Category Archives: Electric Vehicles

Cybertruck

Posted on 23 November, 2019 by Eclipse Now

Ah, now I get it. It’s an affordable 100% electric high spec stainless steel scratch resistant ute that carries 1.6 tons of cargo. (And can tow 7 tons in a trailer.)0-100 in 2.9 seconds: speed of sports car, body of … Continue reading →

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The best of both worlds? Nuclear & solar friends?

Posted on 6 October, 2018 by Eclipse Now

What impact will Electric Vehicles have on this debate? I see automated EVs as being a huge new electricity consumer that could work for either a half renewable half nuclear grid, *or* an all nuclear grid. Let’s explore the 100% … Continue reading →

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Flying robot-taxi & new battery

Posted on 14 March, 2018 by Eclipse Now

While I’m a fan of New Urbanism and walkable neighbourhoods (for the profound health and economic and psychological benefits), this Cora is now a thing. It’s a 2 person ROBOT FLYING EV with a 100km range. Think of it as … Continue reading →

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Why Alice Friedmann is wrong

Posted on 18 November, 2017 by Eclipse Now

Just 16 months ago Alice Friedemann asked:- Diesel is finite. Trucks are the bedrock of civilization. So where are the battery electric trucks? The answer is Tesla! Tesla electric trucks will be not only be safer, smarter, faster, and more … Continue reading →

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Electric buses

Posted on 13 January, 2017 by Eclipse Now

I loved this article from Medium.com:- Nearly a year ago, I wrote a post called The Coming Electrification of Everything (the gist: we’re in the midst of a wholesale transition to an electron-based economy). What I didn’t predict then, but … Continue reading →

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