Category: Electric Vehicles

Electric Vehicles

I’m having lunch shortly with Diane Tegarden, the host of “The Firewalker Flare – A Renewable Energy and Environmental Solutions Talk Radio Show.”  Diane is a terrifically sharp and energetic person, and was generous enough to have me on her …

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Earlier today, a friend sent me a link to this discussion of electric vehicles on Techcrunch, one of the great blogsite successes of the past few years. The article features the way-cool work of Plug-In America in its ongoing advocacy …

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I’m always amazed at how the auto industry continues to spin out new ideas – even at the expense of integrating concepts that, I would think, would have little chance of being seen together. Check out this video of Porsche’s …

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Am I the only one who was a bit stunned at Honda’s announcement today? CEO Takanobu Ito outlined the company’s plans to introduce both a mid-size plug-in hybrid and an electric commuter vehicle in the U.S. and Japan by the …

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Here’s the new Urbee Hybrid, a car described as the world’s first 3-D printed auto, developed by Minneapolis’ Stratasys and Winnipeg engineering group, Kor Ecologic.  Apparently, the company will not divulge too much information about its drivetrain, other than that …

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As exemplified in this article by Rick Newman, the media is fond of telling us that electric vehicles are over-hyped and destined to disappoint their owners. This, in turn, affects the way most people view the industry.  I took some …

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Ah, the tony island nation of Bermuda. Legendary coral sands. Gently wafting ocean breezes. A climate that defines the word “temperate.” And emissions from gasoline and diesel cars and trucks that can choke a horse. Enter Island Green, a Bermuda-based …

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In preparation for my being a guest next week on BlogTalkRadio, in which I’ll be answering questions on electric transportation, I had lunch yesterday with the show’s host Diane Tegarden.  Diane is an author on a wide range of subjects …

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You’ll travel far to find someone with more provocative and important observations on the subject of transportation than Chelsea Sexton.

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A few readers have written in, worried about Aptera, afraid that they might have gone belly-up.  No, they’re alive and well, though still in pre-production.  They’ve moved to a nice facility in Oceanside, which I plan to visit next time …

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