[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnaUeEHeLsA&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1] Here’s a good discussion of target marketing. What’s the difference between designing a new product because it’s cool versus meeting the true unmet needs of a specific market segment? Michael Scholey, EMCycle’s CEO, and I talk about this.
Tag: EVs
Japan’s Nikkei Newspaper Provides Toyota and Honda with an Obvious Suggestion – Electric Vehicles
A recent article in Japan’s Nikkei newspaper urges the country’s automakers to head directly to battery EVs, rather than further protracting the lives of hybrids. The piece suggests that both Toyota and Honda must shift towards EVs, or risk having …
Electric Vehicles and the Plug-In Show – 2010
I’m headed for San Jose, CA this week for the annual Plug-In show. Like virtually every other event in the green space, these events get bigger and more exciting each year. Now, with the advent of the Nissan Leaf and …
Don't Miss the Plug-In 2010 Show in San Jose, CA
I hope to see a great number of friends and colleagues at this year’s Plug-In Show in San Jose, CA, July 26 – 29. So many things are happening in the development of battery EVs and plug-in hybrids that I …
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Electric Vehicles and the Traditional Automakers
I want to call readers’ attention to the discussion on what I think is one of the hottest and most important topics in clean energy: the EV adoption curve and the sincerity of the OEMs in building and selling EVs. …
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Car Sharing — Social Benefits — Part Three in a Series
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhJgObXAA1Q&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1] Pat Mahan of FunRide discusses the social benefits of car sharing with me on a recent airing of the 2GreenEnergy Report. In my mind, the degree to which car sharing is successful is an indicator of the degree …
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Tagged with: 2GreenEnergy Report, car-sharing, electric transportation, Electric Vehicles, EVs, Funride, Pat Mahan, social benefits, video
Why I Wouldn't Buy Tesla
Tesla, the electric sports-car manufacturer, had a very successful IPO yesterday and today the stock continues to rise. Personally, I wouldn’t go near it. Battery technology still has a long way to go. When it does get there –probably in …
Bermuda: Replacing Internal Combustion Engines with Electric Vehicles
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyspsmrgwYI&w=445&h=364] Sam Smith discusses Bermuda’s migration to electric vehicles with me on a recent episode of the 2GreenEnergy Report. Full disclosure: I’m part of the effort to bring EVs to Bermuda. Sometimes I challenge myself with tough projects, but sometimes …
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Electric Vehicles and Renewable Energy
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk2C60MmOE0&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1] Sam Smith discusses the use of renewable energy to fuel electric vehicles with me on a recent episode of the 2GreenEnergy Report.
Battery Chemistry and the Future of Electric Vehicles
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p7xGijaucE&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1] EV World Associates’ Sam Smith explains the future of electric vehicles to me on an episode of 2GreenEnergy Report.
Tagged with: battery chemistry, BEV, economics of electric vehicles, electric transportation, EV World Associates, EVs, PHEV, Sam Smith
