2010 Will Not Be the Year of the Electric Car, Consultants Say
source: http://solveclimate.com/blog/20091230/2010-will-not-be-year-electric-car-consultants-say
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The first electric cars are expected to hit U.S. showrooms by the end of 2010, a major step in the reinvention of the automobile. But hopes for a fast transition away from oil are looking premature.
Two new reports — one from the National Resource Council (NRC) and a second from consulting firm Pike Research — question whether the high costs of lithium-ion batteries, which power most plug-in electric hybrids (PHEVs), such as the Chevy Volt, and all-electric cars, such as the new Nissan LEAF, can drop fast enough to achieve mass-market adoption.
The industry will know by 2012 what is possible, Pike Research suggests. ...
http://solveclimate.com/blog/20091230/2010-will-not-be-year-electric-car-consult...
Two new reports — one from the National Resource Council (NRC) and a second from consulting firm Pike Research — question whether the high costs of lithium-ion batteries, which power most plug-in electric hybrids (PHEVs), such as the Chevy Volt, and all-electric cars, such as the new Nissan LEAF, can drop fast enough to achieve mass-market adoption.
The industry will know by 2012 what is possible, Pike Research suggests. ...
http://solveclimate.com/blog/20091230/2010-will-not-be-year-electric-car-consult...
