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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Broadly, Navigant expects expansion in both the higher end of the market (thereby putting competitive pressure on Tesla Motors), as Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Mercedes, Saab, and Volvo introduce their first plug-in cars. Automakers are also launching their own carsharing programs (BMW, Daimler, etc.). million tons. More than 2.2 More than 1.9

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Analysis: What’s the Best Way to Market EVs?

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market; many other options await in Europe and Asia. For our discussion, Saturn dealers were the delivery and service point for GM’s aborted first electric car, the EV1. Perhaps the first electric sub-brand was BMW’s i series, which included the i3 hatchback and i8 plug-in hybrid sports coupe. I’m looking primarily at the U.S.

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Price Parity is Not the Key to EV Adoption in the US

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BMW, Mercedes, and Volkswagen have all not shipped certain electric models to the US and Toyota is shipping the majority of their RAV4 Prime PHEVs to Europe and Asia. The base version of the Kia Niro, for example, is a hybrid but it also comes in PHEV and BEV version.

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Nissan’s Big Gamble

Revenge of the Electric Car

It’s interesting to speculate regarding the relative market share of the EV in relation to the PHEV. – BMW AG’s Mini brand is testing a plug-in model in the United States. Dealers excited. Of course, we need millions of plug-in hybrids, too, so more power to everyone contributing to that market.

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Pike Research makes 10 electric vehicle predictions for 2013

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More broadly, Pike envisions PEV sales in California—the leading market for such in the US—expanding into smaller urban and suburban regions with more dealers beginning to offer the vehicles. BMW will begin to sell its long awaited BEV (the i3). Pike also anticipates forward momentum with PEVs in China. coasting technology.

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