Does the Gulf of Mexico oil spill create the need to reassess energy sources for transportation?
It’s an obvious example of a major externality in liquid0hydrocarbons reliance. However, the biggest issue is day-to-day air pollutants coming from vehicles that burn traditional fossil fuels. What is the future of transportation? Doing what we’ve been doing. Essentially, the vast majority of Americans drive their own cars because it gives them freedom. That’s it, despite visions of mass transit. In the West, particularly in the urban-sprawl of Salt Lake City, it’s impossible to think of getting around without a car. The challenge is doing it safer, faster and, most importantly, cleaner. What about electric cars? EDL’s vision is grounded in existing technologies, like inductive power, involving wireless-energy transfer—like an electric toothbrush charging. It’s the magic of electromagnetism: A cable would run undetected under the road, transferring energy up through asphalt into an electric car’s undercarriage battery pack. Imagine Interstate 15 and one lane has electrification. It cou
