The idea of cordless charging for electric vehicles has been around for more than a decade now, and several car makers, including Nissan, GM and Volvo, have tried to develop a system that would be able to charge cars without …
From Guest Blogger Jordan: Volvo Takes an Important Step Towards Cordless EV Charging Read More »
Electric Avenue Scooters + Motorbikes is a company that has been operating in Austin, Texas for almost 4 years now, and has been helping people avoid the need for using cars by selling them high quality electric scooters. It is …
When my colleague Jon Lesage of the Automotive Digest found me checking out the Alt Car Expo a few weeks ago, he asked me to say a few words on camera about my new book (“Renewable Energy — Following the …
Here’s an interesting infographic on electric transportation, showing the substantial progress that EVs are making in American society. Now, of course, the game is to get rid of coal as the lowest-cost form of base load, so it is no …
I’ve mentioned a few times that even Shell Oil believes the market for oil (gasoline and diesel – liquid hydrocarbons) is going away, and will be very small by the year 2060 – almost entirely replaced by electric vehicles – …
Shell Oil, the Future of Transportation, and Coal in the Grid-Mix Read More »
Here in the United States, we burn approximately 28 billion gallons of diesel per year, the equivalent of 42,000 Olympic-size swimming pools; this is 31% of the world’s total, and results in the emission of 311 million tons of CO2 …
Cleantech Investment: Vast Fuel Savings for Class 8 Trucks Read More »
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.
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 »
Unfortunately, I’ve never had a good business reason to go anywhere near Estonia, so my understanding of this beautiful and diverse country – including its incredible penchant for electric transportation — all comes from reading. For reasons that are not …
A friend wrote me a note just now that I thought I’d share, as it most certainly contains a great deal of truth. And as depicted in the photo here, this whole transition packs the potential to be a great …
Society's Adoption of Electric Vehicles and Renewables Read More »
