Marc Gunther, the former Fortune magazine writer who is still working their Brainstorm Green conference, has some surprising quotes from the event. Here are a few:
Better Place’s Shai Agassi, the dynamic electric-car entrepreneur who is making headway in Israel, Denmark, Hawaii and San Francisco: “If you’re willing to give me what you pay for gasoline, I’ll give you a free (electric) car.” Electric cars will be dramatically more efficient that gas-powered ones as battery costs come down, he argues.
Bill Ford, chairman of Ford, on the history of the auto industry: “We haven’t had a lot of revolutions but boy are we now. I love it.”
More from Ford, on how times have changed: “When I joined the (Ford) board, I was asked to stop affiliating with known or suspected environmentalists.” Ford now works with Paul Hawken and Environmental Defense Fund.
Hawken, on why a small-is-beautiful guy has agreed to advise Wal-Mart and Ford on sustainability: “I’m a slut for change.”