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Pike Research forecasts US plug-in vehicle penetration rates to be highest in smaller states

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Pike Research forecasts that annual sales of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) will reach 358,959 vehicles by 2017, representing a compound anual growth rate (CAGR) of 43% between 2011 and 2017. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA. penetration, respectively. 4.6%), and Delaware (4.5%). San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.

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Southern California Edison to buy 261 MW of energy storage projects; largest grid-connected storage purchase in US

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The new contracts result from a plan recommended by SCE in response to state forecasts of local reliability needs due to the closure of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station and anticipated retirement of older, natural gas generation plants along the Southern California coastline that rely on ocean water for their cooling needs.

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Report: BYD to test market e6 EV in US in 2011

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plans to start test-marketing the e6 battery-electric vehicle ( earlier post ) in the US next year after almost a year’s delay, and is in talks with officials in Los Angeles to supply e-buses that could eventually lead to a manufacturing plant in the city. The Wall Street Journal reports that China’s BYD Co.

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Next 10 report says widespread EV adoption in California could deliver significant economic benefits to the state by 2030 and 2050

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Study authors calculated an estimated increase of 394,000 new jobs in 2030 under the relatively more conservative scenario (LTES)—and more than half a million new jobs under the scenarios that account for declining costs and increasing availability of PEVs. These do not include the employment gains that exceed direct job creation.

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AECOM study finds EV adoption in Victoria can offer significant economic benefits by late 2020s; PHEVs initially lead uptake

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For the report, Forecast Uptake and Economic Evaluation of Electric Vehicles in Victoria , AECOM modelled the likely penetration of electric vehicles (including hybrid vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and. The vehicle choice model forecasts the proportion of market share for new vehicle sales for each of the different.

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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

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And in 2005, the Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group purchased IBM's PC business. IBM's original manufacturing forecasts called for 1 million machines over three years, with 200,000 the first year. IBM lowered the PCjr's price, added functions, and tried to persuade dealers to promote it, to no avail. Then disaster struck.

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Volkswagen’s Electrify America supplement discusses ZEV charging investments in disadvantaged California communities

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According to the National Academy of Sciences and UCLA’s Luskin Center for Innovation, current ZEV consumers are predominantly well-educated males, the majority of whom purchase a ZEV as a secondary vehicle. Electrify America’s goal of an economically sustainable charging network will be easier to realize if the ZEV consumer market expands.

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