Why Our Government Invests in Electric Cars
December 22nd, 2011 // 10:26 pm @ Miss Electric
In 2011, we made history. We have 15,000 new plug-in cars on the road. We started the shift towards a clean transportation system. We could not have achieved this success without the investment and support from forward-thinking policymakers in our government. As we move into the second year of electric car success in the U.S., let’s [...]
Category : Marketing EVs &Plug-In Policies
Volt Owner Campaign: Our Story Gets Told
December 19th, 2011 // 9:25 am @ Miss Electric
These past couple of weeks have been quite interesting for our Volt Owners facebook group. The media and the public want to know: What Do Volt Owners Think of Recent Events? At the beginning of this month, a group of us co-wrote an open letter from Chevy Volt Owners, entitled, “Why Are Chevy Volt Owners [...]
Category : Plug-In Policies &Volt Driving
Will Norway Be An EV Leader for the World?
November 16th, 2011 // 3:46 pm @ Miss Electric
In just a few days I will be speaking at this year’s ZERO conference in Norway – the premier event for the movers and shakers in the clean tech industry for the region. Arnold Schwarezenegger, Connie Hedegaard (European Commissioner for Climate Action), and others will be speaking on how to shift the energy and transportation system [...]
Category : Plug-In Policies &Speaking and Events
The State of EVs in America
October 24th, 2011 // 11:30 pm @ Miss Electric
Energy Now showcases a riveting 30-minute segment on “The State of EVs in America.” Included in this piece are snippets from the National Plug-In Day Parade in Santa Monica and an interview with Chris Paine, director of “Revenge of the Electric Car.” Check it to get a stellar overview of how EVs are faring during [...]
Category : EV Books and Media &Plug-In Policies
Costco – Update (Don’t Eliminate) EV Chargers!
August 24th, 2011 // 11:10 pm @ Miss Electric
Costco has been a market leader in the EV infrastructure field for many years now. They are one of the few businesses who had operational “paddle-style” chargers used to supply juice to Toyota Rav-4 EVs that have been on the road for the past ten years. In a puzzling move, Costco has removed those chargers [...]
Category : Plug-In Policies
Excuse Me, Can I Share That Charge? Proposed CA Law AB 475 Says No
August 23rd, 2011 // 3:18 pm @ Miss Electric
In a classic case of EV policy confusion, a California bill that was intended to expand public charging use by plug-in hybrid drivers (such as a Chevy Volt) now includes a provision that forbids drivers to share charging equipment while parked at a public station. Assemblywoman Betsy Butler first proposed AB 475 to update the [...]
Category : Plug-In Policies
It’s Time for an Energy Grid Makeover
July 25th, 2011 // 6:00 am @ Tala Oszkay
California is like that annoying popular girl in high school. Nice weather. Beautiful people. In & Out Burger. Even with a busted economy, the state has still managed to take the lead in implementing EV technology and remaking its energy grid. The state currently has the most charging stations and was the first to launch [...]
Category : Plug-In Policies &Smart Grid/Clean Energy
Winning? Obama Needs Bigger Cojones on Clean Energy
June 7th, 2011 // 8:52 am @ Tala Oszkay
Like a CBS producer trying to decide whether or not to pull Charlie Sheen from Two and Half Men, the U.S. Government is torn on some decisions lately. Invest in a clean transportation system? Give aid to a city damaged by a natural disaster? Casually ignore a glaring ignorance and pretend we’re winning the future? [...]
Category : Clean Car Investing &Oil Politics and Supply &Plug-In Policies
Will L.A. Be the City of EVs? New UCLA Study
May 27th, 2011 // 5:42 am @ Tala Oszkay
It’s no secret that Angelenos are addicted to their cars. With over 5.5 million vehicles registered in the county, LA drivers have the potential to be leaders in the EVolution. So how can the industry best capture this market? A new study published by the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation examines the perceptions, barriers, and [...]
Category : Marketing EVs &Plug-In Policies
Obama: The Neo of the E-volution?
January 31st, 2011 // 6:00 am @ Tala Oszkay
by Tala Oszkay, Contributor Every time I think about our current energy infrastructure, I think of that scene from The Matrix when Neo chooses the red pill and Morpheus tells him the truth about the real. Morpheus says,”We don’t know who struck first, us or them. But we do know it was us that scorched [...]
Category : Oil Politics and Supply &Plug-In Policies &Smart Grid/Clean Energy