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