Comments on: Earth2Tech's Top 15 Connected Car Influencers

By: The First Investment from GM’s VC Arm: Bright Automotive

The First Investment from GM’s VC Arm: Bright Automotive — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:58:45 +0000

[...] in the development of the plug-in Chevy Volt, has been leading the VC arm (also one of our Top 15 Connected Car Influencers) and said in the release this morning that funding early stage startups is “a new way of [...]

By: Green Moves Lie At Heart of Panasonic’s Buy Out of Sanyo

Green Moves Lie At Heart of Panasonic’s Buy Out of Sanyo — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:02:10 +0000

[...] President Fumio Ohtsubo (one of our Top 15 Connected Car Influencers) explained in a statement today that the rapid expansion of “environment-related and [...]

By: GM’s $100M Venture Fund on the Hunt for Car Sharing Play

GM’s $100M Venture Fund on the Hunt for Car Sharing Play — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:01:10 +0000

[...] Both companies were founded by Robin Chase, who has called for using open standards and wireless mesh networks to help reduce emissions from the transportation sector. After co-founding Zipcar in 2000, she left the company (which has gone on to become the country’s largest car sharing provider and recently filed for an IPO) and fired up GoLoco, which puts social networking to work in the service of carpooling. (Coincidentally, Lauckner and Chase both rank on our list of top connected car influencers). [...]

By: GM Launches Venture Capital Arm, Starting With $100M

GM Launches Venture Capital Arm, Starting With $100M — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 20:34:03 +0000

[...] a top executive in the development of the plug-in Chevy Volt, starting July 1. Lauckner (one of our Top 15 Connected Car Influencers) will report to GM vice chairman and VP of Corporate Strategy and New Business Development Stephen [...]

By: Better Place Closes Massive $350M Round

Better Place Closes Massive $350M Round — Mon, 10 May 2010 15:05:27 +0000

[...] — and also to expand into new markets “in Europe and Asia.” Founder and CEO Shai Agassi (one of our Earth2Tech Top 15 Connected Car Influencers) said earlier this year that the company is planning to deploy between 15,000 and 20,000 charging [...]

By: Green:Net: 5 Questions With IBM’s Smart Grid Exec Allan Schurr

Green:Net: 5 Questions With IBM’s Smart Grid Exec Allan Schurr — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 07:01:57 +0000

[...] strategy, regulatory policy and partnerships with global utilities. He’s also been named one of Earth2Tech’s top 15 connected car influencers, given his role with “anything EV-related” at IBM. On April 29th, Schurr will speak on a smart [...]

By: Jean-Charles jacquemin

Jean-Charles jacquemin — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:33:52 +0000

And I would have liked to see Lyle Dennis founder of the gm-volt.com site

JC J.

NPNS

By: Gavin Shoebridge

Gavin Shoebridge — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:25:04 +0000

And where am I in that list!? (I'm kidding)

By: Josie Garthwaite

Josie Garthwaite — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:20:07 +0000

Hi Benjamin. Not concerned about a fight so much as the fact that Fisker has not started selling cars yet. I think his company's real influence remains to be seen.

By: Jim Stack

Jim Stack — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:53:28 +0000

They missed the top. ACPropulsion Tom Gage, they made the first lithium AC controller EV T-Zero that goes over 300 miles on a charge. Their tech is in the Tesla and Mini E. They also do V2G and the long ranger Range Extender Trailer so you can have a temporary Plugin hybrid and go back to Pure electric after the trip.