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Expert panel report finds achieving 1M plug-in vehicles in US by 2015 would require concentrated action to overcome barriers

Green Car Congress

However, consumer demand for PEVs is quite uncertain and, barring another global spike in oil prices, may be limited to a minor percentage of new vehicle purchasers (e.g., National Goal of One Million Plug-In Electric Vehicles. Automakers could ramp up PEV production if consumer demand proves to be larger than expected.

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Nissan’s Big Gamble

Revenge of the Electric Car

It’ll be mostly driven by the cost of gas. Battery-powered cars may be the wave of the future, but costs are high; the recharging infrastructure isn’t there, and hefty government subsidies are needed to make electric vehicles competitive. Dealers excited. Pricing isn’t set. Oil vs. electrons.

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