Category: Electric Vehicles

Electric Vehicles

Just got off the phone with Brooks Agnew, CEO of Vision Motors, with its unique, low-cost design for electric pick-up trucks. I really enjoy Brooks; he’s got a terrific temperament for dealing with the frustrations that are inherent in getting …

Good News from Vision Motors and Its Unique Electric Truck Design Read More »

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I’m speaking at an Electric Transportation conference in Los Angeles in a few weeks, in which I’ve been asked to take on the issue of the EV adoption curve – a subject near and dear to my heart. Here’s Boston …

Electric Transportation Conference in Los Angeles — Craig Shields to Speak on the EV Adoption Curve Read More »

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I’ve often mentioned that I admire the French for their vision in electric transportation and their aggression in dealing with air quality as a public health and safety issue.  Here’s an interesting article in which the government has run afoul …

French Aggressively Promoting Electric Transportation Read More »

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Frequent commenter Phil Manke writes: Hey Craig, To what extent do you think retail gasoline price levels depend on these government subsidies to oil companies? Do you think gasoline prices would rise significantly if and when subsidies are cut back? …

Is the Development of Electric Vehicles Throttled by the Oil Companies? Read More »

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I don’t have money burning a hole in my pocket that I can’t wait to get into the stock market, but I do think a well-timed investment in the electric vehicle space makes sense. To that end, I’m always looking …

Yulon/Luxgen: A Good Bet on Electric Vehicles Read More »

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For years, Portland, Oregon has been maintaining – and heightening – its commitment to leading the migration to clean energy and electric transportation. Here’s what they’re doing in solar chargers for EVs in public parking lots. Not to quibble over …

Portland Oregon – Solar Energy and Electric Transportation Leader Read More »

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I’m always interested in articles that speculate on the “electric vehicle adoption curve,” i.e., the pace at which EVs will be integrated into our transportation mix. Here’s a piece by Steven Cohen, Executive Director, Columbia University’s Earth Institute, that concludes …

Electric Vehicles Will Hit Hard, Fast and Expectedly. Who Predicted 10 Years Ago that 5 Billion Of Us Would Have Cell Phones? Read More »

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I spent most of the day with a couple of my partners from our recently minted Bermuda corporation “Island Green.”  This is a start-up dedicated to bringing electric transportation to the tony island nation — then to the Caribbean and …

Island Green, Bringing Electric Transportation to Bermuda Read More »

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When I come across an article like this one from EVWorld’s Bill Moore: “Electric Cars and ‘Can’t Do Spirit’ of American Conservatives” I like to draw readers’ attention to it, and normally attempt to add some value in the form …

Conservatives Bash Electric Vehicles — But What’s the Agenda? Read More »

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In April’s 2GreenEnergy webinar on electric transportation, I presented a short section on telematics, and all the wonderful benefits that accrue once the car is connected to the cloud: real-time traffic, green routing, intelligent billing, etc. In this video, a …

“Telematics” Offers Electric Vehicle Drivers Wonderful Benefits Read More »

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