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Lux: plug-in vehicle battery market to hit $10B in 2020; 6 carmakers = 90% of demand; VW to show most growth

Green Car Congress

Consumers will soon be able to purchase electric vehicles with 200 miles of range for less than $40,000, almost half the price of the long range EVs available today. Still, EVs will account for more than 80% of the energy storage demand, due to their larger battery packs. million plug-in vehicles.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.) With this charge it can travel an average daily distance of about 30 miles (50 km), which is often enough to serve most consumers’ needs. Both owners drove an average of 12,000 total miles in the year.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

BYD , for examples, says their 60 mile range-extended vehicle can add 30 miles of range in ten minutes. Most charge points available today take much longer to re-energize batteries than it does to fill a gas-powered cars tank. Install 3 miles of charging lane with about the same frequency as Rest Stops.