Electric Vehicles
Each year around Earth Day, Kelley Blue Book publishes its list of the Top 10 Green Cars. Whenever I see something like this, I’m reminded of how few people understand the environmental impact of electric vehicles, which includes at a …
Exploring the Impact of Electric Transportation on the Environment Read More »
When Thomas Edison introduced electric lighting to Americans in the late 19th Century, he went out of his way to minimize the psychological impact on the customer. For instance, though he knew he could illuminate a room better with a lamp …
Tesla Motors: A “Different” Car Company In So Many Ways Read More »
I’ve mentioned my colleague Jon LeSage, clean transportation guru, several times through the years. Here’s a message I thought I’d pass along, which includes an opportunity to sign up for Jon’s weekly newsletter Green Auto Market absolutely free. A few recent …
If there is one single most important ability one takes away from business school, it’s the ability to conceive of the world in quadrants and to publish reports based on these perceptions. You know what I mean: Perhaps the Y-axis …
The Future of Transportation Seems To Be Avoiding a Central Question Read More »
A friend wanted my comment on this, a notification that Ford is offering a service that offers local rides for people, not unlike Uber and Lyft. I hate to sound cynical, but: a) This sounds like a terrible solution versus …
The reader who sent me this piece in Eestor notes: Thanks for your insight Craig. With the claim of a millisecond to recharge is a game changer plus almost unlimited recharges. All we can do is hope it is real. …
A reader notes: Craig, you might want to look at Zenn Motors (majority owner of Eestor supercapacitors) again. Their annual meeting March 31 was interesting. Eestor has two outside testings and verification of their game changing technology. One of the …
Eestor, Supercapacitors, and Electric Transportation Read More »
Since the Mercedes-Benz F-015 is an electric vehicle (with both batteries and fuel cells), one might think it would have EV fans dancing for joy about this incredibly futuristic car. And the language that Mercedes uses is certainly lavish enough: The …
Does the Mercedes Concept Car (F 015) Represent the Future of Transportation? Read More »
Tesla Motors’ stock price may be as volatile as the devil. But its steady drumbeat of innovation and promotion sure isn’t. Here’s the latest in what they’re saying about their network of charging stations that require you to pull off …
Usually, anyone with $11.9 billion spends most of it on the contents of a Neiman Marcus fantasy gifts catalog. Anyone want a custom $475,000 Paris perfume? Yet in the right hands, in the right mind, $11.9 billion can subsidize a …
