Tag: Electric Vehicles

[blip.tv http://blip.tv/play/hed1geTESQA] Here’s the full 30-minute show in which Paul Scott of Plug-in America appeared on the 2GreenEnergy Report, and discussed electric transportation and renewable energy in great depth. We did our best to pack the conversation: consumer acceptance, the …

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Paul Minett wrote a very cogent response in response to my post about the dubious validity of EV research. He is completely right that there are numerous battles to be fought along the way — and he nailed many of …

Electric Transportation — What Will It Take? Read More »

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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM5fxdbLVOg&w=445&h=364] Another clip of Paul Scott’s appearance on The 2GreenEnergy Report. Here, the subject is the role of government in the migration to electric vehicles. Full 30-minute show on electric transportation here.

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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 …

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Thanks for your comments on my pieces on Deloitte and the dubious validity of its EV-related research. Perhaps the real issue is actually something that I’ve seen quite often in research efforts: proving what they’ve already assumed. Also known as …

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I just wrote a post on Renewable Energy World about the Tesla-Toyota deal this week that has so captured the attention of the electric vehicle world. In the article, I note that, while it’s reason to cheer, it gives us …

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My fine friend and 2GreenEnergy associate Terry Ribb did a long and productive stint at Deloitte Consulting, and thus I tend to put special value on the reports I get from that esteemed organization. But when it comes to market …

EV Adoption Curve — Market Research of Questionable Validity Read More »

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Here’s another post on the EV adoption curve that I put on Renewable Energy World in which I claim that range anxiety will have a smaller-than-predicted effect on EV sales.

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As I mentioned the other day, I’m trying to “get out more” and blog on other sites. Earlier today, I wrote on EnergyBlogs.com that I foresee a world in which those with a reasonable case for EVs simply buy them, …

Prediction: The Adoption Curve for Electric Vehicles — No Problem for the Grid Read More »

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My much respected friend Wally Rippel asks that I publish something to set the record straight on the early days of electric transportation.  Here goes: According to the movie Who Killed the Electric Car? “after the success of the Sunraycer, …

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