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- Chevy Volt Hybrid vs. BYD e6 Pure Electric
- Ravi Nagarajan submits: General Motors is claiming that the Chevrolet Volt hybrid vehicle can be expected to achieve 230 miles per gallon when used mostly in city traffic. The Volt is a hybrid vehicle that has a 40 mile range on electric power when the battery is fully charged along...
- External links 2009-08-12
- BYD's Electric Car Ready for U.S. Debut a Year Early
- Ravi Nagarajan submits: The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that BYD (BYDDF.PK) plans to offer its most advanced electric car, the e6 model, in the United States in 2010 which is a year ahead of the company’s prior plans. BYD’s e6 sedan has been covered on The Rational Walk...
- External links 2009-08-23
- Cash for Clunkers: Critical Stimulus or Boondoggle?
- Ravi Nagarajan submits: With the initial $1 billion of funding for the Federal Government’s “Cash for Clunkers” program nearly exhausted, the Senate must pass a bill to provide more money for the program prior to the start of the August recess at the end of this week. The House...
- External links 2009-08-07
- Another Reason to Get Excited About Electric Cars
- Ravi Nagarajan submits: For anyone interested in the emerging market for electric vehicles, The Economist has published a leader and an in depth article on the subject. These are “must read” articles and I highly recommend taking the time to review them in detail. While the main reason...
- External links 2009-09-04
- BYD's Demand for Government Subsidies Can Face Mixed Consequences
- Ravi Nagarajan submits: BYD (BYDDF.PK) Chairman Wang Chuanfu is actively seeking commitments from the Chinese government to subsidize purchases of all-electric automobiles such as the e6 sedan as well as plug-in hybrids such as the F3DM model. While BYD has made some progress selling its plug-in hybrid F3DM vehicle...
- External links 2009-09-09
- Auto Bankruptcies: Consequences of Political Interests
- Ravi Nagarajan submits: The focus of my blog Rational Walk has always been on business and investment topics rather than political commentary, but lately is has become increasingly clear that the line between politics and business has ceased to exist when it comes to the toxic interplay between the auto...
- External links 2009-06-03
- Better Place Unveils New Automated Battery Exchange Technology
- Ravi Nagarajan submits: The Wall Street Journal reports that Better Place Inc. has demonstrated its battery exchange technology for the first time in Yokohama, Japan. The company has posted a video demonstration of the process in which a specially designed electric car has a depleted battery exchanged for a...
- External links 2009-05-15
- The Economics of Fractional Aviation Remain Compelling
- Ravi Nagarajan submits: In today’s economic and political climate, few businesses seem less attractive than fractional aviation. Companies are under constant pressure to cut costs, particularly in areas that could be perceived as frivolous executive benefits, during a deep recession. Executives everywhere have noted the political criticism facing...
- External links 2009-05-13
- Strong Work Ethic at BYD, Maker of Electric Cars
- Ravi Nagarajan submits: I was a bit surprised when my article last week on BYD’s (BYDDY.PK) new e6 electric car and the related post with videos of Wang Chuanfu received far more attention than coverage of Berkshire Hathaway’s (BRK.A) Q1 2009 results. However, perhaps I should not be surprised...
- External links 2009-05-12
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