Category: Electric Vehicles

Electric Vehicles

CES 2019 is about here, this category is the game changer The real smart city of consequence is about to be demonstrated, with many flavors of light-duty autonomous shuttles being shown. Makers include Navya, Local Motors, Bosch, Fisker, Rinspeed, Nuro, …

From Tech Maven Fritz Maffry: Consumer Electronics Show and More Read More »

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2GreenEnergy super-supporter Cameron Atwood writes: California has mandated all new buses be electric by 2020 and all buses electric by 2040. This move is expected to lower the cost of heavy duty electric vehicles like trucks and tractors.

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In the U.S., we talk about encouraging the use of bicycles as a way to reduce VMT (vehicle miles traveled), but we do very little to actually encourage this transition. 

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GM is ceasing production of the plug-in hybrid Chevy Volt, and their explanation seems to hold water: given the significant developments in pure, battery EVs and the build-out of the nation’s charging infrastructure, there is an ever-diminishing demand for gasoline-powered …

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Llord Aidoo, long-time 2GreenEnergy reader, comments: At least there’s (now a) visionary purpose that’ll ultimately lead to founding a somewhat new civilization – this time one whose energy dynamics are not dependent on incinerating other basic lifeforms.

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The ramp-up of production of the Tesla Model 3 is a thing of beauty to behold. I’m with 2GreenEnergy contributor Fritz Maffry in my respect for and confidence in Elon Musk.  If he said he’d be playing middle linebacker for …

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From my colleague Jon LeSage: Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo division is preparing to launch the first-ever commercial autonomous vehicle service in early December,  according to a source familiar with the plans.

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Here, Fritz Maffry offers these observations of a few of the tech giants: Bosch

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Considering how interested most Americans are about the performance of the cars they drive, it’s surprising that there isn’t even more people for the new Tesla Model 3.  Via software called “Track Mode,” the Performance Model 3 is now “world’s quickest …

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Here’s another installment on the tech sector from my Kansas City-based colleague Fritz Maffry. – ed  What a difference two months makes, and some better information The narrative of two months ago had the press parroting some shorts talking about …

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