Nikola Tesla, a major proponent of alternating currents (as in AC of AC/DC; no not the band), envisioned wireless transmission of electricity more than a century ago. Its time may finally be coming as electric vehicles (EVs) start to proliferate. The Department of Energy recently announced $4 million for the development of wireless charging for [...]
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Department of Energy to Fund Wireless EV Charging
April 14th, 2012 
Eric Wilson 
Posted in Eric Wilson, News, Transportation 
Tags: Department of Energy, Electric Vehicles, Tesla 
No Comments »California Set to Install 200 EV Charging Stations
March 26th, 2012 Eric Wilson On Friday, California’s Governor, Edmund (Jerry) Brown signed an executive order that aims to have 1.5 million zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) in the state by 2025. In order to accomplish this, a network of charging stations will need to be installed throughout California. While electric cars are only one possible way to reach the goal (fuel [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, News, Policy, Transportation Tags: California, Electric Vehicles, Los Angeles, Nissan Leaf, Tesla No Comments »Growing Up in LA
January 29th, 2012 Eric Wilson A few weeks ago I was talking with another transplant from Los Angeles who also became interested in environmental sustainability. She asked what it was that got me interested in the topic. I told her that I never was big on going outside – not like I am now at least. I’ve hypothesized before on [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, Op-Ed, Recylcing, Sustainability, Transportation Tags: Environment, Los Angeles, Prius, Tesla 1 Comment »Tesla Model S Sedan Video
November 22nd, 2011 Justin Manger I’m going to let this article and video (also below) by TechCrunch do most of the talking on this post, but just a few words about the Tesla Model S Sedan. Its “Flat-Pack battery” lays along the bottom of the car allowing 7 people to ride up to 300 miles in the car on one charge, all [...]
Posted in Business, Green Products, Justin Manger, Transportation Tags: Cars, Electric Vehicles, Tesla No Comments »Bringing Electric Cars to the Public’s Consciousness
September 18th, 2011 Eric Wilson On several occasions I’ve written about the increasing visibility of electric vehicles. There was the post last fall about seeing three electric vehicles in one week and then a few months back there was the Chevy Volt plugged in at Canopy Airport Parking Lot. While laid up with a case of possible food poisoning, I [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, Op-Ed, Sustainability, Transportation Tags: Chevy Volt, Electric Vehicles, Tesla No Comments »Upbeat Tesla Opens Showroom in Japan
October 29th, 2010 Justin Manger Tesla seems to be on a roll. After nearly going bankrupt and causing all sorts of headaches for founder Elon Musk, the U.S. maker of electric sportscars is sensing opportunity and optimism in Japan. The company’s first Asian showroom opened this week in a fashionable Tokyo neighborhood. Though the cars may not be for the [...]
Posted in Business, Clean Technology, Green Products, Japan, Justin Manger, Transportation Tags: Battery, Cars, Electric Vehicles, Green Product, Green Technology, Tesla No Comments »Two Electric Car Sightings in One Week
October 16th, 2010 Eric Wilson Growing up I can remember seeing electric cars on the street. There weren’t many, but General Motors’ EV-1 was leased out in my native southern California. In fact, if memory serves, the Costco by my dad’s house (or maybe it was the Ralph’s supermarket by my mom’s) had a spot or two for charging electric [...]
Posted in Clean Technology, Eric Wilson, Japan, Op-Ed, Transportation Tags: Better Place, Chevy Volt, Colorado, Denver, Electric Vehicles, Nissan Leaf, Peak Oil, Tesla 1 Comment »Nikola Tesla, The First Green Energy Proponent
September 6th, 2010 Eric Wilson Now known as the namesake for Tesla Motors, Nikola Tesla may have been among the first clean energy proponents. As a kid I got interested in Tesla largely on account of the band that was named after him. I went so far as to purchase Maragaret Cheney’s biography, Man Out of Time, originally published in [...]
Posted in Clean Technology, Eric Wilson, Sustainability Tags: Alternative Energy, Electric Vehicles, Geothermal, Solar Energy, Tesla No Comments »Toyota and Tesla to Build Electric Rav4
July 20th, 2010 Eric Wilson With its recent Initial Public Offering (IPO), Tesla Motors has made a strong entry into the realm of publicly traded auto manufacturers. To ensure their long term viability, they recently announced a partnership with Toyota Motors to produce an electric version of the Japanese car maker’s Rav4. In fact, CNN reports that Toyota’s agreement with [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Japan, Transportation Tags: California, Cars, Electric Vehicles, Tesla No Comments »10,000 Chevy Volts Planned for 2011
July 2nd, 2010 Eric Wilson The Wall Street Journal reports that General Motors “will build 10,000 Chevrolet Volts in 2011 and another 30,000 in 2012.” Details had been few and far between regarding GM’s foray into electrically powered cars. According to the story, “The Volt will go on sale later this year in California, Washington, D.C., Austin, Texas, and around [...]
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