While the Koch brothers plot the extinction of electric vehicles1 and possibly by default the human race, one woman shines brightly2 in the fight to make electric vehicles exciting, and therefore appealing to the masses. Born in Sweden in 1981, this race driver with a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering holds the distinction […]
Read more "Ēlektra"This truly is The Road Electric. But will it hold up to traffic? If you can get past the “BBC lilt” of the VO announcer in this video, you’ll find that the company named after COLd ASphalt (COLAS) has developed a thin, skid-resistant photovoltaic product that adheres to exiting road surfaces, creating a solar roadway […]
Read more "Via Solis"To fill up your car, you have to go to a gas station. Maybe it’s in your neighborhood. Maybe it’s on the way home from work. Maybe it’s far enough out of your way that you decide to fill up later. Which can lead to jumping into your car in a hurry only to discover […]
Read more "Charge Me"Consumer Electronics Show / Las Vegas, Nevada Tucked away off to the side, on the upper floor of the South Hall at the Las Vegas Convention Center, the booth seemed out of place. Instead of sprouting gadgets and accessories for cell phones as found in surrounding booths, it contained a solitary white car next to […]
Read more "PROVIDING CLARITY"The Road Electric looks forward to the unveiling of the Future at CES. Watch the teaser video now: From Faraday Future: “On January 4, 2016, Faraday Future will unveil a concept inspired by our design and engineering vision. The future of mobility is closer than you think.” “We will launch with fully electric vehicles that […]
Read more "What If"In The Future of the Future I indulged in fanciful speculation about who was behind Faraday Future. In the meantime, the facts have become known and widely publicized. “We will build the best electric cars to solve the problems of air pollution and traffic jams in China.” – Jia Yueting Jia is a billionaire. From […]
Read more "Update to the Future"If you’re waiting for breakthrough battery technology before you buy an EV, you probably won’t be driving an electric vehicle anytime soon. Aluminum air. Flow cell. Carbon nanotube. Not that these don’t hold promise. What Tesla is doing with current lithium-ion technology is the right step. Tesla is building a better battery by building a […]
Read more "Why The GiGAFactory Won’t Be a GiGAFlop"UPDATE In the article Faraday Future I wrote about a company that at the time was shrouded in mystery. Now it’s even more so. Based in California, Faraday Future boasts it will create vehicles with “four wheels” and “re-envision everything else.” Thanks to FF’s recent announcement that they’ll be building a billion-dollar factory somewhere, maybe […]
Read more "The Future of the Future?"The twisted tale of the Electra Meccanica SOLO begins in a motorcycle seat maker’s shop in Hollister, California circa 1996. How does Canadian-based Electra Meccanica share history with one of America’s EV pioneers? It starts with a custom motorcycle saddle. If you’ve ever owned a motorcycle, you might have heard of Mike Corbin. Mike’s been […]
Read more "(not) the Sparrow Reborn"