Electric Vehicles
I loved my 1972 VW Beetle. It was the car my mom bought when I was a baby, and I spent many childhood hours riding in it and, when my parents replaced it, playing in, on, and around it. When …
From Guest Blogger Writer MC: Classic Car to Electric Car–an Easy Experiment Read More »
Although BMW has been working on the development of plug-in hybrid technology for a while now, it has yet to introduce a hybrid vehicle to the market. They recently launched their first all-electric car, the i3, in several markets, including …
From Guest Blogger Jordan: BMW Announces X5 Plug-in Hybrid To Go Into Production Read More »
I spent the day today at the Alternative Clean Transportation Expo, in Long Beach, California. What I find most interesting about conferences like this is that they go out of their way to include the widest variety of potential technologies …
Conversations on Natural Gas at the Alternative Clean Transportation Expo Read More »
Elon Musk says it better than I can (imagine that!). Here’s his recent article on the folly of ethanol, in which he makes (and quite ably defends) the proposition that electric transportation will eventually win the day. Why? Essentially it’s …
Here’s a good article on the relationship between the power utilities and the charging of electric vehicles. The author’s position is that the presence of electric transportation adds flexibility for grid operators, enabling them to adjust the rate at which …
Our Utilities Deal with the Challenge of Electric Vehicle Charging Read More »
Nissan has been committed to the development of electric vehicle technology in efforts to contribute to reducing the negative impact that motor vehicle emissions have on the environment, and respond to the increasing interest in eco-friendly vehicles among consumers. The …
From Guest Blogger Jordan: Will the Nissan BladeGlider Go Into Production Soon? Read More »
Over the last couple of months, there has been a lot of hype around hydrogen-powered cars, with Toyota, Honda and Hyundai planning to roll out hydrogen fuel cell vehicles by 2015, claiming that they have many advantages over electric and …
A fellow EV-advocate argues that electric transportation is beneficial to the environment in the U.S. right this minute, based on the EPA’s calculator, according to which he believes that switching to an EV has “lowered his CO2 footprint by four …
Advocacy for Electric Transportation Has Different Faces Read More »
The people at Tesla Motors are almost as good at making videos as they are at building cars. Here’s a four-minute story of a guy whose job entails building run-of-river hydro plants, using the enormous water resources of Norway. He …
A Life of Pleasure and Sustainability with the Tesla Model S Read More »
I just received this: Today, Ford announced its decision to use GE charging stations for its workplace charging network. Ford plans to install the GE WattStation™ at more than 50 of its facilities throughout 2014. The stations will be networked …
