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 …
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Better Batteries, Better World
Frequent commenter Tim Kingston sent me this piece called “Better Batteries, Better World,” and notes, “Interesting topic for Foreign Affairs magazine; they rarely talk about renewables.” I don’t normally read Foreign Affairs; thanks for pointing it out. I’m delighted this …
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We Need a New Paradigm for Personal Mobility — But The Carmakers Have No Incentive To Provide It
A friend who follows the world of transportation just wrote, bemoaning the horrible congestion on our freeways and suggesting that we need a paradigm for personal mobility, insofar as our current cars are so big and bulky, and that they’re …
Electric Transportation, Vehicle To Grid, and Wind Energy
There is so much general ignorance on the basic issues confronting renewable energy and electric transportation that it’s sometimes hard to know how to react to articles like this one on “vehicle to grid,” i.e., the concept that large number …
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Fuel Economy Standards – Getting Trickier As the Years Go By
Those of us old enough to remember can recall the day when cars sold in the U.S. – even new cars — didn’t require seat belts. And the debate here was fierce; public safety advocates had their reports detailing how …
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Electric Vehicle Drivers Save Big
As suggested in this article comparing the total cost of ownership of a Nissan LEAF and a Nissan Juke, electric vehicle owners save a considerable amount over the life of their cars, due primarily to the significant savings in fuel …
Elio Motors Has An Appeal, But It Runs on WHAT??
Here’s a terrific video promoting a fun little three-wheeler that looks extremely well-conceived in every way – except the drive train. You’re going to ask your customers to put gasoline – deathfuel — into that cute, futuristic little thing? Sure, it gets …
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Elon Musk Brings a "Pragmatic Futurism" to Our Energy Challenges
Here’s a “TED Talk” recorded just last month featuring Elon Musk, the driving force behind PayPal, then Tesla Motors, SpaceX, and Solar City. What a wild ride it is to listen to a guy who thinks at this level. He …
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Supercapacitors as Energy Storage Devices
A young, bright, and extremely respectful friend sent me this video on supercapacitors a few hours ago. And, since he had been very active in communicating with me lately, he wrote, “Tell me to shut up if I get to be …
Solar City and Honda Team Up
A friend sent me this piece on Solar City and Honda, asking if I’d seen it. Yes, I did. But “why Honda?” is a good question, I would think. They DO have a battery EV – “The Fit EV,” but …
