Archive for October, 2009

the new GM: efficiency & simplicity

Friday, October 9th, 2009

After its comprehensive restructuring, General Motors has come up with a revolutionary  idea: Bare Necessities.
Cars and trucks which are very simple, efficient and affordable. No expensive gadgets, no LCD screens, no automatically adjusting seats, ….
The Bare Necessities Car and Truck will get a high fuel efficiency due to their light weight design. One of the [...]

Congratulations Mr. President!

Friday, October 9th, 2009

You´re probably just as surprised as I was to hear about President Obama being awarded the Nobel Peace prize.
In my opinion, Obama fully deserves this award. It is remarkable what he has already achieved since taking office. His style of diplomacy and his long-term thinking are hopefully introducing a new era of international collaboration in a [...]

Is the end of the Oil Age near?

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

A recent study by the UK Energy Research Centre warns that global oil production will peak in 2020 by the latest and start  declining sharply. 
If Peak Oil were still more than a decade away, we`d be extremely lucky. Global oil reserves are not endless. But there´s still plenty of oil in the ground. The problem, however, [...]

GM goes electric in India

Monday, October 5th, 2009

After a rather long break, I resume my coverage of the looming electrification of individual mobility.
Within the next 10 to 20 years, electrically-powered vehicles will slowly but gradually replace cars with combustion engines. Completely new mobility concepts will change the way we commute, visit relatives and friends and do our daily shopping.
Indubitably, electric cars are not [...]