About Alysha Webb
China’s auto industry is a fascinating story. I know that as well as anyone, having covered it for Detroit-based Automotive News from 2002 until 2008. I also covered the U.S. side of the industry for Automotive News from Los Angeles. Now, as a freelance automotive journalist based in LA, I see the emerging “green” vehicle sector as a convergence of my China expertise and automotive industry expertise. I talk to a lot of people on both sides of that combination. I gotta have someplace to unload!
To see my entire background, which includes more than a decade of China experience, check out my Linked In page (boy, those Linked In people really hit on something, didn’t they?) : http://www.linkedin.com/pub/alysha-webb/4/796/890
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Alysha Webb
Hiya,
Looking good. Love your new theme. More relevant to your content.
You can change the photo with one of your own. Go to header and change it there.
Keep it up.
Cheers Miss…
Thanks! I don’t have a good photo of my own yet. But will change it when I do!
Showing off with the FCX Clarity are we? I am really, really jealous.
Bill Fisher
It was a very nice drive. Alas, not many places to fill up…. Also visited Honda’s solar home hydrogen refueling station. Cute. No price tag yet, though!
Hello Alysha,
Interesting blog! You may want to change your blog title text to white; the black gets lost in the photograph.
Cheers!
hi Alysha, nice meeting you at the conference in Shanghai and good to hear your questions to the speakers…
Hi Alysha,
Will you attend: 2011 Global New Energy Vehicle Conference
―China and the Future of Global New Energy Vehicle ?
http://www.d1ev.com/uploadfile/newsfile/20111222061645_588.pdf
Shall we get some more revelations during this Conference?
The Parallel Forum 1 held on Jan 6th seems to be particularly interesting!
Regards,
Hi Marc, Only if someone pays my way. I’m pretty broke right now!
Best, Alysha
With havin so much content and articles do you ever run into any issues of plagorism or copyright violation? My site has a lot of unique content I’ve either authored myself or outsourced but it seems a lot of it is popping it up all over the internet without my permission. Do you know any methods to help reduce content from being ripped off? I’d genuinely appreciate it.
I am sure my blogs are plagiarized, but I haven’t seen it and have no way to control it. The price of popularity, I guess….
Hello Alysha– I just recently saw your blog and joined as a follower since I am working in the clean transportation technologies area and we have a program working to expand these technologies in China’s medium and heavy duty truck and bus sector starting with a Summit in Beijing in October. Is this of interest to you. Please let me know
Hi Susan,
Good to hear from you. I just got off the phone after a long conversation with Christina Lampe-Onnerud about Boston Power’s battery operations in China. I am very interested in what work CalStart is doing with China. One thing Christina and I talked about is how important fleets are to growing the EV sector in China. The summmit sounds very interesting. Unfortunately I can’t make it to China in October but will be there in December. But, CalStart is in Pasadena, is it not? So I could visit you here. I live on the west side of LA.
Alysha
Hi Alysha
Really interesting comment on US/China EV market. We’ve been working with a consortium of companies including energy, utilities and researchers and developers in fuel cells, batteries and 2nd life usage. We’ve been focussed on what’s happening in Europe in the main, but have been approached by both the African and Middle-Eastern markets.
It would be really interesting to get your perspective on some of the issues and arguments we’ve come across including:
Electric vehicles versus extended range/hybrids vehicles
Lead-acid, Lithium Ion, Hydrogen, Alkaline and fly wheel as energy supply and storage options
Battery/fuel cell reuse/recycle -optimum time for removal and associated costs.
Incidently, a significant proportion of batteries from Europe are sent back to China for re-cycling (hardly the most energy or eco-efficient way to do things!).
Do get in touch and let me know whether you’d be interested in developing a truly International view of what’s happening worldwide.
Best regards
Pip Errington
Pip,
Your email is very timely as I am about to write a short story for the company newsletter of Efficient Drivetrains Inc. regarding a study being conducted by the California Center for Sustainable Energy on extending EV battery life. The first phase of the study is complete. Rather than have me tell you what CCSE found, I suggest you contact Mike Ferry mike.ferry@energycenter.org. I believe that you and he, as well as the CCSE and your orgznization, would have much to discuss. I would also love to hear more about what you are finding out.
Best,
Alysha
Hi Alysha
Thanks for getting back to me. I will indeed contact Mike as you suggest, so that we can compare notes.
We will be completing the first phase of our researches into viablity of 2nd life options and have already been approached to look at the different types of fuel cells/batteries for both mobile and fixed-storage use.
Once we have completed the first phase, I’d be happy to give you a summary outline of our findings that we hope will assist in moving things forward in what is, as yet, an unexploited market with great potential.
Best regards
Pip
That sounds great. Thanks.
Hi Alysha,
I just read your article about GM’s car sharing plans in China at plugincars. Really interesting – thanks for your research! I’m working for Mobility Carsharing, Europe’s biggest car sharing organisation, based in Switzerland.
We’ve recently been developing the necessary technology to make car sharing work (reservation platform, fleet management etc) and are now ready to share this technology with others.
Do you have any idea of the person in charge of car sharing at GM? They might well be interested in our technology and experience. It would be great if you could put me in touch with GM.
Kind regards,
Eva Helmeth
Hi Eva,
I am going to post the blog with some additional info on ChinaEV as well. You can contact David Reeck, manager of Electrification Strategy for GM China. He is in charge of the car-sharing program in China His email is david.reeck@gm.com.
Best,
Alysha
Hi Alysha,
Thanks for getting back so quickly! I’ll indeed contact David and look forward to your post on this topic.
Regards,
Eva