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Next 10 report finds California will meet or exceed original target of 1.5M ZEVs by 2025

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The report shows that projected global ZEV adoption from 2015 to 2039 (based on the BNEF 2017 forecast) may follow an s-curve, similar to that of smartphone adoption in the US from 2005 to 2015. Total Cost of Ownership: An analysis of 17 popular 2017 models found ZEVs can already be price competitive now, without government incentives.

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

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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. In reality, customers were buying 200,000 PCs per month by the second year. Then disaster struck.

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

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Regardless of infrastructure, ZEV cost of ownership is and will continue to be a barrier to adoption for low-income consumers, as more than 95% of ZEV vehicle models projected to be on the market between now and 2021 are projected to sell for $30,000 or more. —Supplement to the California ZEV Investment Plan Cycle 1.

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