David Goldstein comments: Sadly, recent surveys have shown that many auto consumers place Global Warming near the bottom of their concerns. Yes, this appears to be true. I have to guess that this is caused by a combination of three …
Electric Vehicles
Yesterday I had the good fortune to reconnect with an industry colleague, Brian Wynne, the president of the Electric Drive Transportation Association in Washington, DC. The EDTA is an organization supported by members consisting largely of electric vehicle manufacturers and supply …
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David Holden writes: I am no adherent of Shai Agassi’s dubious scheme, but it does show the willingness of power companies to support EV. development. As long as think has come up, here are my thoughts on Better Place. 1) …
A reader writes in: A lot of acceptable solutions for electric passenger cars (light duty vehicles) were already proposed and I agree that are very viable. Unfortunately for heavy vehicles (interurban buses and trucks) are not so many. I see …
Wrapping up with Alex C: Battery cell temperature control over charge cycles and vehicle life is far from trivial with a duty cycle much more severe than any consumer electronics device. That’s for sure. One our clients at EV World …
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Alex C. goes on: In early 1900’s many cars were EVs and then they lost out to gasoline engines due to better cost and performance. 1970’s a large EV wave came in with the fuel crisis that caused gasoline prices …
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Alex C continues: The writers of this article obviously have no experience in what it takes to design, develop, manufacture, and market a new vehicle – especially with new technology. One error and the OEM has one vehicle on the …
Alex C. makes so many wonderful points in his comment on Brass Tack #1 that it’s hard to know where to start. EV’s and related enabling technologies (batteries, charge stations, motors, inverters, converters, etc.) are great areas to invest in. …
Bruce Hamilton writes: (I’m) VP of Business Development (with) an MSEE and 40+ years of engineering and marketing management experience in all types of electronics companies. I have found good opportunities for my company to enter the solar PV inverter …