Green car blogger Jon LeSage and I had identical experiences early last week. We both came across each other’s names, recognized them from our travels in the industry, and said, “I want to talk to that guy.” This all culminated …
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Electric Vehicles
The Validity of Electric Transportation
I’d like to call readers’ attention to this discussion of the validity of electric transportation. In fact, the discussion began earlier in this piece on bashing electric vehicles. There are a lot of interesting ideas here that challenge the …
Electric Vehicles: Confronting the Tough Realities
Glenn Doty is an extremely senior scientist who studies the macro-world of energy, and doesn’t like what he sees regarding electric transportation. He writes: While I have tremendous respect for you and the work that you are doing, I have …
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The Electric Vehicle Adoption Curve – Two Opposing Views
In response to my recent piece on electric vehicles, a few readers sent me John Peterson’s position on the subject. Thanks, but I’m already quite familiar with it. John’s a brilliant, honest, and levelheaded guy; in fact, I plan to visit …
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We Hail from a Long Line of Alternative Fueled Vehicles
A quick reminder that we come from a long line of alternative fueled vehicles: It’s the 116th anniversary of the first automobile race in the United States. 89 had entered, but only six actually started, of which half were electric …
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The Media Loves EV Manufacturer Coda — But Exactly Why Is Anyone’s Guess
EV manufacturer Coda continues to receive good press; they seem to enjoy the full credibility of an unquestioning media. But how is this possible? Will people really pay $8000 more for the first car off the assembly line from a …
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The Adoption of Electric Vehicles — More Than Meets the Eye
John Petersen is one of the most thoughtful critics of the electric vehicle industry. In a phone conversation I had with him a few weeks ago, he laid out a few reasons why he thinks the whole idea needs to …
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Are Angels Real? – Angel Investors, That Is?
If you’ve ever wondered if there really are high net-worth individuals who happily invest their own money in start-up ventures, and calmly allow the entrepreneur to pursue his business, I’m here to tell you that such creatures do, in fact, …
Electric Transportation — What’s Truly Needed?
Here are a few thoughts on the migration to electric transportation, submitted by a reader. I understand his dilemma, and note that he’s certainly not alone. In fact, I can’t think of an EV visionary who doesn’t share his frustration. …
EVWorld’s Bill Moore Speaks on the Future of Mobility
Here’s a wonderful presentation that everyone should see, EVWorld editor Bill Moore’s 30-minute talk called The Future of Mobility. What happens when we double the number of cars on the roads — from one billion, which we just hit, to …
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