Jim Motavalli

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Hurricane Sandy: Lights out, tenuous connections

Wed, Oct 31 2012 at 12:08 PM

My post-Sandy challenges — connecting to the Internet and getting my work posted online — don't amount to a hill of beans compared to others' woes, but I'm sure readers will be nodding their heads.

Keep on trucking: A tour of Smith Electric

Mon, Oct 29 2012 at 12:55 PM

Smith builds world-class electric delivery vehicles at Kansas City International Airport.

MNN exclusive: Hertz to recycle all its tires

Thu, Oct 25 2012 at 5:41 PM

The rental giant has signed an agreement with the largest tire recycling firm to make sure no used rubber ends up in landfills.

Buying a car: 6 tips for smart consumers

Mon, Oct 22 2012 at 3:47 PM

Buying a car today is a lot like using a dating service. For best results, use your head as well as your heart.

Coming soon to a mall near you: 20-minute electric car charging

Wed, Oct 17 2012 at 4:29 PM

The U.S. has finally approved a standard for fast chargers, which should speed their deployment in restaurant parking lots, movie theaters and Starbucks across America. When EVs are convenient, that's when the mass market happens.

For $9 in materials, a practical cardboard bike

Mon, Oct 15 2012 at 5:06 PM

Izhar Gafni, an inventor in a remarkably entrepreneurial country, experimented for more than a year and is preparing to mass-market a durable bike made from coated paper — with no metal parts. His aim is to put the Third World on wheels.

Streetline app aims to end the hunt for a parking space

Thu, Oct 11 2012 at 1:39 PM

Imagine having your cellphone tell you where to find a parking space in a crowded city. Actually, it's already available — and it's free. Streetline isn't everywhere, but the service is growing.

Holy cow: All-time record $4.66 gas prices in California

Tue, Oct 09 2012 at 7:30 PM

For residents of the Golden State, it's 2008 all over again, only worse. Some people have paid $5.79 a gallon. This 'perfect storm spike' is expected to be short, but it's painful.

Shai Agassi out at Better Place: Like Tesla without Musk, or Apple minus Jobs

Thu, Oct 04 2012 at 11:31 PM

In a shocker, Better Place's board has dismissed the man who imagined the company, raised hundreds of millions for it, and relentlessly drove it forward. What's next without the visionary founder?

Why your car can't read your CD tracks

Wed, Oct 03 2012 at 9:57 AM

Ever encounter the annoying 'Unknown Album' listing when you pop a CD into the car player? There's a reason why, and it's not pretty. Gracenote, the CD track listing company, explains the problem.

Commenting (6)

The article is about the

Mon, Aug 29 2011 at 10:30 AM

The article is about the "most likely to succeed," not about my personal favorites. But I do like the Volt--precisely for the reason I like other plug-in hybrids. It is electricity without the range anxiety. I do hope they make a cheaper version, such as a production version of the MPV5 crossover (based on the Volt) and shown in China.

I re-read my article and

Mon, Aug 29 2011 at 10:27 AM

I re-read my article and didn't see any typos, so maybe you're on a higher plane.

I re-read my article and

Mon, Aug 29 2011 at 10:27 AM

I re-read my article and didn't see any typos, so maybe you're on a higher plane.

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Jim is a freelance journalist, speaker, book author, radio personality and expert on all things environmental.

Jim blogs weekly for The New York Times, is a regular contributor to The New York Times’ "Automobiles" section, and has a weekly syndicated "Wheels" column. He also contributes to The Daily Green. He writes “Green Living” for the Environmental Defense newsletter and has contributed to Men's Journal, AMC Outdoors, Popular Mechanics, The Nation, The Boston Globe, Philadelphia Review, Salon, Grist, The Guardian, Tomorrow Magazine, Greenwich Magazine, Sierra and many other newspapers, magazines, and websites. He is a two-time winner of the Global Media Award from the Population Institute, and has shared his environmental expertise in radio interviews across the country.

His books include Naked in the Woods: Joseph Knowles and the Legacy of Frontier Fakery,Forward Drive: The Race to Build "Clean" Cars for the Future and Feeling the Heat: Dispatches from the Frontlines of Climate Change.

An , Jim is as comfortable lecturing at environmental conferences or academic gatherings as he is addressing the general public. His speeches are provocative and relevant.

Jim spent 14 years as editor of , a national bi-monthly where he now contributes as a senior writer. He has also served as executive editor for New Mass Media and edited an alternative news weekly. He is a member of the Society for Environmental Journalists (SEJ) and has taught journalism at Fairfield University and University of Connecticut. He hosts a bi-weekly public affairs and music radio show on listener-sponsored WPKN-FM.

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