Electric Vehicles
One of the email lists I am on is an organization’s called “Operation Free,” a group of former military personnel who believe that eliminating our use of oil is paramount for our national security. In a missive I received from …
From Guest Blogger Brian McGowan: Migrating to Renewable Energy and Getting Off Oil Read More »
Here’s an article that speaks to the challenge of creating a viable infrastructure for the charging of electric vehicles. The problem at its core is a Catch 22: EVs will not become popular without such an infrastructure, but the return …
Catch 22: Building the Electric Vehicles Charging Infrastructure Read More »
Yesterday, I had the good fortune to speak with Brian Nordwall, the proprietor of Electric Bike Seattle, a retailer/distributor for the very hottest products from all over the world in the e-bike arena. I was completely impressed with the depth …
Here’s Elon Musk’s response to the extraordinarily well-publicized fire in a Tesla Model S, in which he explains that statistically, fires per mile are five times less frequent in electric vehicles than they are in gasoline-powered cars.
Here’s an article on the transformation that Las Vegas is making vis-à-vis sustainable transportation, which focuses on car-sharing. Last time I spoke with my colleague Dan Sturges, transportation visionary, he was hard at work at the strategic planning surrounding this …
Las Vegas Rolls Dice with Sustainable Transportation Read More »
It looks like the driverless car game is about to become much more competitive than it has been so far, as electric car company Tesla Motors has started working on an autonomous car project, and we should be able to …
From Guest Blogger Jordan Perch: Tesla To Work On Autonomous Vehicle Read More »
The auto industry has not been as innovative as the IT, alternative energy, or the health care industry, mainly due to the fact that manufacturers haven’t been seeing any major potential benefits from making significant changes to the way they …
From Guest Blogger Jordan Perch: Sustainability Innovation in the Auto Industry Read More »
Frequent commenter Tim Kingston sent me this article on public transportation, making the point that some cities, Los Angeles in particular, are not well-suited for trains, trolleys, buses, etc. There is no doubt that this is true. But I’m suspicious …
Mass Transit Isn't Perfect for All Cities, But….. Read More »
It looks like this transition to electric transportation is taking root in the U.S. August was the first month that sales topped 10,000 units. I’ve always said that this transition has the potential to happen very quickly, once word-of-mouth sets …
A physician who likes to remain anonymous as “Leo” sent me an article on electric vehicles in Estonia, and forwarded this piece as well. Apparently that country provides free Internet access to its people (as well as free charging for …
Estonia Promotes Electric Vehicles But Has Bigger Plans for Social Services Read More »
