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Island Green, Bringing Electric Transportation to Bermuda
| June 7, 2011 | Posted by Craig Shields under Electric Vehicles |
I spent most of the day with a couple of my partners from our recently minted Bermuda corporation “Island Green.” This is a start-up dedicated to bringing electric transportation to the tony island nation — then to the Caribbean and wherever else the trade winds may blow.
Those of you who have been reading this blog for a while may think that you’ve seen this post, as I’ve been mentioning our group and its mission for some time. But I’m sure you’ve heard the idiom “island time,” commonly used to describe the leisurely pace of life in these tiny, idyllic nations that don’t seek to challenge that of New York City (thank God). And yes, that’s the case here.
So, while we haven’t been moving with the speed of Roadrunner, it remains true that Bermuda is the most perfect place on Earth for electric vehicles: expensive gasoline, a total of 125 miles of roads, and an eco-friendly population of very high net worth per capita people. As I’ve said before, if Bermudians won’t buy EVs, it’s hard to imagine who will.
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Island Green Brings Electric Transportation to Bermuda
| January 14, 2010 | Posted by Craig Shields under Electric Vehicles |
It was an incredible day here on Bermuda – seven fast-paced 45-minute-long meetings on electric transportation with senior people in business and government. Some folks were, perhaps, a bit stand-offish, but most were clearly appreciative of our ideas.
I may have mentioned that I’m a partner in a consulting company called Island Green, whose purpose is to drive gasoline and diesel from island nations with the same ferocity that the Pied Piper rid Hamelin of its rats. At issue in today’s talks is a 2010 event in which dozens of different kinds of electric scooters, passenger cars, trucks, ferries, etc. will be featured to approximately 300 participants from Bermuda and the Caribbean.
Our proposal for sponsorship was received warmly by most of the organizations we met with in this tiring but satisfying day. As the lady who scheduled the agenda for day told one of my partners and me at breakfast, “The last meeting ends at 5. You boys’ll probably be ready for a cold beverage.” She nailed that one.
More later.
