With electric vehicles getting greater and greater attention, there is a widespread view that moving from hydrocarbons to electricity for transportation is our likely trajectory, that doing so is a fiat accompli. In fact, it is unlikely. Here is why: Discarding existing vehicles and replacing them with electric ones is very expensive and not [...]
Too often, we relegate the discussion of innovative new technologies to how they impact established markets and target audiences of economically privileged consumers. We overlook the potential opportunities they may create for users in emerging economies. However, the greatest innovations not only capture the attention of existing markets - they empower change in the [...]
The greatest innovations often take place at the crossroads of need and opportunity. When innovators identify a problem that individuals or a community need solved and develop the means to do so, they create a new market. The increasing pace of technological development generates many opportunities to address these needs. Several of today's most [...]
At Technology Elevated, we've been exploring the potential to incentivize adoption of fuel system technologies that increase fuel efficiency and horsepower while reducing emissions. From both an environmental and financial perspective, there is a pressing global need for innovative technologies that reduce the consumption of fossil fuels and empower consumers to make choices that [...]
The beginning of the new year brought a welcome piece of news. The Environmental Protection Agency announced that U.S. vehicle fuel economy achieved a record high in 2017, with new cars and trucks averaging 24.7 miles to the gallon. While it is heartening to see such progress being made, there is still a pressing [...]
We began our new blog series with a look into the exciting possibilities offered by emerging technology in the creation of new energy markets. The future is bright as innovative minds compete to harness the power of new technologies and create beneficial impacts for consumers and the environment. Our commitment to bringing that future [...]
Today's innovators in many industries are exploring the possibilities offered by distributed ledger systems to create new, egalitarian markets for all manner of commodities. From its origins in the financial sector, distributed ledger technology is expanding to include a multitude of exciting possibilities. One of the most promising development enabled by this technology is [...]
