Frequent commenter Phil Manke writes: Hey Craig, To what extent do you think retail gasoline price levels depend on these government subsidies to oil companies? Do you think gasoline prices would rise significantly if and when subsidies are cut back? …
Is the Development of Electric Vehicles Throttled by the Oil Companies? Read More »
I don’t have money burning a hole in my pocket that I can’t wait to get into the stock market, but I do think a well-timed investment in the electric vehicle space makes sense. To that end, I’m always looking …
I’m always interested in articles that speculate on the “electric vehicle adoption curve,” i.e., the pace at which EVs will be integrated into our transportation mix. Here’s a piece by Steven Cohen, Executive Director, Columbia University’s Earth Institute, that concludes …
When I come across an article like this one from EVWorld’s Bill Moore: “Electric Cars and ‘Can’t Do Spirit’ of American Conservatives” I like to draw readers’ attention to it, and normally attempt to add some value in the form …
Conservatives Bash Electric Vehicles — But What’s the Agenda? Read More »
In April’s 2GreenEnergy webinar on electric transportation, I presented a short section on telematics, and all the wonderful benefits that accrue once the car is connected to the cloud: real-time traffic, green routing, intelligent billing, etc. In this video, a …
“Telematics” Offers Electric Vehicle Drivers Wonderful Benefits Read More »
I often wonder what caused Toyota to invest $50 million in Tesla. Obviously they deemed it important in expediting their introduction of electric vehicles. But doesn’t a company the size of Toyota have a considerable gaggle of engineers who know …
Can Someone Explain Toyota’s Lethargy in the Electric Vehicle Space? Read More »
I’m one of these people who’s always interested in product placement – you know, that Coors Light that the handsome and likeable guy in the movie you’re watching just happens to be sipping, or the United Airlines jumbo jet that …
Article Suggests Coda Among Leaders in Electric Vehicles Read More »
I want to call readers’ attention to the whole car-sharing phenomenon – particularly as it applies to the deployment of electric vehicles, and this excellent article that tackles some of the issues. There is no doubt that car-sharing in dense …
I thought readers may be interested in the response I got from two dedicated EV buffs (both partners of mine at EVWorld Associates – see bios here) when I asked them why they favored the electric version of the Ford …
EV Consultants Speak on the Ford Focus Electric and the Nissan LEAF Read More »
Over a period of almost 30 years, I ran the delivery organization of the marketing consultancy I co-founded, Mueller/Shields. I found this terrifically rewarding in a number of ways – one of which was knowing that I was at least …
It’s May, and We’re Arranging Marriages in the Electric Vehicle Industry Read More »
