Transportation is a major cause of carbon emissions, so much so that it accounts to the north of 20 percent. The US, being at the forefront of industrial development, has its fair share in overall emissions. But the federal government …
Category: Electric Vehicles
Electric Vehicles
The Electric Vehicle Adoption Curve
I spent the better part of yesterday afternoon in a television studio in Ventura, interviewing Plug-In America vice president and co-founder Paul Scott. Paul had generously committed the time, and drove his Toyota RAV-4 EV up from Santa Monica for …
2GreenEnergy Video: Paul Scott, Plugin America
Craig Shields interviews Paul Scott as part of the TV series, “The 2GreenEnergy Video Report.” This is the complete 30 minute interview. There are also short clips of this interview available by searching for “Paul Scott” on the 2GreenEnergy.com website.
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Thoughts on the EV Adoption Curve
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 …
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Hypocrisy and Renewable Energy
Reader Kate apparently thinks I’m hypocritical. She writes: Living in Santa Ynez must be really tough, getting around and all with those Bently’s and top-shelf jags/mercs and 6-digit priced horses. Pontificate on in the valley of the ultra rich. How …
Some People Are Disgusted by Efficient Little Cars
Re: my piece on changing attitudes to electric vehicles, guest blogger Arlene Allen writes: I’ll roll with you on shifts in attitude. They are, however, notoriously difficult to predict. I don’t particularly give such a shift good odds when it …
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Helping Electric Vehicle Companies Expand
In addition to my work at 2GreenEnergy, I’m a partner in two companies related to electric vehicles. One is the largest website on Earth dedicated to EVs — an 11-year-old website with 225,000 unique vistors a month — EVWorld.com. I’ve …
Paradigm Shift in Driving and the Electric Vehicle Adoption Curve
Yesterday, I wrote a post featuring a video on our driving habits and how they’re likely to change, given our newfound spirit of environmental stewardship. It seems that more and more of us every day are ceasing to define ourselves …
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Paradigm Shift in Driving and the Migration to Renewable Energy
I started to write a blog post on this subject: how our appreciation for clean energy will cause a shift in our relationships with the cars we drive. Then I decided to make short video out of the concept. I …
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Paul Scott and Plug-In America
I encourage readers who may be interested in electric transportation to sign up for Paul Scott’s blog. Paul is a spokesperson for Plug-In America, and one the great forces for progressive environmental policy. He also happens to be a terrific …
