Electric Vehicles
The average electric vehicle uses 0.32 KWhs of electricity to go a mile. Since the average residential for power is $0.17/KWh, that’s $0.06 per mile. This compares favorably to gasoline, whose average use per mile is 0.04 gallons at an …
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Is the creator of the meme at left serious? From this piece: Electric Vehicle Drivetrains Only Have 20 Moving Parts Compared to Over 200 in Conventional Automobiles – This means lower maintenance costs and a radical shift in auto industry …
From the Wall Street Journal: The Biden administration enacted the strictest-ever rules for tailpipe emissions but also handed the auto industry a significant concession by giving them more time to comply, a recognition that the transition to electric cars will …
As a whole, the transportation sector is transitioning to electric, and as fossil fuels disappear from the grid-mix, this will result in a massive decarbonization, enabling our planet to mitigate climate change to a large degree. One might hope that …
As suggested in the photo at left, there seems to be a great deal of animosity on the part of gas-powered car/truck owners (vs. EV drivers), just like there is of meat-eaters (vs. vegans). Isn’t this a monumental waste of …
The point of the meme here, of course, is that the electrification of transportation (and everything else) is going to run into temporary roadblocks. Will there be enough lithium? Will EV battery recycling become feasible? Will the ubiquity of fast …
Every element of American society seems so contentious, but for what real reason? On social media, we learn that vegans, regardless of the rationale that lies at the core of their eating habits, are under attack from meat-eaters. Why? What’s …
In a recent post I commented that proponents of inductive charging face a huge challenge: the world is steadily replacing gas- and diesel-powered cars and trucks with EVs that are physically plugged in when not in use. Here’s a meme …
It was Nikola Tesla who first noticed that a current flowing in a wire would induce a current to flow in a nearby conductor. 130 years later, this is the way we charge our electric toothbrushes. But will this transfer …
Until his retirement, Rick Sikes managed the fleet of cars and trucks operating in the city of Santa Monica, CA, a municipality generally known for its progressive stance with respect to environmental stewardship. He worked hard to integrate alternative-fueled vehicles …
