Of all the reasons we should convert our fleet to electric the stand out argument is Energy Security. There is no doubt if the oil supply to Australia (and other countries reliant on oil imports) suddenly ceased for whatever reason - economic, natural disaster or war - we would be in a catastrophic position with the
The number of cars on the road surpassed 1 billion in 2011. By 2050 the projection is for at least 2 billion cars and a global population of 9 billion. There would certainly be challenges in bringing another 1 billion vehicles on to the road. Of course the majority of these would be in developing countries
Solar Roadways - Crazy & Brilliant Some of you may already be aware of the idea of Solar Roadways as the youtube video Solar Freakin Roadways has been viewed over 5 million times. So what are solar roadways? Well literally they are roads, carparks, driveways or any other road surface paved in solar panels replacing the bitumen
''Given the size of the economic cost of the health effect of air pollution, the benefits of reducing that burden could easily outweigh the monetary cost of investments in more ambitious programs to reduce pollution.'' So reads the latest report from the OECD, called The Cost of Air Pollution: Health Impacts of Road Transport. As
Power Japan Plus - a Japanese startup - makes some incredible claims for an organic cotton battery. Cotton? Yes the same stuff that's in your clothes, bless your cotton socks. By changing the structure of the cotton fibre, PJP states unique properties are created that lead to a battery technology they claim is superior in
Nissan's biggest single private order for 400 Nissan Leaf EVs was placed by Avis in Denmark. Avis is the second largest car rental company and this commitment underscores again the unstoppable rise of the electric vehicle. Unlike its Norwegian neighbour where the Leaf was the third top selling car overall in 2013, the EV market in
As individuals and groups switch to electric vehicles a range of 'add ons' will start to become commonplace. One we've written about before will be wireless charging - just pull in to your parking space and the car will automatically start to charge up without the need to plug in (see our blog Wireless Charging for
Oil's other Dirty Secret Ok so the video below illustrating how much electricity is used in oil refining is from the UK but the same applies to any refinery when it comes to electricity use. Many of the nay sayers of electric transport point out (correctly to an extent) that EVs use electricity generated by
Costing an estimated $100 - $300 billion per annum with a death toll of 500,000 per year, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang says he is "declaring war" on pollution. The costs of premature deaths and health problems was estimated in a joint report undertaken by the World Bank and the Development Research Centre of the State Council. It
Lithium sulphur (Li-S) batteries hold more than twice the energy density of lithium ion and would provide more than double the range of current EVs - up to 450 kilometers on a single charge. Sulphur is also a waste product, is non-toxic, safe and inexpensive - so what's been the hold up? Lithium sulphur batteries deteriorate after just a