From Green Auto Market: The former Environmental Protection Agency official who played a leading role in 2011 negotiating fuel economy and emissions standards has called upon Ford Motor Co.’s executive chairman Bill Ford to lead the dialogue on the midterm review and beyond. Former …
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Electric Vehicles
2GreenEnergy: Proud Media Sponsor of the 3rd Annual “EVs and the Grid” Conference
As we’ve often discussed here, the migration to renewable energy on the grid, and the simultaneous replacement of petroleum with electric transportation are really two sides of the same coin. That’s largely because the environmental benefits of EVs are realized …
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Energy and Transportation Headed in a Good Direction, But Will That Be Enough?
Here’s an article for those who wonder if the migration to electric transportation is really happening; it heralds Mercedes-Benz’ $11 billion investment in their new electric SUV. Yes, it’s happening—and fast. Those following the energy industry are supremely confident that …
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Electric Bus Breaks a Record, But Who’s Impressed?
Here’s an electric bus that has set the record for miles on a single charge. The reader is supposed to believe that this is some sort of accomplishment, even though
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If Environmentalism Is Punishment, It Won’t Happen
If being a good steward of the environment comes at the expense of comfort, convenience, style, safety, or any of the other things we demand in our lives, it’s not going to happen. That’s the thought that went through my …
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Bans of Gasoline and Diesel Vehicles: Coming To a Theater Near You
It was just a few days ago that we discussed the new world’s record that Scotland set for the deployment of tidal energy. Here we are less than a week later, and Scotland announces their coming ban (in 2032) on …
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Consumer Fraud in Electric Transportation
The claim: “It’s especially perfect for those who seek to go off-grid for a while, as it runs without fuel or charging stations.” No it doesn’t….unless you’re pushing it, pulling it, or coasting it down a hill. Holy mother of …
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It Will Soon Be Time To Say So Long–And Thank You–To the Internal Combustion Engine
Here’s an article in The Economist that pays the homage that is due to the internal combustion engine, which, since it came on the scene 124 years ago, has systematically changed virtually every aspect of human life on this planet. …
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There Are Several New Three-Wheeled Electric Vehicles on the Market, But They Come at a Cost
In our ongoing effort to keep 2GreenEnergy readers informed on developments in the electric vehicle space, here’s a new entrant from a company called Sondors. The essence of the trike form is that it circumvents NHTSA (National Highways Traffic Safety Administration, part …
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U.S. Policy on Clean Transportation: Just Say No
Here’s a letter discussing the U.S. EPA’s attack on our existing standards for clean transportation, from Plug-in America, the largest advocacy group for electric vehicles in the world. I’ve had the pleasure of working with this organization’s co-founders, Chelsea Sexton …
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