Tales of a Tech Finance Food Travel Geek & Author
In June 2018, we got R3V – our Tesla Model 3. A few months later we sold our gas car. Now we are fully electric with a Model 3 and
Continue reading2018 Solar Update – Watt Upp – It’s The (R3V)olution
Here is a recent tweet from Nikola Motor Company: Analyzing this tweet for just a minute with a little mental math made me realize just how bad fuel cells are.
Continue readingThe Biggest Proponent of Fuel Cells Tells Us How Bad They Are
In Part 3 of my series on Peak Oil in the US, I looked at the impact of electric vehicles on Oil consumption. The EV Sales chart in that post
Continue readingAdding Revised Tesla Growth Into My US Oil Consumption Equation
Our second system was grid connected in February and we are now officially a net zero house. Our power bill is now negative with the last one cumulatively reaching over negative $1,000. We
Seeking Alpha just published my article “Can Tesla’s Semi Truck Be Profitable?“. I look at the surprisingly low price of Tesla’s truck and break down what it would take to
In my last two posts on the subject, I looked at the US light duty vehicle fleet and oil consumption followed by projections of oil consumption going forward based on
Continue readingAdding Electric Vehicles Into the Oil Consumption Equation
In my previous blog post on peak oil, I looked at historical oil consumption in the US and put that next to the fuel economy of the light duty auto
Continue readingNew Vehicles, Peak Oil and Future Gasoline Consumption
I often see discussions, calculations, estimates etc. of when we will reach peak oil. Originally peak oil was related to when we will run out of oil, i.e. when production
Continue readingPeak Oil in the US: Light Duty Vehicle Consumption
In Part 1, I covered what would happen if 10% of the cars on the road became electric overnight. In Part 2 I look at the the technology used to
Continue readingInfrastructure For EV’s Part 2: The Future Grid
Every time I post an article on Seeking Alpha about the growth of electric vehicles, I get a bunch of posts from naysayers that it will require major upgrades to
Continue readingHow Much Infrastructure Is Required For EVs?