Electric-Vehicles

Beyond the Tailpipe: Unmasking the EV Revolution - Part 1: The Electric Lie? Unpacking the Hidden Carbon Cost of Manufacturing Your EV Battery

18 March 2020·1914 words·9 mins

Energy, Emissions & Environmental Accounting Electric-Vehicles Battery Manufacturing Carbon Footprint Critical Minerals Lifecycle Emissions Externalities & Lifecycle Displacement

Examine the hidden carbon footprint of electric vehicle battery manufacturing, revealing how production emissions create a substantial environmental debt before EVs ever hit the road.

The Arithmetic of Sustainability - Part 7: Beyond Fossil Fuels

16 March 2020·1319 words·7 mins

Sustainability and Future Energy-Storage Grid Management Pumped-Hydro Electric-Vehicles Demand-Management Sustainability Policy and Critique Systems Thinking

Wind and solar fluctuate wildly. Exploring grid stability through storage (pumped hydro, batteries, hydrogen) and demand management.

The Arithmetic of Sustainability - Part 2: The Red Stack

11 March 2020·1553 words·8 mins

Sustainability and Future Electric-Vehicles Transport-Efficiency Sustainable-Transport Energy-Arithmetic Ev-Adoption Sustainability Policy and Critique Systems Thinking

Transport consumes 40 kWh/d per person for car drivers. This post calculates how electric vehicles and efficiency improvements can revolutionize surface transportation.

Evolution of the Automobile - Part 3: Electric Dreams: The Environmental Revolution (1996-Present)

6 May 2019·1201 words·6 mins

How environmental pressures, technological breakthroughs, and one visionary company transformed electric vehicles from curiosities to the future of transportation