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Study: EVs cannot succeed without developing parallel supercharging networks

Green Car Congress

Current EV business models are doomed unless manufacturers that have bet their futures on them, such as General Motors and VW, invest in or coordinate on a robust supercharger network. Other automakers are still playing a product game. Tesla has played the platform game. This advantage that Tesla has is not permanent.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

It occurred in the wake of the California electricity crisis of 2000 and 2001, when mismanaged deregulation, market manipulation, and environmental catastrophe combined to unhinge the power grid. In the early years of the automobile, battery-powered electric cars were competitive with cars fueled by gasoline and other types of propulsion.

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When Bob Met Elon … and Chris

Revenge of the Electric Car

He is reportedly in production on a sequel, “The Revenge of the Electric Car.” He is reportedly in production on a sequel, “The Revenge of the Electric Car.” Tags: In the Media Production Diary Bob Lutz Detroit Elon Musk. More details after the jump : Detroit’s Electric Avenue: The Street of Dreams? By JERRY GARRETT.

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What Does GM’s “30 New EVs By 2025” Promise Mean for the US Market?

EV Adoption

In particular, we often see production delays and reduced volumes from what the market was initially led to believe and what may often be well below actual consumer demand. The 15 years in the future 2035 aspiration to stop selling gas- and diesel-powered vehicles is clearly a long way off and a lot can change in that timeframe.

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Volt for Real?

Plug In Partners

F or those who think that GM is not serious about its new PHEV , the Volt , here is a piece that makes you think they are: The Volt To Be Lutz's Legacy May 21, 2007 So, I heard General Motors’ Bob Lutz on National Public Radio’s “Wait. But given the fact that something like 75% of driving in the U.S. Make that a world changer.

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Honda May Develop Plug-In as Obama Alters U.S. Policy (Update2) - Bloomberg.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Policy (Update2) Share | Email | Print | A A A By Alan Ohnsman April 27 (Bloomberg) -- Honda Motor Co. , the only companyselling hydrogen-powered cars to U.S. policy shifts to favor battery-powered autos. General Motors Corp., Toyota Motor Corp. and startups Tesla Motors Inc.

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Are Rising EV Inventories Proof Nobody Wants Them?

The Truth About Cars

While this is presumably good news for people who have absolutely had it with dealerships marking up their products, some are growing concerned by how much electric vehicle inventories are outpacing their gasoline-reliant counterparts. That’s about double the average for gasoline vehicles. production beyond the level of demand.