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“The electric light did not come from the continuous improvement of candles” (Oren Harari, business professor at the University of San Francisco)

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Like any other petrolhead out there, Oraan fell in love with cars in his infancy, so it was only natural for him to become student at a University specialized in the automotive field. In 2000, he became a car journalist and for almost 15 years he tested all kinds of cars, wrote industry analysis articles and expressed his opinions on automotive subjects.

Unlike many petrolheads out there, Oraan-the-engineer increasingly became aware of downsides of combustion engines. At the beginning of the 2010s Oraan-the-car-journalist transformed at a fast pace from a nothing-to-worry-petrolhead to an environment-responsible-electrohead.

At that time everybody was mocking Elon Musk for his Tesla “secret plan”, so Oraan-the-electrohead became the outlaw-advocate-of-electromobility in the petrolheads world. In 2014 he decided to start his own online project aimed to inform and educate the public about green technologies and so-called unconventional-propulsion for cars.

In recent years, Oraan involved in other projects out of the car industry. But he’s still a vigilant “devil’s advocate”, especially since he’s a daily EV commuter. That’s why he couldn’t miss the opportunity to debunk EV myths, explain green tech breakthroughs and share the news in this field to autoevolution audience.
The Latest Move To Save ICEs: The "International E-Fuels Dialogue" Smokescreen (II)
The Latest Move To Save ICEs: The "International E-Fuels Dialogue" Smokescreen (II)

9 Sep 2023, 19:28 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / In the first part of this material, I told you that the Federal Minister for Digital Affairs and Transport in Germany started an international debate on the importance of e-fuels. Ok, Mr. Volker Wissing, let's continue our discussion about e-f...

 
The Latest Move To Save ICEs: The "International E-Fuels Dialogue" Smokescreen (I)
The Latest Move To Save ICEs: The "International E-Fuels Dialogue" Smokescreen (I)

9 Sep 2023, 05:12 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / The 466 miles / 750 km range Mercedes-Benz CLA electric concept, BMW's Vision Neue Klasse (trolling Merc, huh?), or the hottie VW ID. GTI clearly stole the German show. They try to prove a point: the German car industry is still the best, and ...

 
Will Shipping Become Greener Than Road Transport Thanks to New Eco-Technologies?
Will Shipping Become Greener Than Road Transport Thanks to New Eco-Technologies?

1 Sep 2023, 23:54 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / I'm sure that by now, you've seen those social media posts claiming that "the sixteen largest ships emit the same amount of CO2 as all the world's cars" or "a seagoing container vessel is just as polluting as up to 50 ...

 
After Reaching the Moon, India Shows Off Rugged Mahindra Thar.e Concept
After Reaching the Moon, India Shows Off Rugged Mahindra Thar.e Concept

26 Aug 2023, 02:42 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / On August 23, India became the first country on Earth to successfully land a spacecraft on the moon's dark side. This is huge, especially because three days earlier, Russia's Luna-25 crashed on the Moon's surface (bummer, this "...

 
Carbon Capture Won't Help Tackle Climate Change. It's Just an Excuse for ICE's Dependence
Carbon Capture Won't Help Tackle Climate Change. It's Just an Excuse for ICE's Dependence

12 Aug 2023, 23:56 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / It was around when Tesla emerged as a real menace to the established car industry when I heard for the first time about this "carbon capture" new and promising technology. It wasn't just about getting the surplus of CO2 out of the at...

 
Proterra's Bankruptcy Doesn't Signal the End for Electric Buses and Trucks
Proterra's Bankruptcy Doesn't Signal the End for Electric Buses and Trucks

11 Aug 2023, 23:36 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / 2023 looks like a bad year for the EV world. Several automotive companies hoping to become the next Tesla contender were forced to relinquish their ambitious plans and file for bankruptcy. At the beginning of the year, the promising German start...

 
What EVs Do You Detest the Most? Here Are My TOP 10 "Ugly Ducks" for Sale in the EU
What EVs Do You Detest the Most? Here Are My TOP 10 "Ugly Ducks" for Sale in the EU

5 Aug 2023, 23:22 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / It's been more than a decade since I transformed from an enthusiastic petrolhead to some kind of preacher electrohead. I owned very few petrol cars (I never liked diesel cars) because I drove a ton as a journalist. Then I switched to a hybrid ...

 
Tesla Haters, Rejoice! CR Range Slamming Test Follows Reuters' Investigation
Tesla Haters, Rejoice! CR Range Slamming Test Follows Reuters' Investigation

4 Aug 2023, 22:48 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / The hottest July in history put both the Tesla fan club and Tesla haters club on fire because of a Reuters investigation. The journalists uncovered details about a so-called "Diversion Team" and its mission to cancel service appointments ...

 
Blaming EVs & Renewables Subsidies and Ignoring the Fossil Fuel Ones Is Absurdly Wrong
Blaming EVs & Renewables Subsidies and Ignoring the Fossil Fuel Ones Is Absurdly Wrong

30 Jul 2023, 02:08 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / There's a high chance that electric cars are the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the term "subsidies." There's also a good chance for you not to care about this complicated economic concept. And there's a very ...

 
Would You Buy Low-Range Smaller EVs To Tackle Critical Raw Materials Shortage?
Would You Buy Low-Range Smaller EVs To Tackle Critical Raw Materials Shortage?

28 Jul 2023, 23:18 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / I don't know about you, but in the last months, I noticed a flock of news and concerned social media commenters about the supply issues of critical raw materials needed for the batteries of electric cars. The popular wisdom is that Earth canno...

 
The New Toyota Lunar Cruiser Will Feature Breakthrough Regenerative Fuel Cell Technology
The New Toyota Lunar Cruiser Will Feature Breakthrough Regenerative Fuel Cell Technology

23 Jul 2023, 13:02 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world nearly forgot about Toyota's bold plans to conquer the Moon with a sci-fi movies-inspired vehicle. Well, the Japanese are back, and the sequel looks a lot like a world-domination scenario. Well, not ...

 
Choose Your Electric Poison: A Rough Humvee or a Vintage Little Porsche?
Choose Your Electric Poison: A Rough Humvee or a Vintage Little Porsche?

22 Jul 2023, 12:16 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / From the start, I want to make it clear that it's not my intention to advertise this small Canadian company. Between you and me, it would probably require tens of thousands of articles about them to cover the cost of a converted car from their...

 
Too Little, Too Late: Ditch "Stop Global Warming!" Headlines and Adapt to a New Reality
Too Little, Too Late: Ditch "Stop Global Warming!" Headlines and Adapt to a New Reality

16 Jul 2023, 13:50 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / It's already two weeks since "The Hottest Day Ever!" headlines sparked across the world's mass media, while social media was abundant on conspiracy theories about who's to blame. Unfortunately, despite scientific evidence (...

 
Semi-Solid-State Batteries Will Precede Solid-State Ones, Here's Why You Should Care
Semi-Solid-State Batteries Will Precede Solid-State Ones, Here's Why You Should Care

9 Jul 2023, 10:26 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / The three pillars of "I don't want no damn electric car!" are price, range, and charging. Current lithium-ion technology has evolved a lot, but the milestone it reached is far from making EVs real contenders for ICEVs. At least, this...

 
What's the Toll for a Clean Hydrogen Economy? Deloitte Forecasts Almost $10 Trillion
What's the Toll for a Clean Hydrogen Economy? Deloitte Forecasts Almost $10 Trillion

8 Jul 2023, 10:42 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / There's an ongoing battle out there between the battery electric vehicle proponents and fuel-cell hydrogen ones. For the regular driver who is used to the comfortable range and short and convenient refueling time, the H2 is the ideal alternati...

 
The Russian Roulette of Traffic Fatalities: More and More Pedestrians Killed by SUVs
The Russian Roulette of Traffic Fatalities: More and More Pedestrians Killed by SUVs

2 Jul 2023, 09:22 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / Compared to a normal car, an SUV or a truck is safer for its occupants because it’s bigger. That means it can better dissipate the crash energy, so people have a better chance of survival. But when such a big and heavy car SUV or truck strike...

 
Is It Me or Is the First Driverless Remote-Piloted EV Carshare Service Kind of Genius?
Is It Me or Is the First Driverless Remote-Piloted EV Carshare Service Kind of Genius?

2 Jul 2023, 07:40 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / "Self-driving cars will steal millions of jobs!" and "I don't trust a car that drives by itself" are the most common complaints I hear when talking about autonomous driving. Maybe Halo.Car's idea will calm down the nay...

 
It Seems That H2 Has Some Global Warming Effect, Should We Ditch Hydrogen Cars?
It Seems That H2 Has Some Global Warming Effect, Should We Ditch Hydrogen Cars?

1 Jul 2023, 05:12 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / Global warming and climate change are already our almost everyday reality. There is no denial about that, except for conspiracy theorists who still mindlessly believe in the "climate change is a hoax" nonsense. Ordinary people like you an...

 
Why I Think the VW ID.2all Previews the New-Age Electric Golf and Why That's a Good Thing
Why I Think the VW ID.2all Previews the New-Age Electric Golf and Why That's a Good Thing

26 Mar 2023, 17:54 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / First of all, I want to make it clear I’m not a Volkswagen brand fan or a Golf enthusiast. But I appreciate strategies that are a win-win situation for both the public and the companies. And I think the VW board may have done its smartest mov...

 
World's First In-Wheel Motors "Mass-Production" Cars: A Future Flop or the Real Deal?
World's First In-Wheel Motors "Mass-Production" Cars: A Future Flop or the Real Deal?

26 Mar 2023, 10:28 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / British-founded company ProteanDrive partnered with Chinese car manufacturer Dongfeng Motor and Weifu Group to unveil not one, but two mass-production cars with in-wheel motors. Well, the “mass-production” part is simply a marketing stu...

 

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