Category: Electric Vehicles

Electric Vehicles

This is intriguing.  Some things to consider: There is no doubt that the environmental footprint associated with electric transportation represents a huge improvement over the combustion of fossil fuels, and that delta is widening steadily as zero-carbon sources of energy …

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Buttigieg is correct here, of course. But keep in mind that Greene’s audience isn’t intellectuals; it’s voters in one of the most undereducated parts of rural Georgia who find her ‘reasoning’ quite compelling.

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For Bloomberg, Angel Adegbesan writes: Natural gas’s dominance as power-plant fuel in the US is fading fast as the cost of electricity generated by wind farms and solar projects tumbles, according to Guggenheim Securities. Utility-scale solar is now about a …

Bloomberg Quotes Guggenheim Securities: “Solar Is Now 33% Cheaper Than Gas Power in US” Read More »

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Glad to see this. Commonly, we see EV drivers mocked for filling up tanks of gasoline for their emergency generators in preparation for hurricanes.  How asinine.

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Below is a video presentation from the CEO of HEVO, a player in the wireless (inductive) EV charging space. Perhaps the coolest features demonstrated here are the dozens of different elements of software that help drivers find charging points, make …

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Here’s what auto enthusiast Jay Leno says about the EV adoption curve, i.e., that they should be used during the week for low-speed commutes, where your “426 Hemi that gets 9 -11 mpg” can be taken out on the weekends. …

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Here’s an investment opportunity for people who a) believe the future of air travel is electric (which it is), but b) have no idea what they’re talking about. What concerns me most is that it moves so slowly. Your shortish …

EVs Are Taking To the Air, But Not This One Read More »

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The petition at left begins: “Postmaster General Louis DeJoy needs to be held accountable for his actions to undermine an electric postal fleet.” To be sure.  He needs to be removed, and prosecuted for the deliberate and extensive damage he’s …

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Here’s an EV concept I came across the other day that prompted me to call the local dealer, a fabulous guy, and pose a few questions.  In summary: Offered by publicly-traded Electrica Meccanica based in British Columbia.

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Here’s a meme that takes the migration to electric vehicles about as far out of context as one could imagine. People in developed countries need transportation, and, since the extent of mass transit is limited, automobiles will be a necessary …

Decarbonizing Transportation Read More »

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