electric vehicles (ev's)

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Today A123 – a leading U.S. vehicle battery firm – announced it has developed a breakthrough lithium-ion battery that could potentially make electric vehicle (EV) battery packs lighter by not requiring a heating and cooling system while also extending the battery packs lifetime. This advance is a notable step towards addressing some of...[read more]

High-performance electric vehicles (EV) generally grab the headlines, since the idea of an EV going fast is still enough of a surprise that the people tend to sit up and take notice when one comes along.Even so, while souped-up EVs stir up plenty of online chatter this doesn’t often translate to sales. Largely because making a high-...[read more]

Increased fuel efficiency of light vehicles will not solve the problem that has bedeviled our nation for decades: the long-term hemorrhage of American jobs and capital to petroleum producers. If our light vehicle fleet is 100% dependent on petroleum-based fuels, reducing use of those fuels will neither save money nor reduce vulnerability to supply disruptions in the long run. As in any market controlled by a monopoly, the monopolist has the option to raise its prices as demand declines. The consumer cannot come out ahead by conservation alone.[read more]

Having recently taken a hard look at the cost/benefit of the proposed expansion of federal electric vehicle tax credits up to $19 billion, it naturally caught my attention when I heard that the President was proposing to convert the present system of tax credits into point-of-sale rebates for EVs. Legislation has apparently been...[read more]

A report issued today by Indiana’s University’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs stated:  “It does not appear that 1 million plug-in electric vehicles will be sold in the U.S. by 2015 given current production plans and the available forecasts, but the goal could be surpassed within a few years thereafter.”  The panel...[read more]

ELECTRIC VEHICLE BUILDOUT IMPLICATIONS by Willem Post; February 2, 2011http://www.coalitionforenergysolutions.org/  INTRODUCTION Automobile manufacturers in several nations have been developing hybrid, plug-in hybrids and all-electric vehicles. Among the hybrid vehicles, Toyota is the leader and has been mass producing the...[read more]

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I see in the Washington Post that two members of Michigan's Congressional delegation have proposed more than doubling the current federal purchase subsidy for electric vehicles to around $19 billion. They would do that by increasing the numbers of vehicles from each manufacturer eligible for the $7,500 EV tax credit from 200,000 to 500,...[read more]

As I blogged about yesterday, winning the global electric vehicle race will require the U.S. to do what Asia and Europe are doing – and more. Today the White House followed up to the President's bold Clean Energy plan with details on spurring the plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) industry.  I take a look at the plan...[read more]