When I speak on the subject of renewable energy or sustainability more generally, I normally mention that making an investment in cleantech is among the most patriotic things that an American can do. In particular, clean energy will be the defining …
Category: Electric Vehicles
Electric Vehicles
Tesla Motors’ Direct Sales Model Challenged
Progressives certainly disdain New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, don’t they? It seems that at the rate of at least once a week he does something to irritate the Common American. Today we learn that he’s blocking Tesla’s efforts to build …
Inane Concepts in Electric Transportation
Here’s a concept from Ford that strikes me as totally asinine (though, as always, I’m willing to look at other viewpoints). As we all know, it’s possible to put solar PV on the roof of an electric vehicle to …
Automakers Partnering with Solar Installers to Maximize Eco-Value of Electric Vehicles
The world is acutely aware that, in some cases, plugging in an electric vehicle means burning more coal, and that this is a net negative to the environment, not only in terms of greenhouse gas emissions, but in terms of …
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Bullish on Tesla Motors?
It seems that almost every day, there is news, most of it incredibly good, about what Tesla, driven by charismatic entrepreneur Elon Musk, is up to. Recently, the news is the “Gigafactory,” to be located somewhere in the U.S. southwest, in …
Tax on Gasoline
It’s the 95th anniversary of the tax on gasoline, in the U.S., at least (Oregon, 1919). Of course, its original justification was the idea that those who drove should pay for the construction of roads, which seems as reasonable today …
From Guest Blogger Al Swinehart: What Mazda’s i-ELOOP Brake Energy Regeneration System Means for the Auto and Transportation Industries
Mazda has recently announced its breakthrough i-ELOOP Brake Energy Regeneration System, which is the first in the world of its kind. The system’s three main functions are to REGENERATE, STORE, and USE kinetic energy from the vehicle’s deceleration as electricity. …
From Guest Blogger Jordan: Hydrogen Cars to Hit the Road This Spring
Although electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles have been considered the only plausible alternatives to conventional cars for a long time, and practically all of the world’s biggest car makers have been investing heavily in these technologies, and governments around the …
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Electric Vehicles’ Low Cost Per Mile
A reader sent me this piece on the low cost per mile of driving electric vehicles. Not to sound ungrateful, but I point out that EVs’ cost per mile is a fairly uninteresting statistic. It’s already ridiculously low; saving a …
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles and Battery-Driven Electric Transportation
I’m not a believer in hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, since I don’t like the efficiency of creating the hydrogen, and I really detest the prospect of building another fuel-delivery infrastructure. Electric transportation has its issues re: power generation from coal, …
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