantages in Electric Transportation Read More »

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Over a cold beverage during the holidays, my brother Geoff (terrific person) came to ask me about my level of satisfaction with what I’m doing here at 2GreenEnergy. “It’s a mixed bag,” I told him, candidly. “It’s a combination of …

What Does the Future Look Like for Electric Vehicles? Renewable Energy? Read More »

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Frequent commenter Glenn Doty writes: What would really be nice is an infographic comparing the cost of mitigating CO2 with various alternatives… just to put the different alternatives into proper perspective. For instance, how much more does it cost to …

Electric Vehicles and CO2 Emission Abatement Read More »

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Here’s an article that describes a collaboration between GM and BMW on fuel cell vehicles. Wow, that’s remarkable. Just when I had started to trust the car companies based on the sincerity of Nissan/Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn and his people who …

A Collaboration on Fuel Cell Vehicles — But Exactly Whose Interests Are At Stake? Not Yours. Read More »

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