Bradley Berman is the editor of PluginCars.com. Brad writes about alternative energy cars for The New York Times, Detroit Free Press, Reuters and other publications. He is quoted in national media outlets, such as CBS News, ABC News, CNBC, CBC, and MarketWatch. Mr. Berman is a tireless researcher of the green car market. He is the transportation editor at Home Power magazine, and is the founder/director of AutoFutureTech, an industry conference affiliated with the Globe Conference on Business and the Environment in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Chelsea Sexton is a veteran clean transportation and energy advocate; her work on General Motors’ EV1 program was featured in the Sony Pictures Classics film, “Who Killed the Electric Car?” She continues her work as the Founder of the Lightning Rod Foundation, and has led the creation of the Automotive X PRIZE, and is a co-founder of Plug In America, the largest consumer-oriented electric drive advocacy organization. Additionally, Chelsea is a Senior Advisor to VantagePoint Venture Partners’ CleanTech practice, and is a Consulting Producer on Chris Paine’s next film, “Revenge of the Electric Car”.
Brian Beck has worked for over 20 years in various engineering and business development roles. He started his career at North Telecom where he helped build some of the first North American fiber optic networks, and later in his career moved on to work on renewable energy solutions with a specialty in clean vehicle technologies. Most recently Brian joined the Sustainability Group at the City of Vancouver to lead greenhouse reduction and climate change adaptation initiatives within the City operations and in the community. One of Brian’s lead projects at the City is enabling the early adoption of light duty electric vehicles to replace combustion engines.
Tom recently completed his 2 1/2 year stint in BMW's MINI-E trial lease program. He was the first retail customer of a BMW ActiveE and was presented the keys to the car by BMW North American President, Ludwig Willisch on January 13th, 2012. The ActiveE is currently his primary daily-driving car.
Tom is an passionate EV advocate as well as a proponent of US energy independence. Tom charges his MINI-E and powers his home with his 8.8kw solar PV system and expresses his support for EV+PV combination.
Tom maintains a blog about his experiences with the ActiveE. You can view it at:
http://activeemobility.blogspot.com/