EVcast 305 "White and Slippery"

posted by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield, Free AccessSunday, December 27th 2009 @ 8:42 AM (not yet rated) post viewed 2533 times

Join Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield and Guest John Voelcker as they discuss the world of media and EVs in 2009, as well as what car buyers look for in a new car.

They also discuss the Volt dance, and what vehicles are coming to the market soon.

Our Host and Guests online.

Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield also hosts ThisWeekinEnergy and NikkiDrives. She also blogs at Aminorjourney.com and can be followed on Twitter.

John Voelcker is editor at GreenCarReports.com, writes for TheCarConnection.com amongst other websites. He can be followed on Twitter.

John Voelcker is an automotive journalist and industry analyst. He specializes in advanced technologies, particularly powertrains and the energy policies that affect them. As senior editor at (venture-funded) High Gear Media, he edits GreenCarReports.com and contributes to TheCarConnection.com. His work also appears in Wired, Popular Science, Technology Review, IEEE Spectrum, and other periodicals, and he is a regular guest on Sirius Satellite Radio and Fox Car Report. He recently completed a 20,000-word report on the market prospects for electric-drive vehicles between now and 2015 for UK industry analyst Just-Auto, and has been invited to speak on that topic to automakers and at industry events. John received a bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University.

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Paul Cummings
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PaulCummings said on Tuesday, December 29th 2009 @ 9:18 PM:

Thanks for the show, guys! Sorry you are buried in snow- we actually had snow flurries Christmas Eve here in Austin- well, a few;-)

2010 will be a very interesting year for EV's- but I think 2011 will be a more telling year- maybe even 2012.

Will it take 20 years to reach a tipping point of EV to ICE vehicles? Maybe- what is needed to move that time-table up is either very high gas prices or, more importantly, a battery break-through- if this happens, whether it is Eestor or a new Li-Ion battery or something else, I think we will see a rapid change-over to EV's or Extended-Range EV's like the upcoming Volt. I think even more that people getting used to charging their cell phones every night (though still an important process) is the overall change of technology we have seen over the last 20 years- people are used to rapid change now. I am amazed that some people who have witnessed such changes are so dense when it comes to replacing the ICE with an Electric Motor.

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