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Oraan Marc

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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.
Tesla Lost First Place to Rivian in 2023 in Terms of Owner Satisfaction
Tesla Lost First Place to Rivian in 2023 in Terms of Owner Satisfaction

3 Mar 2023, 17:14 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / J.D. Power is probably the first source that comes to mind for good advice when buying a new or used car. There’s nothing like clients’ opinions and overall satisfaction with their cars. Winning top spots is also free publicity for carm...

 
Auto-Dolly Is the First Autonomous Four-Wheeled Luggage Carrier Operating in an Airport
Auto-Dolly Is the First Autonomous Four-Wheeled Luggage Carrier Operating in an Airport

3 Mar 2023, 12:22 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / Major carmakers are advancing self-driving technology at a fast pace. Still, many people are reluctant to vehicles that drive by themselves. We’ll see if these new driverless vehicles will spark a fierce debate on the “robots are steali...

 
Haters Gonna Hate, but I Suspect Smokers and Petrolheads Are Wired the Same
Haters Gonna Hate, but I Suspect Smokers and Petrolheads Are Wired the Same

26 Feb 2023, 17:37 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / I’m not a smoker. I never was and I’ll never be. However, I was a petrolhead. I still have a little devilish petrolhead hidden in my brain. But the engineer in me understood perfectly the big issues of burning fossil fuels in internal c...

 
Charging EVs As They Travel: Wireless Inductive, Conductive, or Battery Swap? (Part 3)
Charging EVs As They Travel: Wireless Inductive, Conductive, or Battery Swap? (Part 3)

26 Feb 2023, 14:14 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / In the first two parts of this series, we briefly looked at battery-swapping technology and conductive charging using pantographs or electric rails. They both have pros and cons, but in the near future, the disadvantages seem to weigh more. The wir...

 
Find Out Why the Electric Ford SuperVan Is Ready To Crush the Pikes Peak Record
Find Out Why the Electric Ford SuperVan Is Ready To Crush the Pikes Peak Record

25 Feb 2023, 19:38 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / 2023 will see the 101st running of the legendary Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC) held just outside Colorado Springs. Blue Oval’s vehicles have been competing in America’s Mountain race for over 100 years, so Ford Performance...

 
Charging EVs As They Travel: Conductive, Battery Swapping, or Wireless? (Part 2)
Charging EVs As They Travel: Conductive, Battery Swapping, or Wireless? (Part 2)

25 Feb 2023, 17:12 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / We started the discussion in the previous part based on EVs’ main drawbacks for most car owners. It’s their short ranges and long charging times compared to internal combustion engine cars. Let’s take a look at the pro and cons of...

 
Novel Recycling Technology Can Finally Recover Lithium From 'Black Mass' Battery E-Waste
Novel Recycling Technology Can Finally Recover Lithium From 'Black Mass' Battery E-Waste

24 Feb 2023, 19:32 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / The vast majority of analysts agree that the EV revolution has a dark side. It’s related to the fast-increasing demand for lithium, which poses real environmental problems because of the expected intensive mining in the next decades. But now ...

 
Charging EVs on the Go: Battery Swapping, Conductive, or Wireless? (Part 1)
Charging EVs on the Go: Battery Swapping, Conductive, or Wireless? (Part 1)

24 Feb 2023, 13:38 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / For most car owners, choosing an electric car is not viable because of short ranges and long charging times. That means the race for much better batteries is already on. But in the meantime, the industry is testing alternatives to ease the pressure...

 
Hey Volkswagen, Stop Messing Up Nameplates! Remember the Beetle and Golf
Hey Volkswagen, Stop Messing Up Nameplates! Remember the Beetle and Golf

19 Feb 2023, 14:14 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / Sometimes,carmakers do the dumbest things. The most recent was VW’s intention to axe the Golf nameplate, in the aftermath of the Dieselgate” earthquake and the rush to shift focus to electromobility. And now we’re stuck with this ...

 
Guess Who Deployed the First Real-World Autonomous Electric Wireless-Charging Micro-Bus?
Guess Who Deployed the First Real-World Autonomous Electric Wireless-Charging Micro-Bus?

19 Feb 2023, 12:42 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / Wireless charging is a little step for the industry but a giant leap for EV adoption. Until all the electric vehicles get to that point where they effortlessly charge without the need to plug in a cable, say hi to the little Chinese bus that recent...

 
Combining Offshore Wind and Seaweed Farming Is Amazon's New "World's First"
Combining Offshore Wind and Seaweed Farming Is Amazon's New "World's First"

18 Feb 2023, 15:44 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / Offshore wind is the fastest-growing energy business. By 2040, analysts forecast that one million hectares of sea and ocean will be filled by offshore wind turbines. Amazon is now interested in using the space beneath these offshore wind farms for ...

 
EU Bans New ICE Cars From 2035, But Some Heavy-Duty Vehicles Could Pollute Until 2050
EU Bans New ICE Cars From 2035, But Some Heavy-Duty Vehicles Could Pollute Until 2050

18 Feb 2023, 13:20 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / The European Commission claims it has set ambitious new CO2 emissions targets for new heavy-duty vehicles from 2030 onwards. But the Transport&Environment green group argues this way polluting trucks will still be sold in Europe after 2040. It ...

 
No-Controls Robotaxi 'Zoox' Just Received Its Driverless Testing Permit in California
No-Controls Robotaxi 'Zoox' Just Received Its Driverless Testing Permit in California

17 Feb 2023, 15:46 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / We’re one step closer to a not-distant future where cars in the cities will be replaced by some four-wheeled boxes driving around by themselves. Because Zoox began its real-life testing on public roads. What does it mean for Homo Sapiens Petr...

 
EVs Will Be More Affordable Than ICE Cars by 2032 in the U.S., Study Claims
EVs Will Be More Affordable Than ICE Cars by 2032 in the U.S., Study Claims

17 Feb 2023, 11:38 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / The International Council on Clean Transportation is analyzing the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act on the electric vehicles market. ICCT expects sales growth and falling prices, so let’s take a look at the next ten years’ scenario...

 
More Than 1,000 Subaru Solterra Are Subject to a Re-Recall To Fix the First Recall Issue
More Than 1,000 Subaru Solterra Are Subject to a Re-Recall To Fix the First Recall Issue

12 Feb 2023, 19:22 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / “Out of an abundance of caution” – this expression was used in the official announcement of a second recall for the first electric Subaru. It looks like someone didn’t do their job, and now more than one thousand owners are ...

 
Maybe It's Time To Stop Blurring the Line Between "Plug-in" and "All-Electric"
Maybe It's Time To Stop Blurring the Line Between "Plug-in" and "All-Electric"

12 Feb 2023, 14:24 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / At some point in the 2010s, I noticed that press releases started to use the term “electrified cars.” It was too late when I realized it wasn’t just a humble detail but a Machiavellian marketing gimmick. The popular wisdom was alr...

 
A Wacky Idea or a Genius One? We Could Shade the Earth From Space To Avoid More Heating
A Wacky Idea or a Genius One? We Could Shade the Earth From Space To Avoid More Heating

12 Feb 2023, 13:18 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / Global warming, for the nerds, states that CO2 is trapping heat in the atmosphere, and Earth’s temperature is rising to unsustainable levels. If you disagree with the overwhelming majority of scientists regarding humanity's duty, you mi...

 
Studies: Renewables To Dominate by 2025 and Cause the Demise of Oil and Gas by 2030
Studies: Renewables To Dominate by 2025 and Cause the Demise of Oil and Gas by 2030

11 Feb 2023, 18:28 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / This year's beginning is sort of bad news for the oil industry. Two studies forecast a rapid increase in renewables share in the global energy mix. More than many research companies predicted in the last years. Signs of a big change are there,...

 
We Can Now Recycle the "Non-Recyclable" Blades of Decommissioned Wind Turbines
We Can Now Recycle the "Non-Recyclable" Blades of Decommissioned Wind Turbines

11 Feb 2023, 15:24 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / A couple of years ago, headlines all over the world were pointing out that one of the symbols of the renewable energy revolution had “skeletons” in the ground. Literally. Namely, end-of-life blades from decommissioned wind turbines were...

 
Hey, Europe, Say "Hi!" to Europa - A New "Tesla Semi Killer" Hydrogen-Powered Truck
Hey, Europe, Say "Hi!" to Europa - A New "Tesla Semi Killer" Hydrogen-Powered Truck

10 Feb 2023, 20:42 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / Zepp Solutions, a young Dutch company specializing in fuel cell technology, has unveiled a hydrogen-powered truck meant to replace the most used means of heavy-duty road transportation, the diesel 4x2 tractor unit. Europa wants to be “a game-...

 

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