Electric Vehicles
I just got a notification about a new range-extended EV company, co-founded by GM-legend Bob Lutz, that aspires to raise the capital necessary to manufacture and sell electric pick-up trucks. The guy sent me the following and asked for my …
Range-Extended Electric Trucks – Is There Potential There? Read More »
It’s so incredibly rare that I agree with anyone who’s written something of any real meaning and value on the financial website Seeking Alpha on the subject of Telsa Motors I thought, I note this exception. The author states that out-maneuvering …
The increasing popularity of hybrid cars is good news as we edge closer to true zero-emission vehicles. There are now more choices available to buyers with luxury firms like BMW and Porsche becoming interested in the market as well as options …
From Guest Blogger Pano: Why Should You Consider Switching to a Hybrid? Read More »
My colleague Michael Scholey, CEO of e-bike start-up EMCycle (see picture) just sent me this cool little video on the maintenance process for maintaining London’s 10,000 bikes for hire. I find this remarkable. The bloke reports: “Bikes work rain or …
When fossil fuel costs suddenly shot through the roof a few decades back and continued to spiral upwards thereafter, it brought a new consciousness about the need to reduce dependency on the fast depleting fossil fuel reserves. The need for …
From Guest Blogger Jenny Richards: Shift into A Green Drive with Eco-Cars Read More »
With the Tesla Model S selling quite well lately, and with Tesla reporting profits quarter after quarter, it was only a matter of time before other car makers take a page from Elon Musk’s book and start thinking about designing …
From Guest Blogger Jordan: Ford Could Make a Car Like Tesla’s Model S, According to CEO Read More »
Apparently Henrik Fisker is back with a new set of promises, claiming that he’ll be unveiling two new cars on November 20, a media day at next month’s LA Auto Show. Back-to-back press conferences are scheduled with no details yet revealed, …
As pointed out in this article, the presence of electric vehicles plugged into our grid will one day provide a great number of different benefits, largely in terms of “ancillary services,” but also in terms of absorbing off-peak power, and, …
Electric Transportation Will Provide Numerous Benefits Read More »
According to this article, Tesla’s announcement of its new Model D—and simultaneous statement that we’ll have to wait three more years for the affordable Model X, or whatever it will be called in 2017/18—was “received fairly well by automobile analysts.” …
When Elon Musk posted a tweet saying Tesla is about to “unveil the D” a couple of days ago, it kept millions of people guessing what that “D” might stand for, with most auto experts speculating that it either points …
From Guest Blogger Jordan: Tesla’s “D” is an All-Wheel Drive Model S with Dual Engine Read More »
