Category: Electric Vehicles

Electric Vehicles

Honda’s Steve Ellis is one of the world’s foremost authorities on the subject of alternative fuel vehicles and their commercial trajectory.  He happened to be a fellow speaker at last month’s AltCarExpo in Santa Monica, and I’m proud to count …

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A reader suggested that I review the innovative product offered by a German company called IAV in electric vehicle charging, which I did. See this fascinating idea on inductive charging. To be honest, I had never heard of this. So …

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Eco-Trans Alliance in Sarasota Florida is a low-speed electric vehicle (LSEV) manufacturing company with a distinctly sunny disposition. The five year-old company sports a line of cars with solar panels on the roof — adding approximately 10% of the range …

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The 2009 “Business of Plugging In” conference also featured a great deal of discussion on the readiness of the utilities to support EVs. Although some people were horribly cautionary and indicated that this was a major impediment, a few key …

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Considering all the writing I’ve done on the EV adoption curve over the past 18 months or so, I was interested in the immense amount of discussion on the subject at the “Business of Plugging In” conference in Detroit earlier …

The Electric Vehicle Adoption Curve Read More »

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Another benefit of attending the “Business of Plugging In” conference was the opportunity to reconnct with old friends, and to conduct interviews so as to keep my book on renewables moving forward.  Brian Wynne, president of the Electric Drive Transportation …

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I marvel at how different the 2009 “Business of Plugging In” conference was in comparison to a number of the other shows I’ve attended recently on renewable energy and electric transportation. Perhaps most obvious was the attention on job creation …

The "Business of Plugging In" Conference – Continued Read More »

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My partner at EV World and good friend Bill Moore and I convene in Detroit this week for the “Business of Plugging In” show, which  runs through Wednesday. Upon my return, I’ll deliver a full report on who’s doing what. …

This Week in Detroit: "Business of Plugging In" Read More »

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Advocates of electric vehicles understand that there are many interesting variations in potential drivetrains, and that ideally, we would combine ultracapacitors with batteries to deliver stored energy as needed to provide power intelligently, based on the needs of the driver.  …

Ultracapacitor Breakthrough – Reticle Carbon Read More »

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There are so many exciting things happening here at 2GreenEnergy that it’s hard to know where to start. I’ve been asked to attend the Business of Plugging In conference in Detroit October 19 – 21. And although I loved the …

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