Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

It’s of course way too early to tell what the acceptance is going to be and I think anybody who would try to give you projection in terms of 10 years, x percent of our fleet is going to be electric, I think they’d all be just throwing darts. Early Adopters vs. Mainstream Car Buyers. Market Drivers.

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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. Although the battery systems is not inexpensive, Donaghy says “ For a commercial fleet operator they can see the benefit because they will be operating their vehicles for 14 years or more.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2010

For years, people have been saying that one of the keys to reducing our dependency on fossil fuels is the electrification of the vehicle fleet. The reality is, electric-car batteries are both too expensive and too technologically limited for this to happen in the foreseeable future.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

In other words, the customer can drive with the peace of mind that everything is taken care of including battery exchanges for the life span of the car. market for sustainable “green” energy purchases. The Renault-Nissan Alliance is building fleet charging stations in Portland and Phoenix.

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