[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73gipIGigFo&w=445&h=364] When guest Paul Scott was on the 2GreenEnergy Report recently, I asked him about the organization he co-founded: Plug-In America.
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Electric Vehicles
The Electric Vehicle Adoption Curve in New York City
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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Paul Scott Speaks on the Big Oil Companies
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIup3ZoX_rA&w=445&h=364] Here’s another in a series of interview snipets that I conducted with Paul Scott, vice president and co-founder of Plug-In America. Here, we discuss the concept that the big oil companies will fight electric transportation to the death. Full …
Excellence in Market Research
In response to my complaint about Deloitte’s recent market research study on electric vehicles in which it was clear (to me at least) that they had surveyed irrelevant people as thus missed the mark with their conclusions, a gentleman named …
Nissan LEAF – Manufacturing Facility
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 …
EV-related Research Has Dubious Validity
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 …
Funride – Car Sharing with a Unique Twist
What do you know about car sharing? You know – the idea that your life circumstances may require you to have access to a car as needed, yet they may make it supremely impractical to own one. Take a moment …
Adoption of Electric Vehicles – Deloitte's Washing Machine Scenario
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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Electric Vehicle Start-ups
Abhishek writes in: “… electric vehicle startups require large amounts of capital to go into production. The continuous need for large capital infusions makes partnerships with established companies with large balance sheets essential. I think some of these ventures would …
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The Tesla-Toyota Deal — What Does It Signal?
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 …
