When I signed my daughter up to take the SATs, the organization that administers the test asked if I wanted to receive, via email, the “SAT Question of the Day.” I eagerly agreed. I love little quizzes, and I look …
SAT Question Stimulates Thoughts on Oil Dependence Read More »
Here’s a recently recorded hour-long interview with Fred Smith, CEO and Chairman of FedEx. He’s always impressed me with his extremely astute viewpoints on world trade. Obviously, I’m not as appreciative of his anti-regulation position as it applies to environmental …
FedEx Chairman Fred Smith on Energy, Environment, World Trade Read More »
I just got off the phone with a friend of a friend, who heads up the electric vehicle strategy at one of the largest utilities in the U.S. Here are some of the ideas we covered: • Especially in the …
Apparently, I’m the only one who sees the humor in the advertisement that CODA Automotive has been running these last few months: The New, All-Electric CODA — The Only EV with a Real Trunk! Every time I see it, I …
There are those who argue against the validity of the electric vehicle movement, on the basis that, in most cases in the US, putting additional load on the grid means burning more coal. Yet regardless of the extent to which …
I’ve been thinking about my up-coming meeting with Dr. Raj Pachauri, who, among other things, serves as the chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Pondering this in advance of the meeting, I wonder what I would do, …
Energy Policy – Hitting the Broad Side of the Barn Read More »
2012 sales of plug-in vehicles in the U.S. as of July 31st were 20,546, out of 8,398,746 total vehicles, under 0.25%, according to Jon LeSage’s Green Auto Market. Concerned about this figure and looking for an explanation, I called my …
VMC is not affiliated with Vision Motor Company nor its Chinese parent company Noble Automotive Group, Inc. in any way. They are in violation of Federal Trademark law and are in the process of being litigated in Federal court by …
From Guest Blogger Brooks Agnew: Chinese Patent Infringement in Electric Vehicles Read More »
It’s the 109th anniversary of the first sale made by the Ford Motor Company: a Model A. From that moment, the concept of automobile ownership grew steadily and rapidly in importance in the American psyche; in fact, it expanded to …
Attitudes Towards Car Ownership Have Changed, Will Change Further Read More »
A reader asked that I comment on this fairly euphoric piece, suggesting that the world economy can and will be revived with the aggressive adoption of electric transportation and photovoltaics. Here are a few bits and pieces of my reaction. …
