The Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have announced two proposed labels for rating vehicles according to fuel economy, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and air pollutants. Read more about the labels and how to view them.
Category: Electric Vehicles
Electric Vehicles
Introduction of the Nissan Leaf in Hawaii — Textbook Niche-marketing
One of the keys to successful product launches is finding a niche that’s bound to be successful, and using that success to tell the story to a broader audience. Nowhere is this more important than in the introduction of electric …
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Congress: Sincere in Helping Small Clean Tech Businesses?
A friend of mine who is trying to raise public or private money for his extremely well-conceived electric vehicle start-up just wrote to me with words that ring true: [We’ll be attending the] upcoming Annual Congressional Business Summit, and this …
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Paul Scott and the Nissan Leaf
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 …
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Nissan LEAF – Mainstream Coverage
I try to stay at least partially connected to the mainstream coverage of renewable energy and electric transportation – not so much because I believe there is truth there, but because I need to know what the mainstream consumers believe. …
Electric Vehicles and the "David and Goliath” Metaphor
We certainly see a great deal of the old “David and Goliath” metaphor in our conversations in this industry – especially in electric transportation. Though a number of EV start-ups have gone belly-up over the past few years, there are …
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Electric Vehicles and Off-Peak Charging
Dr. Bob Goldschmidt writes: We are only fooling ourselves if we think electric cars won’t be charged during peak usage hours. Bob: I’m interested to hear you say that. Why do you believe this? Even the people who don’t care …
Honda's Steve Ellis on Hydrogen Fuel Cells
I spoke with Honda’s Steve Ellis yesterday about the position I took in my book re: hydrogen fuel-cell-based cars. Steve is a vocal proponent for this controversial technology, and his job, I’ve come to learn, involves busily correcting misinformation on …
From Guest-blogger Ron: Save Money, Pollution, Time, Environment
This is rather long but maybe your assistants can screen this. I’m writing because you showed some interest in urban transport costs (skimming down, you will be able to see this thread). Recently the bike people have gained access to …
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From Guest Blogger Richard Marks: Where Does Alternative Energy Stand Politically?
As a company developing an electric vehicle, we are seeing the investment community frozen solid. When Obama got elected everyone thought he would solve all of our problems, including health care, Global Warning through a cap and trade bill, education, …
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