If you’re sold on the idea that this start-up that proposes to sell a tiny, low-speed EV represents the future of urban transportation, and you’re certain that it’s wise to make an investment in the company that hopes to offer …
Category: Electric Vehicles
Electric Vehicles
The Ever-Controversial Elon Musk
This from long-time EV advocate Zan Dubin-Scott (pictured): Hitching a ride to the near future, where one day soon all our trucks will be electric, like this (prototype) Tesla semi cab. Heavy-duty vehicles account for 10% of on-road vehicles but …
Company with New Engine Wants Investors
A company called LiquidPiston says: Traditional engines are inefficient, heavy, and expensive. That’s why we made a better one. Introducing the X Engine: LiquidPiston’s compact, ultra-efficient, and power-dense engine that runs on our patented thermodynamic cycle. Our groundbreaking innovation is …
Another Low-Speed EV
In the 14 years I’ve been covering electric transportation, I’ve seen the announcement of many dozens of low-speed EVs, every one of which has failed to gain any real traction in the market. Manufacturers of cars that don’t pass highway …
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Announcing the “Solo”
What has three wheels, one seat, runs on electricity, and costs $18,500? A “Solo” (shown here). How well will this do in the market? It depends on people’s appetite for owning more than one car, with the commensurate costs of …
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A World Without Big Oil
The graphic below explains a lot about our world, and the brutal Saudi empire in particular. It gives one a sense for what the geopolitical globe will look like once we have removed oil as our source of energy in …
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Hydrogen Supercar
Want a futuristic car that gets unlimited amounts of attention? Well, if this hydrogen-powered wow-machine is ever actually built, it will most certainly be for you. There is a reason, however, that this prototype will never be brought into production, …
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Cutting Back on Vehicle Miles Traveled
The push to reduce VMT (vehicle miles traveled) has been quite successful in many regions of Europe, where there is a confluence of great public transportation, infrastructure that supports bicycling, and an honest interest in environmental responsibility. In the United …
Technology Is Changing Fast
The meme here made me smile, and provided a heartening reminder that fossil fuels really are on their last legs.
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Wishing Fisker Good Luck with Its New Battery EV, But ….
My only reaction to the new EV offering from Fisker, the “Ocean,” is closer to PTSD than anything else. About 10 years ago, venture capital giant Kleiner Perkins backed the luxury plug-in hybrid “Karma” to a disastrous end. I happened …
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