I’ve been talking about the Chevy Volt, GM’s alleged all-electric drive passenger vehicle, for a long time, now. I’ve been a fair advocate for it, too, happily explaining the story GM’s been telling to anyone who had any interest in it at all. And that story, in a nutshell, has been this: All-electric drive. Unlike [...]
Interesting historical item, here. In 1912, Thomas Edison built 3 prototype electric cars based on the alkaline battery he had invested about 11 years earlier. The vehicles had an array of 15 batteries (2 volts each) and a 30-volt electric motor which could propel the car to about 25 mph. At the time, that was [...]
Virginians – particularly we here in the northern part of the state – have been bombarded with a stream of commentary on transportation spending for years. It’s been delivered in a variety of ways but the bottom line is always the same: We don’t have the money. And unless you people vote to impose more [...]
Earlier this year I was in downtown DC for a variety of customer meetings and I happened to pass near the Washington Convention Center. There was a military trade show going on and helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky had set up a static display tent on the lawn of the block right in front of the Center, [...]
WTOP is reporting that the design for the proposed Metro stop at Dulles International Airport might be changing. The initial design called for an underground station located under the hourly lot in front of the terminal. Folks who have used the Daily parking deck there already know that there’s an underground walkway from the deck [...]
