2012 sales of plug-in vehicles in the U.S. as of July 31st were 20,546, out of 8,398,746 total vehicles, under 0.25%, according to Jon LeSage’s Green Auto Market. Concerned about this figure and looking for an explanation, I called my …
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Bringing Renewable Energy to Developing Countries
In the last couple of months, I’ve become friendly with the fine folks at The Eleos Foundation, known for the investments they make in start-up companies located in developing countries, especially Kenya and other parts of East Africa. I’ve developed …
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Are Electric Vehicles a Niche Market?
Here’s an article on emerging battery technologies that will greatly improve the calculus under which electric vehicles will be adopted into the mainstream, focusing on the work IBM is doing in lithium-air. After some level of technical analysis, the author …
Prospective Electric Vehicle Owners Analyze Break-Even Point on Fuel Costs
Cameron Atwood writes: I recall seeing figures indicating the $45k Volt pays off the difference in savings on gas over electric cost over its ICE (internal combustion engine) brethren in six years. That’s not especially dismal. It depends on how …
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Where We’re Going In Clean Energy
Here’s an article that gets to a couple of important points that are illustrative of where we are and where we’re going in clean energy. • Financing solar photovoltaics. There is no doubt that homeowners would be more likely to invest …
Big Advancements in Electric Vehicle Batteries
A reader asks my opinion of Envia Systems‘ lithium-ion battery. I reply: If these claims are true, it’s a really important breakthrough — potentially even more significant than that of my friends at Eos Energy Storage. The number one issue …
From Guest Blogger Jesse Harwell: Best Green Cars for 2012
This year, more car companies have released eco-friendly cars, which means more options for eco-friendly consumers. From electric cars to vehicles that use alternative fuel, here are the best green cars coming out for next year. 1. Honda Civic Natural …
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A Collaboration on Fuel Cell Vehicles — But Exactly Whose Interests Are At Stake? Not Yours.
Here’s an article that describes a collaboration between GM and BMW on fuel cell vehicles. Wow, that’s remarkable. Just when I had started to trust the car companies based on the sincerity of Nissan/Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn and his people who …
“EV Profiler” — a Powerful Sales Tool for Electric Vehicles
I’ve begun delivering a consulting action for my client, the “EV Profiler.” Imagine, if you will, a device placed in your current car that provides a super-accurate report on the amount of energy you consume in your day-to-day driving. Based …
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Predicting the Electric Vehicle Adoption Curve
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q7prldEBpo&w=425&h=349] Here’s the presentation — including the audio track — that I made to the Electric Vehicle Summit at the Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles last week. In essence, my point is that, though I’m bullish on the …
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