Readers are of two minds when it comes to my frequent rants against the barrage of techno-fraud and misleading claims we see on social media. Some are bored, but most like the challenge of applying math and the laws of …
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EV Start-Up Ventures Are No Picnic
Here’s my comment pursuant to a conversation in the comments section of my recent post on electric vehicles. Apparently, a British billionaire who made his money in vacuum cleaners thinks he’ll plow $2 billion a business to build a hot …
EV Start-Ups: Not for the Faint-of-Heart
I have a great deal of respect for Greentech Media and its reporters’ capacity to get into finely nuanced areas. Yet here’s one that’s anything but subtle: Yep, It’s Still Incredibly Hard to Build an Electric Car Start-Up. As Bob …
The New, Affordable Tesla
Here’s another extremely bullish report on electric transportation from my colleague Jon LeSage, editor of Green Car Digest. In particular, the report highlights the incredible demand for the Tesla Model 3; as of Saturday, April 2, Tesla had received 275,000 …
Nissan LEAF Losing Ground in the Electric Vehicle Space
Here’s an excerpt from this week’s Green Auto Digest, published by my colleague Jon LeSage: Plug-in electric vehicle sales were up substantially month-over-month and year-over-year – 17% over January and 6.7% over February 2014. The Tesla Model S, Chevrolet Volt, …
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Electric Commuter Vehicle: Cool Design, But Iffy Sales Proposition
John McMillian writes: At Shockwave Motors, we make electric cars cool by providing a high performance electric roadster (pictured) that’s economical, pollution free, and just plain fun to drive! Our three-passenger roadster has a range of 80 to 100 miles …
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Tesla Motors, Electric Vehicles, and Battery Hoopla
Please don’t tell me that after all this, all our rooting for the home team, that Elon Musk of Tesla Motors fame (pictured) turns out to be just another battery salesman. I remember several asinine conversations I had with representatives …
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From Guest Blogger Curt Robbins: On the Green Horizon — Toyota Mirai vs. Chevy Bolt
Anytime you take two hot topics, like green technology and automobiles, Americans are going to take note. We love our cars, regardless of their environmental impact—and probably always will. Thankfully, the automobile is finally beginning to evolve. It’s becoming more …
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More About the Fits and Starts in Electric Transportation
An esteemed colleague comments on my post called Fits and Starts in Electric Transportation: I hope we can agree Craig that the only long term solution is to have electrified transportation powered by renewable energy. I choose to be a part of …
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From Guest Blogger Fritz Maffrey – Electric Transportation at the Tipping Point
When I received this from my colleague Fritz Maffrey, it occurred to me that others might be interested in it too. Well a milestone has been reached, Nissan has now globally sold over 100k units of the Nissan Leaf (pictured). …
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