Tag: Carlos Ghosn

I am such a sucker for these time-lapse graphics!  They make me feel like I own a racehorse that’s miraculously made its way to the Kentucky Derby; it didn’t break out of the gate well, but it’s closing like gangbusters …

Electric Vehicle Sales Graphics Rock the House Read More »

Tagged with: , , , , , ,

I have a great deal of respect for Greentech Media and its reporters’ capacity to get into finely nuanced areas.  Yet here’s one that’s anything but subtle: Yep, It’s Still Incredibly Hard to Build an Electric Car Start-Up.  As Bob …

EV Start-Ups: Not for the Faint-of-Heart Read More »

Tagged with: , , ,

When Uber got practical and took a stake in Didi and cut the costs of their Chinese market pursuit, it made a lot of sense. Tesla is closing in on autonomous shuttles, but perhaps Uber and Tesla could find common …

More Insights from 2GreenEnergy Colleague Fritz Maffry: Business Success in Autonomous, Why Combined Efforts Make Sense Read More »

Tagged with: , ,

I friend sent me this interview the auto legend Carlos Ghosn, the CEO of a three-companies alliance: Renault, Nissan, and some Russian company with which I’m unfamiliar.  I think the world of Carlos Ghosn as an executive.  I attended the …

Carlos Ghosn, Electric Vehicles, and China Read More »

Tagged with: , , ,

At this point, Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Nissan/Renault, has invested $5.6 billion into electric vehicle technology — a big bet, to be sure. But I believe he feels it to be a fairly safe one, as it rests on his …

Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Nissan/Renault, Has a Lot Riding on Electric Vehicles Read More »

Tagged with: , , , , , , ,

The other day, Nissan began construction of a 1.3 million square-foot manufacturing facility in Smyrna, Tennessee that will produce the lithium-ion batteries to power its LEAF – slated for US production in 2012. I’ll be very happy when I can …

Nissan LEAF – Manufacturing Facility Read More »

Tagged with: , , , ,