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0AN columnist on plug-in vehicles: "Electricity is not sexy" 1279565880
How many hurdles are there on the road to the electrification of the vehicle? Technically, a lot of the problems are on the way to being solved. Costwise, there's still a ways to go. As for public acceptance, well, this might be the tallest hurdle of them all. Without question, there is a very ...
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As promised, more on China's affection with plug-ins, 79 percent believe EVs wil dominate soon 1273880940
BYD E6 – Click above for high-res image galleryAs we mentioned earlier this week, Chinese buyers are more likely to consider plug-in vehicles for their next purchase than any other surveyed nation. Here is some more info regarding the Chinese response to the survey conducted by Ernst & ... -
Innovative thinking from Honda: build "appealing" plug-ins and the infrastructure will come 1271336460
Honda Insight – Click above for high-res image galleryThe headline above sounds strikingly similar to something we've heard before. Picture Kevin Costner in a classic baseball movie called "Field of Dreams" and we're sure the phrase will pop into your head: "If you build it, he (they) will ... -
U.S. Annual Energy Outlook predicts "alternative vehicles" won't top 50% market share in 2035 1267886040
Just because it's difficult to predict the future doesn't mean people won't try. See, for example, the CEO of Shell, who said last week that he expects plug-in vehicles to make up 40 percent of the new car market in 2050. The U.S. Energy Information Administration isn't looking that far ahead ... -
USABC - GM, Chrysler, Ford - looking for help on four advanced automotive battery projects 1262010180
The United States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC), made up of Chrysler, Ford and GM, wants to hear proposals for new and better electric vehicle batteries. Through January 29th, the consortium will be accepting requests for proposal information (RFPIs) for four different projects: ...
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Some say "No plug, no deal," but not everyone is gonna buy that 1256342100
This week, the Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers found that plug-in hybrids have to be "affordable" if automakers think that customers will want to buy them. People are interested, U of M says, but cost is paramount to people deciding to make a purchase. Speaking at the Business ...
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Studies Say: a wrap up from the green car front: "Internalize the Externalities," more 1256338980
This is a particularly busy time for studies trying to understand the impact of green vehicles. Here's a quick round-up: Paul Scott writes that, for anyone to fairly compare driving plug-in vehicles and gasoline-powered ones, we need a better understanding of the "exernalities" of fossil fuels. ...
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Lists? Yeah, electric vehicles get on lists. Hopeful, hopeful lists 1255986060
Tesla Roadster – Click above for high-res image galleryHere are five technologies that "could change everything": Advanced car batteries Carbon capture and storage Space-based solar power Utility storage Next-generation biofuels This is the list culled by the Wall ...
