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Continental Mobility Study 2020 finds many people still have doubts about EVs

Green Car Congress

Main arguments against all-electric cars by international comparison. The majority of people in Germany (59%) cannot imagine buying an electric vehicle in the future. A lack of charging stations is cited more frequently as an argument against buying an electric car in the near future in larger cities. Source: Continental.

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How and When the Chip Shortage Will End, in 4 Charts

Cars That Think

considered getting into the chip-stimulus game as well. By the time car makers realized people still wanted to buy their goods they found themselves at the back of the line for the chips they needed. In comparison, spending to equip 300-mm fabs is expected to hit $78-billion in 2021. In March of 2023, the U.S.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Bob Lutz’s Latest Volt Test Drive Sprinting for Green Stimulus Dollars New Subsidies for Electric Cars in Britain Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You G.M. How about using a competition sailplane for comparison, instead? I would buy a Volt for $40K. April 18, 2009 12:01 pm Link Point 1: Who’s gonna BUY this?

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