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Observations on the current happenings in the world of transportation from Transportation Energy Institute Executive Director, John Eichberger.

Sowing the Seeds for Future Change

John Eichberger | July 20, 2017 “Tomorrow’s Vehicles” shows the vehicle market will not change overnight, but the seeds for more rapid evolution have been sown. ...

How Soon for EV? Let’s Have Another Cocktail and Do More Math

John Eichberger | July 6, 2017 In the last blog entry, we introduced the concept of using simple, cocktail napkin math to evaluate how long it ...

Are We There Yet? 10 More Years

John Eichberger | June 15, 2017 We are a very impatient species. We started as kids – “Are we there yet?” “How much longer?” To shut ...

Teetering or Tottering – Part 2 – Balancing oil markets with U.S. policy?

John Eichberger | June 1, 2017 The last time we took a stroll through the park to see what was happening on the playground of fuel ...

Teetering or Tottering – Part 1 – Who likes low gas prices?

John Eichberger | May 1, 2017 Have you ever watched kids playing on a teeter-totter? Who is having more fun – the kid going up or ...

Superman Has It So Easy!

John Eichberger | April 1, 2017 New York City is known by so many different names – the City that Never Sleeps, the Big Apple, the ...

Bring Out Your Dead

John Eichberger | March 1, 2017 Earlier this year I attended the National Ethanol Conference and was asked what I thought about the future of the ...

Global Regulations Run the Gamut

John Eichberger | February 1, 2017 “All politics is local.” Tip O’Neil’s most famous quote may not seem appropriate for a discussion about emissions regulations, but ...

The More Things Change…

John Eichberger | January 1, 2017 What does the U.S. auto industry have in common with Bon Jovi, Machine Head, Cinderella, Rush and Ludacris? Each of ...

How to Fund EV Infrastructure

John Eichberger | January 1, 2022 If the United States is going to transition to a transportation market that is comprised of a significant number of ...

A New Hope

John Eichberger | December 1, 2016 The box office blockbuster at the end of 2016 was “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.” After watching this on ...

Economic Rationality Does Not Really Apply

John Eichberger | November 1, 2016 Which do you fancy? James Bond’s 1964 Aston Martin DB5 or maybe his short-lived 2014 DB10? Magnum’s Ferrari? The Bandit’s ...

Forget Millennials – Change Comes with Gen Z

John Eichberger | October 1, 2016 When will the market shift from petroleum to electric and autonomous vehicles? This is probably the most common question I ...

Crossing Borders Can Yield Valuable Lessons

John Eichberger | September 1, 2016 The economy is truly global in every aspect. It can be alluring to assume that because the United States works ...

Exploding Liquid Dinosaurs Still Reign

John Eichberger | August 1, 2016 At a time when everyone seems to be enthralled by the potential of alternative fuels and advanced powertrains, one market ...