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 …
Here’s a continuation of my conversation with a reader on the EV adoption curve, where he writes: You are so right. Maintenance is an issue if you decide to own your car for a long, long time. But with a …
The role I play as a partner in EVWorld.com enables me to have conversations with people very much at the center of the EV Adoption Curve discussion. I just got off the phone with Joe Delello, currently the man closest …
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In response to my piece about the EV adoption curve in New York City, Josh Levin writes: Eighty percent of the adults who live in Manhattan do not own motor vehicles, and rely on buses, subway, taxis to get around …
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It looks like Deloitte Consulting has taken another stab at predicting the EV adoption curve – this time pointing out a comparison to the long consumer acceptance cycle of the common clothes washer. Deloitte cleverly notes that 80 years were …
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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 …
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Every so often, I like to write a short article that gets us thinking about the rate at which electric vehicles will be assilimated into our culture and brought onto our roads, replacing internal combustion engines. Here are a few …
Readers may be interested in the comments of my friend and client Serafino Carri, posted earlier. Sonny, as he is popularly known, being the good guy he is, wrote me a private email with his response, cautious about offending me …
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