Disruptive innovation, EV’s and the charging station
King Champ (K.C.) Gillette invented the popular form of the safety razor and made his money selling blades. He was so successful that the approach became a business model and in entrepreneurial conversations phrases like, “We plan to make money on the blades” is all one needs to say to get a sophisticated point across […]
Happening in 2018
This will be an important transition year. Car makers are poised to bring to market scores of new electric models in 2019, so in the lead up to that moment, this year will be a time when we all become more familiar with the terms and conditions of electric driving. Charging times, driving range, and […]
Alt fuels driving K-wave formation
Have you noticed how petroleum companies like Exxon-Mobile and Shell are talking about their research into alternate fuels or ways of using them that don’t cause pollution such as fuel cells? Those commercials are designed to make us feel good by reassuring us that something is being done to ward off the worst effects of […]
Bloomberg, Brown offer climate hope
The climate issue is really a mashup. One issue involves getting energy from renewable non-carbon sources, another calls for removing carbon from the environment not just limiting emissions. There’s a good deal to be hopeful for in the climate discussion though it will be important to keep the train on the rails in the new […]
3 Ways Electric Cars Are Changing More Than the Way We Drive
Part 1 of 3 on the Future of Transportation and the Internet of Things The world is moving away from cars based on the internal combustion engine (ICEs). The future is electric. With Tesla leading the way on what’s possible with electric vehicles, more traditional auto manufacturers are following suit. Volvo has announced that all […]
Elon Musk has two more Secret Master Plans
In August 2006 Elon Musk first published his Secret Master Plan for Tesla: Build sports car Use that money to build an affordable car Use that money to build an even more affordable car While doing above, also provide zero emission electric power generation options And with the launch (for pre-order) of the Tesla Model […]
Unfortunate EV choice won’t help SAP’s Greenhouse Gas reduction commitments
The graph above is taken from the Greenhouse Gas Footprint page of SAP’s Sustainability Report and it shows SAP’s global GHG footprint for 2010. Of particular note in this graph is that globally SAP’s 2010 carbon footprint for corporate cars is 24%. This is up from 23% in 2009 and 18% in 2008. This is […]
The zero-emissions Nissan Leaf test drive
I love the idea of electric cars and have done for a long time. Recently, one of my best friends Ray Flynn, proprietor of Flynns Garage (a Nissan Dealership in Carlow, Ireland), contacted me to let me know he is one of only 15 Nissan dealerships in Ireland who have been approved to sell the […]
EV Not-So-Quick Recharging
EV proponents seriously underestimate the seriousness of the battery recharging time element and the obstacle it will become to establishing large fleets of EVs on American roads. The EV industry has established a reality distortion field in order to avoid the unpleasantness of a fact that impairs their marketplace agenda and the media has more […]
Keynesian Porn
Read this and thought “right on brother”. it ain’t exactly the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Every American who pays taxes is invested in your EV at this point. Self-righteousness gets you nowhere when the playing field ain’t level. Just sayin… [From Quote Of The Day: Don’t Make Me Pull This Oversubsidized Niche […]
