In the past there has been discussion amongst our transportation groupies about the use of precious metals and the restraint that it could have on the mass adaptation of electric vehicles and battery power storage. Therefore, this development sited below from Honda is a potential game changer. “Honda Motor Co. has developed a new electric motor for hybrid vehicles that tackles…
Out of the blue, this appears to me to be pretty big news. No one seems to have seen this important development coming. We’ll have to watch and see how it plays out and the impact it will have on fuel economy and the industry. It seems like it could be a major driver (pun intended) of decision making at…
As the Republican Convention starts tonight and will culminate with the nomination of two blatant climate change deniers, it seems like a good time to review what has happened in the past 10 years to our planet compared to the predictions in Al Gore’s movie from 2006. Of course, no predictions are perfect. We wouldn’t want them to be as…
Hello to all my transportation friends. Hope your summer is going well. I thought this news would be of some interest. Nissan develops e-bio fuel cells for 2020 Tech is safer, cheaper, automaker says June 20, 2016 Hans GreimelTwitter YOKOHAMA, Japan — Nissan Motor Co. has developed a new kind of fuel cell technology it says is safer, cheaper…
Many of you are most likely not aware that I have another blog that focuses strictly on transportation issues. If you are interested in being on that list simply email me and let me know. That said, I considered posting this message there but felt that this topic would be of a more general interest so decided to post it…
This week’s Automotive News featured an article about the Chevy Bolt and other EV’s that are about to hit the market that, like the Tesla, are designed from scratch and are changing the paradigm for electric vehicles and all vehicles. There are some interesting data points in the following that will help understand how this market is changing. The…
There are now nine states (18%) with either with no coal fired power plants left in state (or never had any plants) – RI, VT, ME, ID, CA – or phasing out: OR, WA, MA and now NY. With the NY State announcement below we are over 50% of the way home in seeing all the coal fired power plants in the…
From the following article: “It’s not a question of whether the industrials are gonna be regulated, it’s when and what does it look like.” Recognizing that change is coming, some of the biggest companies in the world (Shell, Monsanto, United Technologies, International Paper, Lafarge North America, a cement maker, ) are getting engaged in shaping what the future will look like. Resistance is crumbling…
In case you didn’t see this news, you might want to take note of the following. Crafting a climate treaty deal is only as good as the world’s ability to achieve the goals. One thing that I have found disappointing and dismaying is research and reports that talk about how we will never be able to achieve the goals that scientists…
In case you somehow missed it, President Obama on Friday denied the permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline ending 7 years of uncertainty. Below are links to two videos. First is his 9 minute statement and the second is a shorter video from the Sierra Club thanking him. I have discussed this controversy with many of you over the years…