by Justin Velella | Feb 13, 2013 | Electric Vehicles, Green Driving
In May, I wrote about Better Place, an Israeli company that has been setting up battery-swap stations for electric vehicles throughout the country. Now it’s Amsterdam’s turn to lead the charge, albeit with a more conventional approach to charging. ...
by Justin Velella | May 20, 2012 | Electric Vehicles, Environment, Green Driving
In an earlier post I mentioned that electric vehicles alone are not the solution, but must be coupled with a new, clean-energy grid in order to maximize both efficiency and practicality. Fortunately, Shai Agassi, the CEO and founder of Better Place, a Palo Alto based...
by Justin Velella | May 6, 2012 | Electric Vehicles, Environment, Green Driving
Defending alternative energy advancements is, unfortunately, a seemingly endless job; one that requires 24/7 devotion to a cause that should be universally accepted, but isn’t. Here are the facts: The clean tech sector was one of the few industries to add jobs...
by Justin Velella | Apr 16, 2012 | Environment, Green Driving
Oil. It’s as American as, well… oil. Our allegiance to this viscous money-maker is without bounds. Price or accessibility is hardly even a deterrent anymore in the hunt for the next stockpile of oil reserves. We’re even willing to run a pipeline...
by Justin Velella | Mar 20, 2012 | Electric Vehicles, Environment, Government Programs, Green Driving
Who would have predicted that Solyndra, the now defunct California-based solar panel company, would create such a political firestorm? Not since Orson Welles muttered “rosebud” has there been such a highly politicized investigation. However, in contrast...
