Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

early technology adopters and relatively affluent urban consumers interested in a “green” commuter car). Initial consumer experiences with PEVs—their real-world driving range, cost, safety, reliability, and ease of recharging and resale—will exert a significant influence over mainstream consumers’ perceptions of PEVs.

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Plug-in 2015 Plug Recharge 218

Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2009

They are usually delivery vehicles working within a neighborhood, and are on the road for 6-8 hour a day and are recharged overnight. When asked about battery product pricing, Donaghy replied “ Everyone wants to know price, we would agree that we need to get the cost of the energy down. The Edison is a 3.5

Li-ion 150

Li-ion Batteries Battery 2008 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2010

The study, a companion to one released in January 2009 that analyzed the technical and cost tradeoffs of competing alternative power-train technologies, addresses the two principal variables in BCG’s analysis of the developing market for electric cars: the technical attributes and the costs of lithium-ion batteries for electric-vehicle applications.

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Fully Electric 2020 Market Lithium Ion 199

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Considering the cost of batteries, these are disposable cars. The electricity for recharging has to come from somewhere, which means power plants. Glad to see the variety & availability of electic commuter cars (vs hybrids & PHEV) is rising. Maybe they can sell it on the ability to be recycled.

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Manufacturer Electric Cars Cars i-MiEV 34