Green Car Congress
APRIL 30, 2009
Paul Taylor, Chief Economist for the National Automotive Dealers Association, had the following observations: At $4/gallon gas people looked at more economical versions of the same vehicle rather than going down in vehicle size—they continue to buy cars that meet their needs. Personal mobility redefined. kg) of aluminum used.
Revenge of the Electric Car
JANUARY 21, 2009
The Whole Life Times just published an Interview with Chris : The Electric Car Returns (and This Time It’s Personal). January 2009 | Conversations The Electric Car Returns (and This Time It’s Personal). Q: When gas prices went up, people started driving less, and interest in EVs soared. Chris Paine in the Whole Life Times.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 19, 2009
News | Markets | Technology | Personal Finance | Small Business | CNN.com RSS Newsletters Video Home Fortune 500 Technology Investing Management Rankings Andy Grove on battery power To wean itself from imported oil, the U.S. must create a strong electric car industry. The answer may lie in Silicon Valley. rivals in the dust.
Green Car Congress
JULY 19, 2012
Very broadly, they found that an LCFS would buffer the economy against global oil price spikes, trim demand for petroleum, and lessen upward pressure on gas prices. I personally don’t think we should get rid of the RFS. If it reduced its crude oil CI, it could apply those reductions as credits against its LCFS obligation.
Revenge of the Electric Car
JULY 14, 2009
Once several thousand people get the opportunity to buy the likes of Nissan’s well made EV, the demand from the early adopters’ friends and family will expand exponentially. Pricing isn’t set. Oil vs. electrons. But Ghosn thinks rising oil prices will tilt the economics in favor of electrons.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
Millions of EVs and PHEVs would expand the sale of electricity as an alternative to oil. Instead they could buy back electricity at peak hours from vehicle drivers. And yes, buy cheap (night) sell high (day) and sell local (remember there are HUGE line losses in the common interstate grids- more so in daytime high power draw hours.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
Then Mr. Wang, as he’s known, got into the automobile business by buying a failing state-owned carmaker. That track record—and that potential—is what persuaded Warren Buffett’s company, Berkshire Hathaway, to buy 10% of BYD last fall for $230 million. Innovation appears to be Mr. Wang’s personal passion. You are not logged in.
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