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Author
Walter Myers III
Date
August 23, 2023

Categorized
Technology

Tagged
battery, Electric vehicles, Hybrid vehicles, Lithium, Manhattan Institute, Plug in cars}

Hybrid Cars Are the Future

_{Plug-in hybrids offer motorists a balanced option with virtually no downsides, writes Walter Meyers III} _{Walter Myers III

August 23, 2023

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Mark P. Mills, Senior Fellow at Manhattan Institute, just released his latest report on electric vehicles, titled “Electric Vehicles for Everyone? The Impossible Dream.” In his detailed 48-page report, Mills provides compelling evidence to support his thesis that proposed government mandates on tailpipe emissions will effectively eliminate gasoline-powered vehicles and force automobile manufacturers to produce primarily all-electric vehicles (EVs). Mills’ report confirms my view that plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), with a caveat, should ultimately win the day from a practical perspective in terms of providing the best option for most motorists, as compared to EVs and mild hybrids. Mills’ key argument — one that seems to be entirely lost on states that have instituted EV mandates — is that building out Read More ›

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Author
News
Date
June 2, 2023

Categorized
Technology

Tagged
Batteries (electric cars), Climate change, COSM 2022, Discovery Institute, Electric Cars, Emissions, Lithium, Walter Meyer}

Electric Cars: Fantasy or Salvation?

_{Many are extolling the benefits of electric cars, especially to reduce emissions} _{News

June 2, 2023

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Technology}

Many are extolling the benefits of electric cars, especially to reduce emissions. Some jurisdictions are even banning the sale of gas-burning cars in the near future. The panel discusses the future of electric vehicles, their benefits as well as the challenges of their widespread adoption (including manufacturing issues and power supply limitations), and some of the practical issues associated with owning and operating an electric vehicle. Read here for further analysis on the panel and the participants’ various views on electric cars. There, Peter Biles writes, Despite their disagreements, the panelists shared various insights on the development of electric vehicles. As their conversation indicates, global economic issues are in the mix when we talk about electric cars. -Peter Biles, Are Read More ›

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Author
Peter Biles
Date
November 14, 2022

Categorized
Global Technology

Tagged
China, Climate change, COSM, economy, Electric vehicles, Global economy, Lithium, petroleum, smart cars}

Are Electric Cars Really the Future?

_{Panelists at the 2022 COSM conference discuss the pros and cons of electric vehicles} _{Peter Biles

November 14, 2022

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Global Technology}

On November 10th, the COSM conference hosted a special panel on electric vehicles (EVs for short). Brian Mistele, founder and CEO of Inrix, a leading provider of traffic information, car services, and transportation analytics, moderated the discussion. Aside from Mistele, the panel included Howard Hayden, professor emeritus at the University of Connecticut and editor of The Energy Advocate, Walter Myers, Principal Manager on Azure, Microsoft’s cloud-based platform, and Tony Posawatz, an automotive industry pioneer and chief executive of Fisker Automotive. They brought a range of perspectives on the pros and cons of EVs and where the auto industry is heading. Posawatz kicked off the panel by giving a brief overview of automobile history. He said, There was electric and folks Read More ›

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Author
Brendan Dixon
Date
August 7, 2019

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Business and Finance

Tagged
Elon Musk, Lithium, self-driving cars}

Self-driving Cars: Following the Money up a Cooling Trail

_{The market for lithium for electric car batteries is slowing} _{Brendan Dixon

August 7, 2019

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Artificial Intelligence, Business and Finance}

One way we can assess entrepreneurs’ claims (think Elon Musk) is to ask, what physical components does the product require and how is the market responding?