Here’s a “clean car calculator” in which users can plug in certain values and receive an instant assessment of the eco-impact of their vehicle. I’ll point out (before skeptics like reader Glenn Doty have the chance) that the methodology is …
Category: Electric Vehicles
Electric Vehicles
Enterprise Is Shopping for Electric Vehicles
At yesterday’s Plug-In Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Conference I had a wonderful conversation with a senior player at Enterprise Holdings, the parent company of Enterprise Rent-A-Car. I began by validating him for coming to a show like this; to me it shows, …
IBM’s Vice President of Energy and Utilities — Making a Difference in Electric Transportation
Here’s another quick note from San Diego, where I’m spending the day at the Plug-In Electric Vehicle Infrastructure USA 2012. I just had a great conversation with Allan Schurr, IBM’s Vice President of Energy and Utilities. I performed quite a …
EV Charging Standards as Discussed at the Plug-In Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Conference
I’m spending the day in San Diego at the Plug-In Electric Vehicle Infrastructure USA 2012, meeting people, listening to talks, and doing an on-camera interview with industry guru Jon LeSage at Green Car Digest. I just had an interesting conversation …
Why Is the EV Adoption Curve So Flat? Check Out the Ford Focus Electric
A couple of times a year, I order up a free “press pass” and head out to a conference on electric vehicles. Tonight, I’ll be driving south, staying with a friend in Los Angeles, then getting up early and continuing …
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Extended Range Electric Vehicles and Plug-in Hybrids
Frequent commenter MarcoPolo writes: Craig, EREVs (extended range electric vehicles), are not simply ‘Plug-in hybrids’. The GM Volt is an astonishing example of US engineering, and advanced technology. All Americans should feel proud of the GM Volt. I have to …
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Plug-In Hybrids: Now THAT’S Complexity
Here’s a wonderful video that explains the multiple drivetrains at work in the Chevy Volt. A couple of immediate impressions: 1) No wonder the price on this sucker is $41K, with all that going on. The bill of materials (costs …
Coda: the EV with a “Consumer Value Proposition” from Hell
EVWorld covered the electric vehicle start-up Coda in its weekly newsletter, pointing out that the car lacks certain features that are standard in other EVs. The fact that Coda is still around amazes me. Coda offers a “consumer value proposition” …
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Video: Sustainable Transportation
Here’s a video in which I introduce a new 2GreenEnergy Associate – Dan Sturges, a senior consultant in sustainable transportation. As we sit here today, there are a few dozen of the world’s great cities that have extremely aggressive goals …
A Promising Player in Neighborhood Electric Vehicles
Here’s a short video I made recently on a company in Michigan that I believe to be one of the most promising players in neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs) aka low-speed electric vehicles (LSEVs). These guys have the design, the team, …
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