“Socketwrench” here makes an excellent point. It’s ironic that the next new thing in transportation is the removal of the driver while preserving everything else, since this accomplishes very little of what we actually need, i.e., the means of moving …
Category: Electric Vehicles
Electric Vehicles
Electric Vehicle Conversions
There was a time at which it appeared that swapping out an internal combustion engine (ICE)-based drivetrain with a battery, controller and electric motor might be a viable way for the world of transportation to go.
Gasoline Really Isn’t the Bargain of the Century
As you look through the photos in this article “Nearly All of Yemen Demonstrates Against 4 Full Years of US-Saudi Attacks” (of which the one to the left is an example), consider that all the misery you’re looking at is …
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“New” Tram: A Transportation Breakthrough?
Here’s a video about a tram that runs without a track. Around here, that’s called a “bus.” It runs on batteries. That’s called an “electric bus.” The batteries can be charged with renewable energy. Are there some that can’t? I eat …
Notes on Tesla, From Tech Maven Fritz Maffry
Here are some interesting updates on Telsa, from our Kansas City, MO-based colleague Fritz Maffry. – ed The Perfect Storm
Regenerative Braking
A friend wants my comment on a device that would somehow help large trucks achieve regenerative braking. While I don’t know the details, I point out: I’m concerned that this won’t work as well in the real world as you …
From Kansas Tech Maven Fritz Maffry: Notes on Electric Transportation
Parity and then angle up on the adoption hockey stick curve Most indicators are illustrating that change is going to now come much faster than expected, meaning faster adoption at much higher volumes. The sheer product deluge and increasing price …
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Discussion with Prospective Hydrogen Fuel Cell-Based Truck Manufacturer
This morning I received a generic, vanilla business plan from a fellow in Dresden, Germany (pictured) that contemplates the manufacturing and sales of a line of trucks with hydrogen fuel cell drive trains. My opinion is that no attempt to enter …
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Good News from Norway
Here’s a cool video about the marvelous progress that Norway is making in terms of electrifying transportation, and the gains they’re seeing in terms of improved air quality and thus, human health. This didn’t happen without government subsidies, but Norwegians tend …
No Love Lost Between California and the Trump Administration
Unremarkably, the Trump administration is a) rolling back MPG and emissions standards for cars and trucks sold in the U.S., degrading both human health and our environment, while b) trying its damndest to make it impossible for the more progressive …
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