Posts Tagged by Plug In America
Electric Transportation, Fossil Fuels, and "Internalizing the Externalities"
| September 1, 2011 | Posted by Craig Shields under Electric Vehicles |
Do you have a clean energy story that you’d like to tell the world?
One day each month, I shoot a series of short television shows called the “2GreenEnergy Video Report” in which I interview folks with interesting stories to tell at a television studio. The shows air throughout the month on a local channel here in Southern California — but, perhaps more important, we host the videos on YouTube and this website where they get some really good, longer-term exposure.
If you’re interested in being a part of this process, please check out the sample below, and let me know if you’d like to participate. Read More
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Studies on Auto Emissions Favor Electric Vehicles
| August 11, 2011 | Posted by Craig Shields under Electric Vehicles |
I know not everyone studies the well-to-wheels comparisons of fuel sources for transportation, and that there are people who harbor grave misunderstanding in the area. Here, frequent commenter Glenn Doty writes:
With our current grid, nearly 100% of the energy used to power EV’s will be coal. That means that a Nissan Leaf will cause more than twice the emissions/mile as a Toyota Prius, and that’s only the marginal emissions. Once the initial capital emissions are considered, it will be significantly worse still.
In no way would EV’s be better for the environment than HEV’s – which are far less expensive.
EV’s will universally do far greater harm than ICEV’s if you compare similar size vehicles. So why are they being pushed as “green”?
All I can say in response is to request that he – and others who have similar beliefs – read one of the numerous studies on auto emissions that has been done recently on the subject, like this one by Sherry Boschert showing just the opposite.
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Chrysler’s Alternative Fuel Vehicle
| April 15, 2011 | Posted by Craig Shields under Electric Vehicles |
I just came across this article on Chrysler’s plan to offer a natural gas-based car in 2017.
I know this sounds like a strange reaction, but personally, this cheeses me off. I see it is an attempt to confuse and distract the consumer from alternate fuel vehicles, so Big Auto can sell more internal combusion engines and Big Oil can pump more gasoline for a few more years while the market scratches its head and tries to sort this out.
Of course, Chrysler is free to choose whatever product marketing strategy it cares to. But the net of this decision will be only two things:
a) An ultimate failure for Chrysler (and the tax-payers who bailed them out after their last many decades of failure). There is no way in the universe that CNG (even though it’s cheap now) will become a viable fuel for the US long-term. How much more will they need from us to cover this fiasco?
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b) A short-term confusion and turn-off for the consumer, as it will serve to cast doubt on the legitimacy of the evolution to EVs.
As always, not everyone sees it the way I do. I just spoke with Plug-in America co-founder and heavy-duty EV advocate Paul Scott. Paul welcomes Chrysler’s idea, and (though he didn’t say it) clearly thought I was half crazy for my reaction to the news.
But hey — it’s a difference of opinion that makes horseraces.
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Paul Scott and the Nissan Leaf
| August 29, 2010 | Posted by Craig Shields under Electric Vehicles |
When my friend Paul Scott, co-founder of Plug-In America took a trip to Yokohama last June to test drive the Nissan Leaf, I never dreamed it would include a private lunch with CEO, Carlos Ghosn — and ultimately — a gig selling the Leaf at Santa Monica Nissan. If you’re in town and want a great EV made by a team truly committed to the future of clean transportation, ask for Paul. Tell ‘em Craig sent ya.
See his blog post on the subject here.
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Electric Transportation and the Environmental Trade-offs of Electric Vehicles
| June 15, 2010 | Posted by Craig Shields under Electric Vehicles |
Here’s another segment of a recent episode of the 2GreenEnergy Report in which Paul Scott of Plug-in America discusses electric transportation with me. Here, he talks about the environmental trade-offs represented by electric vehicles.
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Paul Scott of Plug-in America Discusses Electric Vehicles on the 2GreenEnergy Report
| June 9, 2010 | Posted by Craig Shields under Electric Vehicles |
Here’s the full 30-minute show in which Paul Scott of Plug-in America appeared on the 2GreenEnergy Report, and discussed electric transportation and renewable energy in great depth. We did our best to pack the conversation: consumer acceptance, the changing role of the power utilities, pushback from the oil companies, the level of sincerity of big auto, etc.
Thanks again, Paul.
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Paul Scott of Plug-In America Speaks on the Auto Companies
| June 9, 2010 | Posted by Craig Shields under Electric Vehicles |
Here’s a clip of Paul Scott of Plug-In America talking with me about auto OEMs on the 2GreenEnergy Report.
Full 30-minute show on electric transportation here.
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Paul Scott on the Electric Vehicle Adoption Curve
| June 6, 2010 | Posted by Craig Shields under Electric Vehicles |
In this segment of the 2GreenEnergy Report, Plug-In America’s Paul Scott speaks with me on one of my favorite subjects: the Electric Vehicle Adoption Curve. Readers may have noticed that I’ve try to get at this subject “eight ways from Sunday,” and I thought Paul added some terrific insight. See if you agree.
Full 30-minute show on electric transportation here.
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Plug-in America’s Paul Scott Discusses Power Utilities on the 2GreenEnergy Report
| June 4, 2010 | Posted by Craig Shields under Electric Vehicles |
Here, Paul Scott from Plug-in America discusses the power utilities and electric transportation on a recent segment of the 2GreenEnergy Report.
Full 30-minute show on electric transportation here.
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Paul Scott, Co-founder of Plug-in America, on Electric Transportation and Charging Infrastructure
| June 3, 2010 | Posted by Craig Shields under Electric Vehicles |
Paul Scott, co-founder of Plug-in America, speaks with 2GreenEnergy Report host Craig Shields about electric transportation and charging infrastructure.
Full 30-minute show on electric transportation here.
