Awhile back, Les pointed out the enormous advantages of bicycles over cars. Buses and ride sharing also reduce environmental harm.

This one was especially fun to draw, though I’m still getting used to the brush pen.

Progress may not always follow the highest advertising budget, though most countries  remain completely sold on Henry Ford’s vision.

Microwave power transmission should be really efficient at close range: the old solar power satellite studies say at least 95%. For you patent-heads, there’s a ton of prior art on this technology, including applications to powering vehicles on roadways. I came up with the idea of RFID-activated grid antennas in the road itself about three years ago.

You’ll find RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tags all over the place these days. They have no batteries and rely on incoming radio signals to power a distinct radio chirp in reply.  You’ll find them everywhere movement or inventory needs to be tracked: shipping containers, grocery packaging, even passports.

Is the microwave road really sustainable? Will Les go to China? Keep it bookmarked!