Electric Vehicles
Here’s another note on the value of electric vehicles vs. internal combustion engines. I’m intrigued with the points that Glenn Doty has raised regarding the spurious logic that the DoE and others have used in their “well to wheels” comparisons. …
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[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Dx2YbkUcEk&w=420&h=345] Here, I present a summary of a business plan that would implement a terrific design concept in electric bicycles. I met these folks when I was moderating a panel discussion at the Alt Car Expo in 2009, and …
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[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mrq938qFp7w&w=420&h=345] I’m not an auto manufacturing guy, but I’m closely connected with some of the top people in this field. They’ve come together with a business plan that, when implemented, will build high-quality but inexpensive light-duty electric pick-up trucks. …
Glenn Doty is a vital part of Doty Windfuels, a company with a terrific future in synthetic fuels made from off-peak wind energy, water, and CO2. I’ve written about them extensively; they’ve been a wonderful client, whose business plan I …
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I’ve driven a few high-performance sports cars in my day. I never owned anything more powerful than my current (ancient) BMW 540i, but I drove several of the Maseratis of the 1990s, before their regrettable hiatus on importing them to …
I decided to take the train to Los Angeles this morning, rather than driving. Even though this takes a bit longer, it has numerous benefits: I certainly did right by the world by not using the gas, and I was able …
When I have a few extra minutes, I blog on a range of other energy-related sites. A reader of one of these, EnergyCollective.com, writes: Great article (meaning this one). It’s unfortunate that this piece couldn’t have been written ten years …
Electric Transportation — Why Now and Not Decades Ago? Read More »
I know not everyone studies the well-to-wheels comparisons of fuel sources for transportation, and that there are people who harbor grave misunderstanding in the area. Here, frequent commenter Glenn Doty writes: With our current grid, nearly 100% of the energy …
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Here’s a piece I just wrote for a client: “EV Profiler.” Hope you enjoy. If you’re interested, please let me know. It would certainly be foolish to underestimate the challenge the world faces in migrating to electric transportation. Just like …
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I’ve begun delivering a consulting action for my client, the “EV Profiler.” Imagine, if you will, a device placed in your current car that provides a super-accurate report on the amount of energy you consume in your day-to-day driving. Based …
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