EV buff Dick Schoen argues: “EVs, the 110 models coming into the US from forty or so manufacturers worldwide, cannot successfully commercialize without free public solar charging.” I reply: Dick: Thanks for writing. I have a great deal of respect …
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2GreenEnergy Video Report – Electric Transportation: Beware of Undercapitalized Start-ups
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ22mlwxRMU&w=425&h=349] In this week’s 2GreenEnergy Video Report, I discuss a potential trap for investors and business people more generally — the gap in funding necessary to achieve momentum and successful commercialization of a new electric vehicle product.
2GreenEnergy Video Report: Electric Vehicles — Using Market Research Processes to Gauge Market Size
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzAL0W9I4u8&w=425&h=349] In this episode of the 2GreenEnergy Video Report, I discuss the use of market research to gauge the overall size of a target market.
2GreenEnergy Video Report – Electric Vehicle Business Plans that Simply Won’t Work
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VvCB8ijr0M&w=425&h=349] The world is embracing electric vehicles in a big way. But that doesn’t mean all companies offering EVs will succeed. Here, I make some predictions about the probable losers in the EV space.
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Webinar on Electric Vehicles – Press Release
For those who missed April’s webinar on electric vehicles, here’s a press release that hits a few of the highlights. In a webinar attended by interested participants all over the world, Craig Shields presented his views on the business aspects …
[The Vector] Electric Vehicle News: Tesla Wins Monte Carlo…Again
It’s a triumph for Tesla. The Tesla Roadster beat out more than 100 clean fuel vehicles in the 5th Monte Carlo Alternative Energy Rally, repeating last year’s victory. Driven by former Formula 1 driver Erik Comas, the white roadster proved …
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Hot News from Washington DC: EVs are Good
I just had a meeting with Jeff Siegel of GreenChipStocks at the Electric Drive Transportation Association conference. When we were finished talking business, we compared notes on the event. While it’s good to see all this happening, my personal belief …
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Electric Drive Transportation Association Conference
This year’s Electric Drive Transportation Association conference in Washington DC is shaping up to be a good one. Great agenda, lots of sponsors, and tons of high-level exhibitors. I’ll be there for two days, for a host of different reasons …
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Electric Vehicle Adoption and Consumer Fears
In yesterday’s webinar on electric vehicles (EVs) I used the same metaphor that the author of this article did: no car buyer wants to invest in the auto equivalent of the next Betamax (a standard for videotapes that became obsolete …
2GreenEnergy Video Report: Electric Transportation
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZm4idH5kzc&w=480&h=390] Here, 2GreenEnergy Video Report host George Alger interviews me on the subject of electric transportation. We cover fuel-cell and battery EVs, the most likely consumer adoption curve, and the imperative on the part of the OEMs to begin …
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