While I too think this guy is a poseur, I'll just address the issue of his (overly simplistic) view on motor starting current. A lot of power tools coming from overseas are now using 3 phase motors even if it is for a 1 phase service, and they build in an inverter to supply the motor with 3 phase. The inverters are inherently soft starting, so he may indeed have observed a starting current that low.
That said, I still think he is a dufus who has no real clue, posing as an "EI" to get attention. Too many of his other statements are dead wrong. He probably thinks motors only draw 200% current on start-up because he is measuring it with a Wal-Mart $9.95 VOM that is too slow to catch the peaks, and/or he has no idea how to switch on the peak reading feature anyway.