var varname = "wijax_cd565b95fdb27b0eccf1e5f81e1941a3"; window[varname]="<span id=\"widget-go-widget-areas-2\" data-remove-on-inject-classes=\" \" class=\"  search-facets go-custom-widget-area_search-facets wijax-widgetclasses widget-go-widget-areas widget-area go-widget-areas-2 \"><\/span>\n<div id=\"scriblio_facets-7\" class=\"facet-technologies-and-products facet-group-tag widget widget_scriblio_facets\"><header class=\"widget-title\">Technologies<\/header><ul class='wp-tag-cloud'>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"electric vehicles\" data-taxonomy=\"Technologies and Products\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/technology\/electric-vehicles\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:14.285714285714%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/smith-electric-vehicles\/?authors=katiefehren&#038;technology=electric-vehicles\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">electric vehicles<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div id=\"scriblio_facets-6\" class=\"facet-companies facet-group-tag widget widget_scriblio_facets\"><header class=\"widget-title\">Companies<\/header><ul class='wp-tag-cloud'>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Fisker Automotive\" data-taxonomy=\"Companies\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/fisker-automotive\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:42.857142857143%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/smith-electric-vehicles\/?authors=katiefehren&#038;company=fisker-automotive\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"3 topics\">Fisker Automotive<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>3<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"A123 Systems\" data-taxonomy=\"Companies\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/a123-systems\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:28.571428571429%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/smith-electric-vehicles\/?authors=katiefehren&#038;company=a123-systems\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"2 topics\">A123 Systems<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>2<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"General Motors (GM)\" data-taxonomy=\"Companies\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/general-motors-gm\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:28.571428571429%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/smith-electric-vehicles\/?authors=katiefehren&#038;company=general-motors-gm\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"2 topics\">General Motors (GM)<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>2<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Bridgelux\" data-taxonomy=\"Companies\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/bridgelux\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:28.571428571429%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/smith-electric-vehicles\/?authors=katiefehren&#038;company=bridgelux\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"2 topics\">Bridgelux<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>2<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Lemnis Lighting\" data-taxonomy=\"Companies\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/lemnis-lighting\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:14.285714285714%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/smith-electric-vehicles\/?authors=katiefehren&#038;company=lemnis-lighting\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Lemnis Lighting<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)\" data-taxonomy=\"Companies\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/draper-fisher-jurvetson-dfj\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:14.285714285714%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/smith-electric-vehicles\/?authors=katiefehren&#038;company=draper-fisher-jurvetson-dfj\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Khosla Ventures\" data-taxonomy=\"Companies\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/khosla-ventures\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:14.285714285714%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/smith-electric-vehicles\/?authors=katiefehren&#038;company=khosla-ventures\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Khosla Ventures<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Brammo\" data-taxonomy=\"Companies\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/brammo\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:14.285714285714%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/smith-electric-vehicles\/?authors=katiefehren&#038;company=brammo\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Brammo<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Silver Spring Networks\" data-taxonomy=\"Companies\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/silver-spring-networks\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:14.285714285714%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/smith-electric-vehicles\/?authors=katiefehren&#038;company=silver-spring-networks\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Silver Spring Networks<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Miasole\" data-taxonomy=\"Companies\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/miasole\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:14.285714285714%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/smith-electric-vehicles\/?authors=katiefehren&#038;company=miasole\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Miasole<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"BrightSource\" data-taxonomy=\"Companies\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/brightsource\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:14.285714285714%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/smith-electric-vehicles\/?authors=katiefehren&#038;company=brightsource\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">BrightSource<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Zipcar\" data-taxonomy=\"Companies\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/zipcar\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:14.285714285714%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/smith-electric-vehicles\/?authors=katiefehren&#038;company=zipcar\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Zipcar<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Coda Automotive\" data-taxonomy=\"Companies\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/company\/coda-automotive\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:14.285714285714%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/smith-electric-vehicles\/?authors=katiefehren&#038;company=coda-automotive\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Coda Automotive<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div id=\"scriblio_facets-11\" class=\"facet-people facet-group-tag widget widget_scriblio_facets\"><header class=\"widget-title\">People<\/header><ul class='wp-tag-cloud'>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Bill Gates\" data-taxonomy=\"People\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/person\/bill-gates\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:14.285714285714%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/smith-electric-vehicles\/?authors=katiefehren&#038;person=bill-gates\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Bill Gates<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div id=\"scriblio_facets-2\" class=\"facet-tags facet-group-tag widget widget_scriblio_facets\"><header class=\"widget-title\">Other<\/header><ul class='wp-tag-cloud'>\n\t<li class=\"selected\" data-term=\"Smith Electric Vehicles\" data-taxonomy=\"Tags\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/smith-electric-vehicles\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:100%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/author\/katiefehren\/\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"7 topics\">Smith Electric Vehicles<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>7<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Wanxiang\" data-taxonomy=\"Tags\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/wanxiang\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:42.857142857143%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/smith-electric-vehicles+wanxiang\/?authors=katiefehren\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"3 topics\">Wanxiang<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>3<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"hybrid technology\" data-taxonomy=\"Tags\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/hybrid-technology\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:14.285714285714%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/smith-electric-vehicles+hybrid-technology\/?authors=katiefehren\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">hybrid technology<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Silevo\" data-taxonomy=\"Tags\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/silevo\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:14.285714285714%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/smith-electric-vehicles+silevo\/?authors=katiefehren\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Silevo<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Baosteel\" data-taxonomy=\"Tags\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/baosteel\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:14.285714285714%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/smith-electric-vehicles+baosteel\/?authors=katiefehren\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Baosteel<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"initial public offerings (IPOs)\" data-taxonomy=\"Tags\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/initial-public-offerings-ipos\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:14.285714285714%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/smith-electric-vehicles+initial-public-offerings-ipos\/?authors=katiefehren\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">initial public offerings (IPOs)<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"BrightSource Energy\" data-taxonomy=\"Tags\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/brightsource-energy\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:14.285714285714%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/smith-electric-vehicles+brightsource-energy\/?authors=katiefehren\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">BrightSource Energy<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Bob Lutz\" data-taxonomy=\"Tags\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/bob-lutz\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:14.285714285714%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/smith-electric-vehicles+bob-lutz\/?authors=katiefehren\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Bob Lutz<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Protean Electric\" data-taxonomy=\"Tags\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/protean-electric\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:14.285714285714%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/smith-electric-vehicles+protean-electric\/?authors=katiefehren\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Protean Electric<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Hanergy\" data-taxonomy=\"Tags\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/hanergy\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:14.285714285714%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/smith-electric-vehicles+hanergy\/?authors=katiefehren\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Hanergy<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"VIA Motors\" data-taxonomy=\"Tags\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/via-motors\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:14.285714285714%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/smith-electric-vehicles+via-motors\/?authors=katiefehren\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">VIA Motors<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"TerraPower LLC.\" data-taxonomy=\"Tags\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/terrapower-llc\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:14.285714285714%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/smith-electric-vehicles+terrapower-llc\/?authors=katiefehren\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">TerraPower LLC.<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"GreatPoint Energy Inc.\" data-taxonomy=\"Tags\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/greatpoint-energy-inc\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:14.285714285714%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/smith-electric-vehicles+greatpoint-energy-inc\/?authors=katiefehren\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">GreatPoint Energy Inc.<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"China Wanxiang Holdings\" data-taxonomy=\"Tags\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/china-wanxiang-holdings\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:14.285714285714%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/smith-electric-vehicles+china-wanxiang-holdings\/?authors=katiefehren\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">China Wanxiang Holdings<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Boston-Power Inc.\" data-taxonomy=\"Tags\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/boston-power-inc\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:14.285714285714%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/smith-electric-vehicles+boston-power-inc\/?authors=katiefehren\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Boston-Power Inc.<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Dongfeng Motor Corp\" data-taxonomy=\"Tags\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/dongfeng-motor-corp\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:14.285714285714%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/smith-electric-vehicles+dongfeng-motor-corp\/?authors=katiefehren\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Dongfeng Motor Corp<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"GSR Ventures\" data-taxonomy=\"Tags\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/gsr-ventures\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:14.285714285714%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/smith-electric-vehicles+gsr-ventures\/?authors=katiefehren\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">GSR Ventures<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"Enertia Plus\" data-taxonomy=\"Tags\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/enertia-plus\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:14.285714285714%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/smith-electric-vehicles+enertia-plus\/?authors=katiefehren\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"1 topics\">Enertia Plus<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div id=\"scriblio_facets-8\" class=\"facet-author widget widget_scriblio_facets\"><header class=\"widget-title\">Author<\/header><ul class='wp-tag-cloud'>\n\t<li class=\"selected\" data-term=\"Katie Fehrenbacher\" data-taxonomy=\"Co-Authors\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/author\/katiefehren\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:100%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/smith-electric-vehicles\/\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"7 topics\">Katie Fehrenbacher<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>7<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div id=\"scriblio_facets-3\" class=\"facet-post-type widget widget_scriblio_facets\"><header class=\"widget-title\">Content Type<\/header><ul class='wp-tag-cloud'>\n\t<li class=\"\" data-term=\"News Post\" data-taxonomy=\"Post Type\" data-term-url=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/go-type\/news-post\/\"><span class=\"bar\" style=\"width:100%;\"><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/search.gigaom.com\/tag\/smith-electric-vehicles\/?authors=katiefehren&#038;go-type=news-post\" class=\"term-link\" title=\"7 topics\">News Post<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>7<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div id=\"scriblio_facets-5\" class=\"facet-property widget widget_scriblio_facets\"><header 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topics\">Free<span class=\"count\"><span class=\"meta-sep\">&nbsp;<\/span>7<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>";
