Electric Vehicles
Tony Hsieh (pronounced “Shay”), whose net worth is north of $800 million, is working on a plan to convert some of the 9000 taxis in Las Vegas to electric vehicles (Teslas) hailed by and paid for with smart phones. I …
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I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Richard Marks, founder of EnVironmental Transportation Solutions, for many years now. His dream is to offer an affordable and versatile low-speed electric vehicle for urban/intra-community use called the EcoV, and let me tell you, …
From the 2GreenEnergy Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/2GreenEnergy, Robin Babicek, one of our 3238 “friends,” commented on yesterday’s post on the BMW i3 (electric vehicle): 1. It’s ugly. 2. Battery range puts it alongside other EVs such as the LEAF. While this …
I love virtually everything about BMW’s i3 battery-electric vehicle – except that it won’t be available for another year. I hate to say it, but I’m mildly resentful of the fanfare that the company is generating, 12 full months in …
Here’s a good article that analyzes the eco-friendliness of electric transportation that makes a point that I try to emphasize in my discussions on the subject: the EV “selection effect.” The vast majority of EV buyers at this point make …
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Writing for the Motley Fool, Katie Spence opines that the low price ($41,350 less incentives) for the neat little BMW i3 (pictured here) is seriously bad news for competitors of various types. The most obvious, head-on-head player is the Nissan …
Low Price of BMW's All-electric i3 Causes a Stir Read More »
I’m glad to see that France is back in the news with respect to renewable energy and electric transportation. According to this article, the EV battery market there is predicted to experience a compound annual growth rate of over 44%!
I have to say that I love my colleague Jon Lesage’s Green Auto Market Digest. He shows a profound understanding of the industry, and brings tons of unique and valuable insights that most people miss. Here’s an article from the …
I had a terrific Skype call this morning with a fabulous Munich-based company: Govecs, a purveyor of extremely high-end German-engineered electric scooters. I hope to get a marketing and PR gig with them, but I have to admit that they’re …
As The Writer’s Almanac notes, the Los Angeles area’s Pasadena Freeway was opened on this date in 1940, the first freeway — a high-speed, divided, and limited-access thoroughfare — in the western United States. This was just a few years …
