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I can't comment on their technical plan, but they're definitely on thin ice as a business. Six months is not a lot of runway, and the enthusiasm for funding lux

I can't comment on their technical plan, but they're definitely on thin ice as a business. Six months is not a lot of runway, and the enthusiasm for funding luxury vehicles is not high right now: Tesla ran into this problem. Additionally, they'll have a hard time making a case that they can scale to downmarket, and so the marketing of the company depends not on whether it can save people money, but whether it can build a brand powerfully enough. Tesla did this very well, but it's still unlikely to save them. There is another electric motorcycle company. They make a far more stripped down bike. I think they're in better shape. http://www.zeromotorcycles.com/ http://www.zeromotorcycles.com/ Incidentally, due to the difficulties with getting to market in vehicles, the first market for us is not likely to be vehicles, but energy storage (our website is embarrassingly out of date.)

raphar 18y ago
Love to read about Lightsail on your site. Very good concepts and vision. I wish you the best of lucks.
gojomo 18y ago
Thanks for the perspective and update. The focus on storage first makes intuitive sense, as it is the unique step/subsystem that needs to work well before larger systems. The information about heat/cold from the compress/decompress cycle was fascinating. Is efficiency anywhere in the ballpark for having applications for home heating/cooling? As in: run a compressor nights or winters to give off heat and store air, then release the air days or summers for a cold blast to replace traditional air conditioning?
- DaniFong 18y ago
  Yeah, actually; that cycle give a pretty nice boost. That would save a lot of energy for a home system. It also works in energy storage -- you usually store energy in the dead of night, when it's cooler, and expand mid-day. It's even possible to recover waste heat for more of a boost.

raphar 18y ago

Love to read about Lightsail on your site. Very good concepts and vision. I wish you the best of lucks.

gojomo 18y ago

Thanks for the perspective and update. The focus on storage first makes intuitive sense, as it is the unique step/subsystem that needs to work well before larger systems. The information about heat/cold from the compress/decompress cycle was fascinating. Is efficiency anywhere in the ballpark for having applications for home heating/cooling? As in: run a compressor nights or winters to give off heat and store air, then release the air days or summers for a cold blast to replace traditional air conditioning?

DaniFong 18y ago
Yeah, actually; that cycle give a pretty nice boost. That would save a lot of energy for a home system. It also works in energy storage -- you usually store energy in the dead of night, when it's cooler, and expand mid-day. It's even possible to recover waste heat for more of a boost.