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Junkyard Find: 1987 Chevrolet Sprint ER

The Truth About Cars

It was the Chevrolet Sprint ER , and I've found a nicely intact example in a car graveyard just east of Sacramento. Even though memories of the gas lines and fuel rationing of 1979 were still vivid by 1987, oil prices crashed hard during the middle 1980s, hitting bottom in 1986. 1987 Chevrolet Sprint ER in California junkyard.

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Deutsche Bank Forecast sees slower transportation electrification and greater gasoline demand near-term; increased confidence in the pace and breadth of long-term shift to efficient transportation systems

Green Car Congress

” Their analysis is in the context of the “ surprising [oil] demand strength of 2010 “; 2010 saw absolute incremental demand at around 2.2mb/d of growth—the second highest in 30 years, despite oil prices in the $90/bbl region. Volt manufacturing capacity will rise from 10K in 2011 to about 65K in 2012.

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US DOE progress report says 1M plug-ins by 2015 ambitious but achievable; not likely to be constrained by production capacity

Green Car Congress

While several high profile vehicle market introductions such as the Chevrolet Volt and the Nissan Leaf have been initiated, questions remain regarding the potential to reach the 2015 goal. Uncertainties about EVs—including their resale value, range and availability of convenient charging facilities— may impose sales barriers.

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Nissan’s Big Gamble

Revenge of the Electric Car

Once several thousand people get the opportunity to buy the likes of Nissan’s well made EV, the demand from the early adopters’ friends and family will expand exponentially. will sell a plug-in Toyota Prius after 2010, taking on the Chevrolet Volt, which goes on sale in November 2010. Pricing isn’t set.

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