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Visualizing How Much Oil Is In An Electric Vehicle?
Visualizing How Much Oil Is In An Electric Vehicle? When most people think about oil and natural gas, the first thing that comes to mind is the gas in the tank of their car. But, as Visual Capitalist’s Nicholas LePan notes, there is actually much more to oil’s role, than meets the eye… Oil, along with […]
Are We Sleepwalking Into The Next Oil Crisis?
Are We Sleepwalking Into The Next Oil Crisis? One school of thought is that future oil demand is set to decline because consumers will have better options. Many in this “peak demand” camp believe that the growth of electric vehicles will soon make oil obsolete. That’s a relatively painless view of the future and is […]
Not So Happy Motoring
Not So Happy Motoring It hasn’t been a great month for America’s electric car fantasy. Elon Musk’s Tesla company — the symbolic beating heart of the fantasy — is whirling around the drain with its share price plummeting 22 percent, its bonds downgraded by Moody’s to junk status, a failure to produce its “affordable” ($36,000 […]
Another way to destroy a grid: add a million electric vehicles
Another way to destroy a grid: add a million electric vehicles New electric vehicles have big fat batteries, which will help solve the problem known as “charge anxiety” (let’s call that the Flat-Bat-Fear). The new fat-batteries, however, have the small catch that they need two days to trickle charge. Hmm. Then there is the other […]
Are Electric Cars As Clean As They Seem?
Are Electric Cars As Clean As They Seem? Tesla’s unveiling of its mass market Model 3 sparked a global interest in making electric vehicles the next big thing in automobile manufacturing. But can the category’s green agenda keep up with its metal and recycling needs? The concept of bunking the traditional engine for a non-gas […]
Electrifying the A9 Trunk Road in Scotland
Electrifying the A9 Trunk Road in Scotland The Scottish Government recently announced the phasing out of the internal combustion engine by 2032, i.e. in 15 years time. To support the policy it was also announced that the A9 trunk road would be electrified with the provision of charging points along the route. Like all announcements […]
California Mulls Combustion-Engine Car Ban: “You Could Stop All Sales By 2030”
California Mulls Combustion-Engine Car Ban: “You Could Stop All Sales By 2030” California, the state which single-handedly turned Elon Musk into the billionaire that he is today by forcing taxpayers to subsidize his unprofitable electric vehicle scam via “Zero Emission Vehicle” credits, is now considering a full ban of combustion-engine cars by as early as […]
Blowout Week 194
Blowout Week 194 Britain, France, Norway and India have already announced their intention to ban fossil-fuel-powered vehicles in favor of EVs and a number of other countries are considering it, and in this week’s Blowout we feature China, which is about to join the club. To follow we have the usual mix of energy-related stories […]
World Out Of Whack: Electricity YAY!
World Out Of Whack: Electricity YAY! Britain to ban sale of all diesel and petrol cars and vans from 2040 So says the Guardian. Which follows on from: France to ban sales of petrol and diesel cars by 2040 This follows Norway, The Netherlands, Germany and now – the big Daddy… China plans to ban […]
