Posts Tagged by EVWorld
EVWorld’s Holiday Message of Warmth and Humanity
| December 22, 2011 | Posted by Craig Shields under Sustainability |
My good friend Bill Moore is not only a terrific writer, but a man of great compassion for humanity. I thought I’d post his holiday message for those who may not have seen it. As I wrote back, “That is absolutely lovely, Bill. On behalf of all seven billion of us, thanks for being a voice of reason and compassion in a world some believe to be headed the other way.”
Dear Friend and Colleague,
Judy and I extend to you and your loved ones our warmest regards as 2011 comes to an end and a new year begins, one that is filled with as much promise as uncertainty. The year now fading saw the first tentative sales of three pioneering electric-drive cars from GM, Nissan and Mitsubishi, as well as the emergence of the Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street movements. These events would seem to suggest the beginning of a shift — albeit an unsteady one — not only in how we power our vehicles, but more significantly, how many of us are starting to see the world and our place in it: that we aren’t alone in our desire for a safer, cleaner, more equitable global society, and that we can do something about it when we work together.
Curiously, if you research the origins of many of the customs of Christmas, you’ll find Read More
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EV World Editor Bill Moore Speaks with Craig Shields – Part Two
| October 27, 2011 | Posted by Craig Shields under Renewables - Business |
Here’s Part Two of the interview that EVWorld editor Bill Moore conducted with me shortly after Renewable Energy – Facts and Fantasies was published last year. In the course of the discussion, he asked me to provide my high-level impression of some of the main clean energy technologies: solar, wind, biomass, and hydro.
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EVWorld’s Bill Moore Speaks on the Future of Mobility
| October 16, 2011 | Posted by Craig Shields under Electric Vehicles |
Here’s a wonderful presentation that everyone should see, EVWorld editor Bill Moore’s 30-minute talk called The Future of Mobility. What happens when we double the number of cars on the roads — from one billion, which we just hit, to two billion by 2030? Not too long ago, Beijing had a traffic jam that involved 75,000 cars and took five days to clear. Is this just going to get worse? And where is all the oil going to come from?
Automakers sure must be licking their chops at that growth curve. But are they doing some “out of the box” thinking here?
Here are Bill’s observations on everything from new drive trains to alternate fuels to rethinking the concept of owning a car. You won’t be disappointed.
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Conservatives Bash Electric Vehicles — But What’s the Agenda?
| June 3, 2011 | Posted by Craig Shields under Electric Vehicles |
When I come across an article like this one from EVWorld’s Bill Moore: “Electric Cars and ‘Can’t Do Spirit’ of American Conservatives” I like to draw readers’ attention to it, and normally attempt to add some value in the form of commenting, elaborating, clarifying — at least amplifying. Here, however, he’s nailed this subject so perfectly that I can’t think of anything else to say.
Bill notes the many outrageous errors in a piece in “The Week” entitled, “The Folly of Doubling Down on Electric Cars,” in which journalist Ed Morrisey begins with the line: “So-called green vehicles are expensive, tough to dispose of, and may actually increase America’s dependence on foreign sources.” He goes on to explain how the car companies can’t sell EVs, because Americans simply don’t want them.
Morrisey takes a considerable drubbing – even from his followers – who make comments like “Please get your facts straight before you print trash,” and “You should retract this article. Did the author read tea leaves as research?” And here’s my own contribution — not an opinion, but a fact: Paul Scott, a personal friend who sells the LEAF at a local Nissan dealership, has customers coming out his ears; the problem, if there is one, is producing cars fast enough to satisfy demand.
But Moore says that his favorite comment on the article was: “This column by Edward Morrisey perfectly encapsulates the modern Can’t Do Spirit of American Conservatives. Their rallying cry should really be closer to ‘Why Bother?’ than ‘Don’t Tread On Me.’”
I’m with you there, pal; I really don’t understand this behavior. I know that most conservatives are completely sincere in their desire to see a stronger and more vibrant America. To that end, I submit that maybe it’s time they stop bashing their country’s attempts to lead the world in the Energy Revolution that lies at the very core of the global industry.
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EVWorld’s Bill Moore Speaks with BYD Chairman Wang Chuanfu
| May 2, 2011 | Posted by Craig Shields under Electric Vehicles |
I’m always a bit cheesed off when my Monday morning calls to my business partners reveal that they had more exciting weekends than I did. While I was getting a bit of exercise and catching up on my writing, my partner at EVWorld, Bill Moore, was hanging out with one of the world’s most influential people: Wang Chuanfu, BYD’s founder and chairman, whom he met and interviewed at the Berkshire Hathaway shareholders’ meeting in Omaha.
I would have ridden my bicycle there to meet Chuanfu. In 1995, he built a company from scratch that now employs more than 200,000 people, and aspires to be the world leader in electric cars.
And I’m not betting against him, even though the company takes a very interesting and controversial approach to business: vertical integration, taken to the max. They do the mining, build the battery cells, assemble the packs, and then integrate the packs into the cars. On top of that, they’re all over the clean energy required to charge the batteries in the most eco-sensitive manner possible, investing heavily in renewables — especially solar.
Does this extreme level of verticality seem improbable in a world of global commerce where micro-specialization is the order of the day? So it would appear to me. But I’m not one of the world’s wealthiest people — nor did I spend the weekend with one. Grrr.
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Electric Vehicles – 2011: Where’s the Industry Going?
| April 24, 2011 | Posted by Craig Shields under Electric Vehicles |
No one believes that we’ll be driving Hummers in 100 years. Without a doubt, the world will eventually electrify transportation and replace gas and diesel as its fuel source. But exactly how will this process unfold?
By the way, this is not an academic question. Along the way, there are going to be plenty of hot business opportunities. But where exactly do they lie?
Each week we see the product announcements, the wild claims, and the editorials. We read the speculation on the EV adoption curve, a lot of which directly contradicts itself; some reports are euphoric, some cautious, others dismal. At the same time, we hear the rumors. Warren Buffet is heavily involved. And Bill Gates….
So what does all this mean? And again, even more important, where are the profit opportunities for people like you and me?
Let me call your attention to a special 68-page report that the editor-in-chief of EVWorld.com, Bill Moore just wrote. For the first time in the 13 years he’s been covering the industry, he’s offering bold predictions about specifically what will happen during the rest of 2011 and beyond from a financial perspective.
Bill traverses the globe, going to conferences, interviewing the top players in the industry. From his travels, he’s been able to piece together the most likely, critically important events that will shape the immediate EV future – and pave the way for you, if you’re interested, to profit handsomely from involvement with the right parties and the right times.
Bill’s report “The Top Trends Shaping The World Of Electric Vehicles in 2011 and Beyond” normally costs $395.00. But if you buy it before May 10, 2011, it’s yours for only $195 – a savings of more than 50%. And, if you’re not 100% satisfied with the level of scope and insight, we’ll provide you a complete, no-questions-asked refund. Click here to get the report:
The Top Trends Shaping The World Of Electric Vehicles in 2011 and Beyond
In “Top Trends Shaping The World Of Electric Vehicles in 2011 and Beyond,” Bill presents his take on the most probable winners (and losers). He does what he can to separate the truth from the fiction, and points to the few meaningful facts in a sea of trivialities and outright bull.
Here’s that link again:
The Top Trends Shaping The World Of Electric Vehicles in 2011 and Beyond
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Water and Food Crises? Learn About Aquaponics
| March 26, 2011 | Posted by Craig Shields under Sustainability |
As I’ve mentioned, I’m proud to be a partner (albeit a small minority interest) in EVWorld.com, and privileged to be an associate of its founder and editor-in-chief Bill Moore, who has ably run the site for the benefit of an ever-growing readership since its 1998 inception. Though the site is focused on electric transportation, visitors will find references to a great number of more general topics within the realm of sustainable living. Read More
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Electric Vehicles Are in the News in a Big Way — But How Accurate Is the Coverage?
| January 30, 2011 | Posted by Craig Shields under Electric Vehicles |
I’m glad to see so much coverage of electric transportation in the mainstream press. You know you’re making headway when msn.com is running “The Five Things You Should Know About Electric Vehicles” among its up-to-the-minute coverage of Brittany Spears, Charlie Sheen and hot guacamole recipes for Super Sunday.
However, with that much exposure – especially to people who may be just starting out on their path to learn about all this EV stuff — comes the responsibility to tell the story correctly.
Below is an excerpt of part of the discussion. Is it wrong? Very. Why? I don’t know. It would seem Read More
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EVWorld.com's Bill Moore – A Gentleman in an All-Too-Crude World
| December 19, 2010 | Posted by Craig Shields under Electric Vehicles |
When I did this Skype-based interview with EVWorld.com editor Bill Moore the other day, I was again reminded of the regional differences in culture in our country. Yes, it’s cliche’, but Bill’s from Omaha, and people from places like that really do tend to be honest, unpretentious, mean-what-you-say types. And, although I did most of the talking in the interview, I think his genuine nature comes across immediately.
I receive proof of Bill’s gentlemanliness constantly. When I go to conferences and introduce myself to people who don’t know 2GreenEnergy, I quickly mention EVWorld (it’s been around since the mid-1990s) and I tell them that I’m proud to be Bill Moore’s partner in the enterprise. I’ve yet to meet anyone who didn’t instantly respect me for having had the common sense and good taste for having come on board.
I’m at a loss to understand the downside of this understated way of life, nor the upside of being a loudmouth nouveau riche jerk. I know there are people who want to act like Charlie Sheen or Lindsay Lohan, but I just can’t understand why.
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EVWorld Reports: Paice Corporation Settles Lawsuit with Toyota and Ford
| July 26, 2010 | Posted by Craig Shields under Electric Vehicles |
One of my duties as a partner in www.EVWorld.com is occasional proofreading; every few weeks, Bill Moore asks me to review his newsletter, The Insider. I look forward to this, as it forces me to keep up on the news in electric transportation, and the proofreading requires almost no more time than would be consumed in simply reading Bill’s insightful writing. And frequently it makes me smile.
You may have noticed that last week brought us another wrinkle in the litigation in which Florida-based Paice Corporation sued Toyota and Ford Motor Company – a dispute involving Paice’s assertion that both the Toyota and Ford hybrid drive systems violate its patent and that it is entitled to compensation.
When I came across this sentence: As you might imagine, Toyota certainly wasn’t happy about the Texas jury’s decision, nor when they lost their apparel to the U.S. Supreme Court, it took we a few seconds to discern what Bill had intended. They lost their shirts, perhaps? No, I ultimately realized that what they had lost was their appeal, not their apparel.
So what was the news? None of the parties in the lawsuit will say how they settled, but Bill thinks “we can safely assume that Paice and its attorneys broke out bottles of bubbly last week, even if they it means they’ll likely never do business in Detroit again.”
