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Jon LeSageLONG BEACH, CA
Jon LeSage is Automotive Editor, Green Initiatives at Automotive Digest. He writes for and edits online newsletter Automotive Digest Weekly Green, which goes out to the auto industry and green vehicle shoppers, daily blog Green Machine Digest and Facebook and Twitter pages.
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Category Archives: Green Auto Market
Major OEMs taking fuel cell vehicles more seriously
Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles have been on the horizon for a long time now with very little in end results. Honda has sold a very small number of FCX Clarity fuel cell cars since putting them on the market, and … Continue reading
Posted in Fuel cell vehicles, Green Auto Market
Tagged BMW, Daimler, Ford, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, Nissan, Toyota
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Check out July edition of Green Auto Market
If you’re interested in receiving the free July edition of Green Auto Market, The Business of Green Cars, Fuels & Technologies, send me an email – jlesage@jonlesage.com. In this issue, you can read about: AV Clean Cities Radio – a … Continue reading
Extended Version of Green Auto Market Available Now, with Lots of Cool Stuff
For those interested in learning more about electric vehicles, hybrids, and alternative fuel vehicles, it’s easy to find a wave of media coverage, especially when new cars are unveiled at major auto shows. But what about the market forces shaping … Continue reading
Posted in alternative fuel, Biofuels, charging stations, clean transportation, dealerships, electric vehicles, EVs, fleet managers, Fuel cell vehicles, gasoline prices, Green Auto Market, Green cars, Green marketing, Green technology, green transportation, green vehicles, hybrid, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, Lithium ion batteries, MPG, natural gas vehicles, plug-in electric vehicle, Range anxiety, Renewable energy, Resale values, smart transportation, sustainability, used car values
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Inside the Mindset of Green Car Shoppers, Owners, and Stakeholders
There are a few things that have been learned by automaker and dealer management in the past year and a half at Nissan, GM, Ford, and BMW through marketing plug-ins to early adopters. It was experienced years earlier by Tesla … Continue reading
Posted in air pollution, alternative fuel, Battery, charging stations, clean transportation, climate change, Connectivity, dealerships, electric vehicles, energy security, EVs, fleet managers, Fuel cell vehicles, fuel economy, gasoline prices, Green Auto Market, Green Automotive Digest, Green cars, Green Machine Digest, Green marketing, telematics
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eBay Getting into Green Car Sales, Other Stories to Follow
Highlights from this upcoming Tuesday’s Green Automotive Digest: Guess who’s getting into selling used electric vehicles, hybrids, natural-gas powered vehicles, biofuels-powered, diesel engine, and high-mileage gasoline engine cars? eBay! Automotive Digest Publisher Chuck Parker was honored with an honorary lifetime … Continue reading
Recalls Won’t Go Away – Just Ask Fisker
While Toyota gets ribbed for taking so long to put a plug-in electric vehicle on the market (testing the plug-in Prius with fleets long before rolling it out to retail dealer lots), perhaps there is something wise about going that … Continue reading
Green Automotive Digest on Life Support But Coming Back
Green Automotive Digest has been on hiatus since early December, and will be starting up again in early April. The format will be changing and will be closer to the monthly publication I started in February called Green Auto Market. … Continue reading
Posted in Battery, Biofuels, charging stations, clean transportation, climate change, Connectivity, Corn ethanol, electric vehicles, emissions, EVs, Fuel cell vehicles, fuel economy, gasoline prices, Green Auto Market, Green Automotive Digest, Green cars, Green Machine Digest, Green marketing, Green technology, green transportation, green vehicles, Greentech, hybrid, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, Lithium ion batteries, MPG, natural gas vehicles, plug-in electric vehicle, Renewable energy, sustainability
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