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Comment on The Electric Generation by Colby Trudeau

Colby Trudeau — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:59:00 +0000

Reblogged this on A Perfect Fit.

Comment on Wherein GM calls my bluff… by Can We Trust General Motors? | 2GreenEnergy.com

Can We Trust General Motors? | 2GreenEnergy.com — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:22:01 +0000

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Comment on AB475: GM’s charging stance gets curiouser and curiouser… by http://www.pauldream.org/xe/89

http://www.pauldream.org/xe/89 — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:53:02 +0000

Wonderful website. A lot of useful information here. I’m sending it to a few friends ans also sharing in delicious. And of course, thanks for your effort!

Comment on The Electric Generation by Paul C from Austin

Paul C from Austin — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 03:59:14 +0000

I am only responding to see how narrow the text gets- a self-limiting reply system- ingenious!

Comment on The Electric Generation by evchels

evchels — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 00:16:07 +0000

Thanks, both of you- it’s all good.

Comment on The Electric Generation by Paul C from Austin

Paul C from Austin — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 22:55:04 +0000

LOL! Of course honest feedback is always a welcome guest- but not when that guest stomps on your toes and spits in your eye. The ‘brutally honest’ approach does not appeal to most. Look how you reacted to my much more moderate response to your post?

And while honey itself does not fix a website, it does help convince those who do the fixing. If you get pulled over for speeding, are you rude to the patrolman, or polite?

I am really not trying to argue with you- it sounds like you want the same things, after all. All I am suggesting is that folks are more amenable to listening and to change if you say the same things in a nice way. Especially when it is those folks that have to do the work.

Comment on The Electric Generation by luc336

luc336 — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 19:11:52 +0000

I thought this was about honest feedback for a new website, not a sweet endorsement for EV’s. The Electric Generation website is a good idea that needs improvements that honey will not fix.

Comment on The Electric Generation by Paul C from Austin

Paul C from Austin — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 18:56:45 +0000

Hi Tom! I would like to alter your list a bit- yes, home charging is by far the most important place to start- chargers at work and at retail stops- much less important, I believe- not that they are not needed, or important, just not so much, beyond alleviating the ‘range anxiety’ of new EV drivers. Even today’s EVs, with a range from 70 miles on up, just don’t need public charging very often- most, rarely. In fact, cars like the Volt, who don’t ‘need’ to charge, are making more use of public chargers, because those drivers want to extend their all-electric range rather than have the gas engine kick on.

I would alter the second need to be for public chargers between cities! I think Tesla has this part right, and is reaping the benefits, from a practical point of view and as an advertising benefit. Most EV owners don’t need to publicly charge for in-city driving- almost all, however, do need a public charging system to go from city to city. Hopefully, the collaborative effort of utilities to set up this site will translate to joint inter-city charging systems as well.

Comment on The Electric Generation by Paul C from Austin

Paul C from Austin — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 18:39:00 +0000

Ouch! A bit harsh, dude! Yes- storage space is extremely cheap for all those words and pictures- writing it, editing it, uploading it and maintaining it, however, is not- and this site was probably done a very small budget, with one person working part-time on it. Of course, if you’re volunteering…

Not that some of your sugestions are not good- site navigation is always a hard thing to get right- though why you don’t like the ‘e is for fuel’ is beyond me- it’s a good way to differentiate from fossiel fuels, to start others on thinking of electricity as a fuel. And, like the Tesla site geared to selling Teslas with its infomation, you can hardly expect a site for Utilities to do less- it does not make the information any less valid.

Perhaps, also the site is trying too much to be all things to all people, so you get a broader approach, but sometimes not enough of any one thing. Perhaps the site needs to narrow its focus.

Then again- the site is new- maybe it just needs time to grow into its message.

Suggestions are good, Luc! But so is delivery. I will end on this old adage- you attrack more flies with honey than you do with vinegar;-)

Comment on Bittersweet Symphony… by Donald Eyermann

Donald Eyermann — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 18:22:48 +0000

I believe there are three aspects to corporate and business conduct;
1). Fiscal responsibility (like the banks & wall street have not complied)
2). Social Responsibility (Some companies do, but many do not.)
3). Environmental Responsibility (Many companies deliberately avoid compliance).
Tesla appears to be violating the second aspect, and I wonder if writing about our dissatisfaction on their own blog will make any difference. I would think that if you were fired after 4 years, Bob, without any explanation, that you might have legal recourse, and you should ask the people at the state manpower resources what they think. Best Wishes.