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

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 ...

It’s Really Not Complicated

John Eichberger | July 1, 2016 My first job that touched the energy space was as a legislative assistant for a congressman from Iowa. Within my ...

Light-Duty Diesel Keeps Trucking

John Eichberger | June 1, 2016 It’s possible I’m on an island all by myself for being bullish about the light-duty vehicle market for diesel engines. ...

Should I Share or Should I Own?

John Eichberger | May 1, 2016 I may be a relic of the past – I love to drive. I want to be behind the wheel, ...

Tesla-Model for Tomorrow?

John Eichberger | April 1, 2016 Was the unveiling of the Tesla Model 3 the beginning of the end for the internal combustion engine? When I ...

End of the World?

John Eichberger | March 1, 2016 In 1987, R.E.M. released its hit single, “It’s the End of the World.” Remember the song? A string of seemingly ...

Will Our Children Drive?

John Eichberger | February 1, 2016 I had a discussion the other day about the future of driving and whether my daughter (now almost two years ...

Smaller Engines, Higher Mpg

John Eichberger | January 1, 2016 Improving fuel efficiency is certainly a hot topic going into 2016. For one, it’s a government requirement and two, consumers ...

Visions of the Future

John Eichberger | December 1, 2015 So often, those of us in industry talk about what the Millenials, or the next generation, want from products and ...

Is Big Brother Watching?

John Eichberger | November 1, 2015 It has been 31 years since George Orwell’s vision of the future in “1984” came and went without incident, but ...

Fuel Without a Cause

John Eichberger | October 1, 2015 Visiting the Indianapolis 500 Speedway Museum during the 2015 Transportation Energy Institute Annual Meeting gave me a lot to think ...

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