Northern California has been hammered on Saturday and Sunday with several waves of rain storms and drenching rain, and have triggered flash flood alerts in the mountains. The San Francisquito Creek in Palo Alto has overflowed its banks and flooded U.S. 101 in the East Palo Alto and Palo Alto…
The following is my inaugural “week in review” posting covering weekly events in the adoption of electrified vehicles. It occurred to me this morning that I’m tracking the news about electrified vehicles anyway, why not create a weekly posting summarizing events from the week just finished. The goal will be…
The first Supercharger stations outside California have been spotted in Connecticut and Delaware giving Model S owners along the Washington DC to Boston corridor the freedom to drive far. Tesla’s Supercharger network isn’t just for Californians any more. The first Supercharger location outside California has been spotted in Milford Connecticut,…
The Energy Department (DOE) announced on Friday a $9 million investment meant to help homeowners and businesses save money while using less energy, and therefore have a smaller environmental impact. The investment is into “building envelope technologies” meaning items like better insulation in windows and roofs, and heating/cooling (HVAC) with…
Virginia Tech isn’t the only TTXGP team getting ready for the 2013 season. Today, Brammo was at Thunderhill for a private track-day with Shelina Moreda and Eric Bostrom. Let’s try to not read too much into Steve Atlas not being there, okay? They had at the track Empulse R’s, Empulse…
The Chevy Volt has always struck me as an excellent trade-off of electric range versus gasoline usage versus convenience. The 35-40 mile electric driving range neatly fits the US Dept of Transportation figures on average vehicle miles traveled per day (VMT). This means the typical commuter will be able to…
The 2012 North America TTXGP season saw the entry of the Virginia Tech BOLT team, a student team supported in part by Kollmorgen who supplied the motor and controller. The team showed an impressive performance for their first season, with a bike that performed well in its class, and a…
Steve Kingswell, Chief Commercial Officer, TTXGP The TTXGP announced today that Steve Kingswell has joined the organization with the title “Chief Commercial Officer” and at the same time they are on the hunt for a “Marketing Manager.” Kingswell comes to the TTXGP with a background in media & management &…
Because of other manufacturing delays, the 40- and 60- kilowatt-hour versions of the Tesla Model S will be delayed by 2 months, but in the grand scheme the company still intends to reach a 20,000 car/year manufacturing rate for 2013. Some Tesla Model S reservation holders will have to wait…
Quietly released today was the EPA certification of the 60 kilowatt-hour Tesla Model S, showing it to be more efficient than the 85 kilowatt-hour model. On Friday the EPA quietly released the EPA certification of the 60 kilowatt-hour Tesla Model S, giving the middle car in the Model S range…
Electric car startup manufacturer Coda Automotive has laid off 50 people, 15% of the staff, for what a spokesperson describes as “rightsizing”. Electric car startup manufacturer, Coda Automotive, had a layoff on Friday, according to reports published on Tuesday and verified by email from a Coda spokesperson. The layoff was…
The Parable of the Talents talks about someone who hid their talent and basically starved, while the person who used and multiplied their talent thrived. Does that mean to leave fossil fuels like oil, natural gas and coal in the ground is a form of “hiding talents” that God gave…
The Formula E electric race car series is beginning to take shape for their first season, currently scheduled for 2014. Yesterday the series announced an agreement that Rome will be the first European city to host a Formula E race. In November the series announced a deal with McLaren and…
In late October, the Sonoma Raceway (previously known as Sears Point and Infineon Raceway) announced: “The raceway in Sonoma will not host an AMA Pro Racing event during the 2013 motor-racing season, track officials announced today.” That event has been the umbrella event within which each TTXGP North America season…
Saying that it has not increased the Model S price in three years, Tesla Motors announced an across-the-board $2500 price bump along with a few tweaks to standard equipment, options, and maintenance plans. The last couple weeks rumors have circulated that Tesla Motors was about to raise the price of…
