keithfeather

Li-ion Batteries and How Cheap Beat Cool in the Chevy Volt

A bet on electric cars must include a long position on tow trucks for "out of elelctricty" cars. I presume that no one would dream of leaving their home with only 2 gallons of gas in the tank, and yet we are to believe that everyone should consider the equivilent using an electric car?

Mobile recharge companies to the rescue.

Time for America to Fire First Shot in the EV Revolution

a third the cost? Electricity here is the equivalent of $32/mmBTU, while gasolene is $9.32/mmBTU, natural gas $6.50, and corn is $10.53. Electric motors are 2.5X efficient, but there is still a gap.

Alternative Energy Storage Is an Investment Tsunami

Timely article. Is it even remotely possible that the hydro storage the US currently has will ever be allowed by the US Corp or land owners to fluctuate enough to act as a viable storage system? Your analysis is on the mark in my opinion.