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Europe EV Market to Jump 500% by 2020, Pike Research Says

Benji Jerew — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 07:38:25 +0000

The electric vehicle [EV] market, of course, has started small, last year just 0.7% of the market in Europe. For example, just over 5,600 EVs were sold in France last year, or 1 in 6,200 new vehicles. Just for comparison, here in the US the ratio is more like 1:20,000. There are some tax incentives […]

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Could Aluminum Revolutionize the Electric Vehicle Industry?

Benji Jerew — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 06:42:50 +0000

Increasing fuel economy is no easy feat, considering that the main way to do so is to reduce engine size, and this means less powerful vehicles, or build smaller vehicles, which aren’t easily marketable. Electric vehicles [EV] have this same kind of catch-22 situation, because, while they are nearly emissions-free, they do have limited range. […]

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Study Needs Updating – Pure Electric Vehicles Not Sparking Interest

Benji Jerew — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 19:44:22 +0000

In a study, conducted by the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs [SPEA], nearly 2,500 drivers across the country were interviewed regarding their attitude toward electrified vehicles, including parallel hybrid electric vehicles, pure electric vehicles, and series hybrid electric vehicles. The SPEA study, conducted in the Fall of 2011 and completed just this […]

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