by John Upton Grist May 21, 2013 America passed a milestone on Monday, according to electric-vehicle advocacy group Plug-In America. That’s when the 100,000th EV was sold in the U.S., the group estimates… Read more…
Ryan Koronowski of Climate Progress on a post-gasoline future.
by Mark Clayton The Christian Science Monitor April 29, 2013 America’s transition is well under way to higher mileage standards and to vehicles that sip rather than slurp gasoline, with manufacturers and consumers both supporting the shift, according to new research by the Consumer Federation of America. •A large majority of Americans support the higher fuel-economy standards approved by Congress and amplified by the Obama administration. Today’s consumers say they expect the next vehicle they buy to get many more [...]
by Mark Harden Denver Business Journal April 23, 2013 A total of 21.9 million vehicles partially or entirely powered by electricity are likely to be sold worldwide between 2012 and 2020, according to a new forecast from Boulder-based Navigant Research. The forecast includes both plug-in electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles that run on either gasoline or electricity. Read more…
by Chris Woodyard USA TODAY April 23, 2013 More than 5 million electric cars will be plying American roads by 2035, a new study projects. If there’s a breakthrough to make batteries cheaper and have longer range, that number could increase to 30 million, the study by the Institute of The Edison Foundation estimates. Read more…
by John Voelcker Green Car Reports April 23, 2013 While the number of plug-in electric cars built in the U.S. is steadily increasing, the lithium-ion cells in their batteries have mostly come from overseas… Now comes a report that Korean cell maker LG Chem will start producing cells at its Holland, Michigan, plant in the second half of this year. Read more…
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