Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 16, 2010
million kWh of Li-ion batteries and revenue of $4.1 Two key drivers of EV adoption include climate concerns and oil prices. The vast majority of China’s PEV fleet will be battery electric vehicles (BEVs), driven by a strong push behind this category by the central government. billion in 2015.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 10, 2009
A new study by the French institute Enerdata, commissioned by the European Federation for Transport & Environment (T&E), suggests that the European CO 2 standards for new vehicles due to come into effect in 2012 will lead not only to a European savings on oil (mainly via lower oil import volumes) but also to slightly lower global oil prices.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 12, 2012
EU climate policy aims to limit the global mean temperature increase from anthropogenic climate change to below 2 °C. R&D as above, plus a €3,000/vehicle (US$3,900) purchase subsidy is available for plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles. EC analysis indicates that achieving this goal would require cuts of 80?95%
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 26, 2010
That’s where government comes in.only the government can help influence [change] by having a price for carbon and technical incentives. ”. Mr. Immelt’s point is that the spike in oil prices to $147/barrel in 2008 is not enough on its own to get automakers to make electric vehicles. This could be another air mail idea.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 14, 2009
Bubble chart of plausible mainstream PHEV buyers’ battery requirements (light and dark gray circles) and experts’s requirements overlaid on a Ragone plot of NiMH and Li-ion batteries. Based on the game results, battery pack requirements would be equal to or less than 2 kWh. Source: Ken Kurani. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
Electrification is the next greatest opportunity to dramatically reduce or eliminate oil consumption in the light-duty vehicle fleet. DOE’s investment strategy does not preclude the market from selecting mild or strong hybrid, plug-in hybrid, battery-electric, or even fuel cell vehicles as the end point for electrification.
Plug In Partners
SEPTEMBER 25, 2006
In the wake of rising oil prices, demand for hybrid models has grown rapidly, leading Nissan to reconsider its previous stance of cooperating with Toyota on hybrid developments, the sources said. Compared with nickel-hydrogen batteries, which Toyota and Honda Motor Co. Become a Partner today.
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