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The End of Driving?

There are two opposing views of the impact of autonomous vehicles: one sees it as the end of traffic congestion and motor vehicle deaths; the other views it as only perpetuating more crowded streets and roads. Who's right?

Unfolding America's New EV Roadmap

An amazing coalition of energy companies, regulatory, consumer and environmental watchdogs, along with several automotive manufacturers have joined forces behind a shared vision of an electric transportation future, signing an 11-point accord to move America toward an EV world.

CECU: Financing a Cleaner, Greener World

In a world where banks sometimes seem reluctant to finance residential solar or electric cars, a group of citizens committed to a cleaner, greener world for themselves and their children pooled their resources and created the first Clean Energy Credit Union. With no physical assets to weigh them down, they are offering some of the most competitive loan rates around.

Is Ring-Drive the Future of Electric Mobility?

The idea of electric cars being propelled by motors in the wheel hubs has been around for more than 100 years. However, they've been hampered by their weight and the impediment of 'unsprung mass.' Orbis Wheel's Marcus Hays says that's about to change

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Deutsche Post DHL Streetscooter delivery van. Germany's post service also uses electric bicycles.

StreetScooter: One of Germany's Most Popular Electric Vehicles

Initially developed as an electric car, Germany's Deutsche Post, repurposed the Streetscooter into an all-purpose mail and parcel delivery van.

DHL may employ fewer personnel than either FedEx or UPS, but they also generate more revenue than either. A unit of Germany's national postal service - Deutsche Post - they have the financial wherewithal to not only experiment and imp...

Pipistrel Alpha Electro flight trainer will be built at new production facility near Nanjing, China

Pipistrel Goes to Asia

Slovenian aircraft company Pipistrel signs accord to build two of its aircraft outside Nanjing, China with sales destined for some eleven countries in the region, including China.

China isn't just the world's largest car market, it's a pretty good bet it could also be the world's largest airplane market, especially light airplanes. So, it makes sense that Ivo Boscarol, the founder and head of Pipistrel (Slovenian for "Bat") would partner up with Chinese entrepreneur and Danny Wu Hao to produce aircraft for the Chinese a...

Boeing Echo Voyager unmanned underwater vessel.

UEVs: The Submerged World of Underwater Electric Vehicles

They are one of the oldest forms of hybrid electric vehicles, and like their surface counterparts, the human is about to be relegated to the role of an observer or target.

It was 90 years ago that the US Navy proposed powering its new S-Class submarines using a system similar to what powers today's hybrid cars - the Prius and the Volt, for example - an internal combustion engine connected via a special transmission to a generator/motor combination. On the surface, diesel engines would turn the prop shaft and/o...

Volkswagen MOIA ride share electric shuttle prototype

Volkswagen Explores World of Shared Shuttles

VW isn't just counting on rolling out 80 all-electric models by 2025 to deal with the emerging electric vehicle revolution. It's also preparing for a shift away from car ownership through it MOIA startup.

It seats six and has a range of 300 km (186mi. per charge), which can be restored to 80 percent state of charge in just 30 minutes. It's Volkswagen's new all-electric shuttle, the wheels of its year-old ride-sharing shuttle service that includes a custom ride hailing App to schedule pickups and pay for travel.

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2018: The Year Electric Cars Come of Age

The Economist Deputy Editor explains why for the first time EV will compete in price and performance with petrol and diesel cars.

2017-2018 FIA Formula E Race Series: BERLIN

SHORT CIRCUITS

Tikopia IV is now Published

By John Gilkison

Regarding the content of our new book Tikopia IV which is now available at Amazon for $12.99. Our book is finally published. A Kindle version is also now available. A link has been added to a You Tube video I have posted on the book.

I have written a few blogs in the past about our work on a book titled Tikopia IV. On Monday our science fiction book was put up on Amazon and is now for sale for $12.99 plus any applicable taxes. Below is the link to Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1720945500/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1530586589&sr=8-1&keywords=Tikopia+IV

The link to a shor...

eVTOL challenges to rethink the EV (2)

By Ralph Panhuyzen

Battery power and autonomous technology may work like a miracle lubricant in making personal transportation work more efficiently - in terms of costs, energy consumption, time spent, usage of space, point-to-point transit and overall convenience.

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To read Part 1 go to eVTOL challenges to rethink the EV (1)

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