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LeSage Consulting offers expertise and analysis on the global auto industry and transportation sectors as major market trends cause a seismic shift in the industry. Corporate executives, regulators, elected officials, trade groups, and environmentalists are absorbed in change coming from electrification, autonomous vehicles, mobility services, connected cars, clean energy, and alternative fuels. Other issues explored in expert interviews and market reports include global auto sales, fleet management, government regulations and incentives, used vehicle values, vehicle manufacturing, energy efficiency, and the future of urban mobility.

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Consumers and businesses have been fascinated with what's happening in cars and mobility - with Tesla, Uber, Lyft, autonomous vehicles, ride sharing, and vehicle electrification changing the face of the business. There's a lot of demand out there for insight, analysis, and expertise on what transportation will look like in the next few decades, and its impact on the environment and the global economy.

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Jon from LeSage Consulting Answered this on February 28, 2020
So far, it hasn't seemed to do anything but add a few more miles to the electric car -- such as the Karma Revero and the Fisker Ocean with solar panels on their roofs. These solar panels might be adding a few miles, but the ability to drive 200 or more miles will come from the battery pack. The... (more) So far, it hasn't seemed to do anything but add a few more miles to the electric car -- such as the Karma Revero and the Fisker Ocean with solar panels on their roofs. These solar panels might be adding a few miles, but the ability to drive 200 or more miles will come from the battery pack. The best they can do for now is generate electric power from photovoltaic modules and store the solar energy in batteries. There are research groups, sometimes university teams in competition, that are working on solar electric cars, but they don't have much driving range. 

Jon from LeSage Consulting Answered this on March 16, 2018
Hi Katy, I think autonomous vehicles are making huge steps forward these days, but it's going to take quite a few years before dealers start selling them to car shoppers. It appears there will be several more years of testing to make sure they're safe, and questions about liability in a... (more) Hi Katy, I think autonomous vehicles are making huge steps forward these days, but it's going to take quite a few years before dealers start selling them to car shoppers. It appears there will be several more years of testing to make sure they're safe, and questions about liability in a collision are resolved. It looks like consumers will have their first autonomous trips through ride services provided by partners - such as Waymo and Lyft; or GM's Maven car sharing division driving Chevys converted to self driving cars by GM's Cruise Automation company. Apple, Uber, Tesla, Continental, Bosch, and other companies are testing out automated cars in California and a few other states. I would expect we'll see driverless shuttles moving passengers at airports, campuses, corporate offices, senior living facilities, hospitals, sporting events and concerts, etc. They'll be carefully monitored by states to make sure they're operating safely and efficiently; Arizona seems to be the top state for testing out these new services, at least for Waymo. I would think in 15-to-20 years, we'll see lots of consumers buying and leasing autonomous cars. Eventually, they'll become the industry standard, but consumers will need to feel safe and confident in the technology; and the prices will have to come down. It's sort of like the electric vehicle market - it will increase in share, but that's going to take a long time. Jon
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