Well, what can we say about Elon Musk that you don’t already know. South African born serial entrepreneur that made his first hundred million with PayPal ($165 million to be exact). Here is our two minute biography brief bio of Elon Musk: There are a few things: Musk only owns […]
I know, I know, roll your eyes when you hear about EV development at the big 3, but like it or not, the current sales volumes of EV’s amount to little more than a hugely successful science project. This will change when the GM’s, Mercedes and Toyota’s of the world […]
Mate Rimac, is a Croatian born business magnate and entrepreneur who starting building electric supercars… wait for it… wait for it… in his garage at the age of 20 after he blew the gas engine out of a BMW 323i. By 2011 he had 24 patents under his belt and […]
It will come as a shock to no-one that he worked for the VW Group from 2001 through 2006 in top design positions before joining the Volvo group. Here is our two minute brief biography video of Thomas Ingenlath: Thomas Ingenlath, was the Senior Vice President of Design for Volvo, […]
It is conventional wisdom that large vehicle sales (like pickup trucks, large SUV’s and full size sedans) crash when the price of gasoline spikes. This is an “proof” offered by some on the left that carbon taxes reduce consumption. We wanted to find out if this is true and what […]
EV’s and their charging is certainly a misunderstood by many so we put together two, two minute videos to clear up the confusion. The first uses clips from a recent BBC Click episode explain how EV charging works today and second video demonstrates how home charging on a lowly 110 […]
If you are new to electric vehicles, the naming of hybrid and full EV’s can be confusing. For that matter, if you are not new to electric vehicles, the naming of hybrid and full EV’s can be confusing. I recently had a discussion with two Tesla owners who had no […]
For many Canadians, housing is a huge priority in determining who wins in federal elections. Many people in the working force do not want to spend the rest of their lives bogged down with house rent. In certain cities like Toronto and Vancouver, demand for housing has led to exceedingly […]
Over the years we have considered several counterintuitive psychological conditions that cause citizens and politicians to act in ways others see as irrational: Why Good People, Including Politicians, Give Into Strongmen & Support Blatant Lies VIDEO: Prius or Pickup – The Psychology of Deep Political Division in 2 Minutes VIDEO: […]
“Grid Parity” is the term used in the energy sector to describe the cost of adding electricity into power distribution systems (high voltage wires – aka ‘The Grid’) as the same for different methods of producing electricity. It is important to note that the cost has to be the true, […]
The year 2010 was not that long ago. The US housing bubble and subsequent global economic collapse of 2008 resulted in governments pouring billions into the projects to get the economy moving. A notable amount went in wind and solar. In the United States, then President Obama announced $100 Billion […]
We just completed a story on the new 2022 Nissan Pathfinder EV which is really a Nio ES8 which has a fascinating technology called battery swap. The idea is that a semi-permanent kiosk can swap out your drained car battery for a fresh fully charged battery in the same time […]
“A huge shock to the system: Our assessment is that global energy demand is set to drop by 5% in 2020, energy-related CO2 emissions by 7%, and energy investment by 18%. The impacts vary by fuel. The estimated falls of 8% in oil demand and 7% in coal use stand […]
A new and little known agency of the United States federal government just invested USD$25 million into a Brazilian cobalt and nickel mine. Who is the US DFC? The United States Development Finance Corporation US DFC was formed in December 2019 as a replacement for several agencies including Overseas Private […]