Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Exact figures on industry sales are hard to pin down; yet The New York Times quoted experts saying Americans bought roughly 500,000 e-bikes in 2020, compared to about 210,000 plug-in automobiles. Industry analysts expect that uptick in adoption to continue. Gearless hub motors directly link the motor's stator to the bike axle.

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Motorcycles Cars Motor Motors 145

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Weve kept the summary table below generally up-to-date for passenger PHEVs, but not for BEVs, motorcycles or larger vehicles like buses and trucks. 2010 Prius designed to be manufactured with NiMH or Lithium batteries. This is different from anything Ive ever seen in my 40 years in the automobile industry." ( Detroit Free Press ).

Plug-in 45

Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV 45

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

They leased a few (at a loss) to those that could afford it. It was a Manufacturing Failure, as GM NEVER planned to build the car in Volume, so No Economies of Scale were ever achieved. We need an economy electric car that we an afford, not that nonsense. Forget the black helicopter conspiracies. WTF do they need ANOTHER $10.3B

Volt 41

Volt GM Chevrolet EV1 41