Electric Vehicles
At the ACTExpo (alternative fuel vehicle show) that I attended yesterday, it was gratifying to see so many manufacturers of large trucks sticking with compressed natural gas, even in the face of seriously low diesel prices. Maybe it’s just …
Feelin’ Good at the Top Show for Alternative Fuel Vehicles Read More »
Here’s the latest newsletter from my colleague Jon Lesage of the Green Auto Digest. Apparently, the 11 million victims of VW’s emissions fraud (of whom my wife and I are two) are very close to getting some sort of restitution …
Periodically, I like to catch up on the latest thinking regarding the integration of electric vehicles in Southern California, and I’ve found that there is no better place to make that happen than the annual EVs and the Grid Summit, …
Hybrids are becoming the norm is many European countries. While still not as featured as traditional diesel or petrol cars, hybrids have become increasingly popular due to the increased awareness of drivers towards the environment and what can be done …
Here’s an article that speaks to the role of financial incentives for electric vehicles, the point of which is that they may not be necessary in the near future. Germany, e.g., has an EV penetration rate the same as the …
As my colleague Jon LeSage reports in the April edition of his Green Auto Digest, EV sales are approaching 1% of all vehicle sales in the U.S. But is this cause for celebration or sadness? Personally, I choose the former. …
Electric Vehicle Sales Are Up–The Dawning of a New Day? Read More »
I was talking last night with a close friend about how much I despise Volkswagen for the crime it committed vis-à-vis the environment, and he pointed out, kindly but firmly: Wow, that’s a lot of hate you’re carrying around, and …
A reader notes: There are presently companies that sell an accessory that allow you to charge an EV wirelessly; regardless of the hype it is not the first system. It is also anticipated that we will be able to charge vehicles …
For decades we’ve been hearing about ultra-capacitors and their potential to be used as electrical storage devices, in particular, in the service of electric vehicles. There is a lot to like about capacitors, which store electrical energy in a physical …
Electricity generated for your car is considered clean provided that the method used to make that energy is also eco-friendly. Electric cars and electricity are clean at the using point. But then again, coal fired power plants make fingers to …
