Electric Vehicles
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gcjtp3gXlCE&w=445&h=364] Pat Mahan explicates his organization’s long-term plans on the 2GreenEnergy Report. I really loved having Pat on the show. He was comfortable and relaxed, but really took the obligation to articulate the value of car sharing — especially sharing …
Car Sharing and Its Role in Sustainability – Part Six in a Series Read More »
Want a good, quick read? Check out (FedEx Chairman) Fred Smith’s testimony to the Senate Fiance Committee — and note in particular Joseph Lado’s comment under it. In my estimation, this is precisely on target, and exactly the type and …
Corporate America and the Migration to Clean Energy Read More »
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 …
Don't Miss the Plug-In 2010 Show in San Jose, CA Read More »
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 …
Electric Vehicles — Mitsubishi's i-MiEV Is Coming Soon Read More »
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzZzqv1zFyo&w=445&h=364] Here, I interview FunRide’s Pat Mahan on some of the new ideas that are at the forefront of the concept of car sharing. I offer Pat what I thought was a terrific idea: car sharing on college campuses to …
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. …
Electric Vehicles and the Traditional Automakers Read More »
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pV4PvVhIgGA&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1] FunRide‘s Pat Mahan explains that his company represents “car sharing with a twist,” i.e., a fleet of 100% alternative fuel vehicles. I first came across this company years ago when I first set out to learn something about …
FunRide: Car Sharing with a Twist – Alternative Fuel Vehicles – Part Four in a Series Read More »
[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 …
Car Sharing — Social Benefits — Part Three in a Series Read More »
My friend Paul Scott of Plug-in America has me convinced that the large auto OEMs – the Nissans and GMs of the world – are sincere in their integration of electric vehicles. But watching this process unfold surely does test …
How Sincere Are the Large Auto OEMs in Their Integration of Electric Vehicles? Read More »
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wtxpBvM-v0&w=445&h=364] Here’s another snippet of my talk with Pat Mahan from FunRide. Here, he talks about his organization, which offers car sharing and alternative fueled vehicles. I ran across FunRide a couple of years ago in meetings I had with …
What Is FunRide? Car Sharing and Alternative Fuel Vehicles — Part 2 in a Series Read More »
