Comments on: Even With Soaring Oil Prices, Electric Vehicles Will Trickle In

By: Nissan LEAF to Sell for Under $45K: Report

Nissan LEAF to Sell for Under $45K: Report — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:01:37 +0000

[...] The high price of lithium-ion batteries is one reason why some companies, particularly Better Place, are developing interesting business models around electric vehicle batteries and charging services, why automakers including Nissan have considered financing the battery separately from the vehicle itself (an option that’s now off the table for the LEAF) — and why, according to Lux Research, electric vehicles will garner only a sliver of the global vehicle market for years to come. GA_googleFillSlot("earth2tech_ros_post_footer"); [...]

By: How Toyota’s Prius Troubles Will Shape the Green Car Market

How Toyota’s Prius Troubles Will Shape the Green Car Market — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:49:41 +0000

[...] Lux Research forecast that even if oil costs $200 a barrel in 2020, just 4 percent of vehicles sold globally will be all-electric or plug-in hybrid because of the high costs of the battery technology. According to Lux, plug-in hybrids could sell 3 million units per year by 2020 if the price of oil reaches those heights, while hybrids can be expected to sell that many by 2020 regardless of oil prices. [...]

By: Leszek

Leszek — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:32:43 +0000

Witam,

Chętnie umieściłbym na swojej stroniczce jakis komunikat o Waszym projekcie, ale… nie wiem czy myśłeć o tym poważnie i co właściwie napisać. Brak jakichs konkretów, enigmatyczne informacje a raczej przechwałki?
Gdzie znajdę jakieś informacje? Optuję za czystymi technologiami, wierzę nawet w “free energy” (+/-)i z radością przyjąłbym jakąś realną rewolucję.
Poprosze choćby o małą cząstkę owego błysku -jeśli nie publicznie, to chętnie na wskazany e-mail.
Pozdrawiam i powodzenia.

Hi,
I’d like to post an info about your project on my website, but … I do not know if one should think of it seriously and what could I write.
I can’t find any solid facts, your messages seem like boasting, sorry.
Where I can find more data?
For a long time I opt for clean, even “free” (if possible) energy and would welcome a real revolution with big joy!
Would appreciate a bit of that light you promise (an info to my e-mail – if possible).
Wish you success,
greetings
LK

By: Hybrid cars for sale

Hybrid cars for sale — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:30:44 +0000

These cars are too expensive, this is the only reason i can see for the orders not being as high as other cars on the market. They offer low co2 but still damage the environment in different ways.

By: grupa jurgena

grupa jurgena — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:21:31 +0000

Welcome Mr. President Carlos Ghosn Nissan Lord visa group 10% of electric cars in 2020 is a blind alley group Jurgen good advice for you and the world is a project group working Leonardo da Vinci, which gives them an amazing range of cars without a battery or the device is capable wyczki independently powering the car, the price of this unit is $ 300 million as we are aware of this proposal is worth so much new power source, not just cars, Leonardo is the signal to the reflection from the bottom of the global economy

By: paintball barrel

paintball barrel — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:12:14 +0000

Anyone know what V-Vehicle is sposed to be building?

By: Right, Wrong & Out There: A Decade of Predictions for Green Transit by 2010

Right, Wrong & Out There: A Decade of Predictions for Green Transit by 2010 — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:02:26 +0000

[...] How’d that work out?: That prediction still seems on target. Toyota’s early bet on hybrid tech with the Prius proved a smart one, but even the hybrid leader is now working on an “affordable” plug-in model for 2011. Global Insight has forecast that hybrids could snag some 5-11 percent of the U.S. market by 2015, up from 2.2 percent in 2007. By comparison, electric vehicles are expected to take a smaller, but growing share of the market in that time frame. [...]

By: 10 Signs Your Next Car Won’t Be Electric

10 Signs Your Next Car Won’t Be Electric — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:01:53 +0000

[...] Warren Buffett recently predicted that all cars will be electric by 2030, but most forecasters anticipate a slower rate of adoption for electric and plug-in hybrid [...]

By: ThePumaBlog » Blog Archive » Electric Vehicles: The News Keeps Coming

ThePumaBlog » Blog Archive » Electric Vehicles: The News Keeps Coming — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:38:24 +0000

[...] in BYD, which manufactures Li-Ion batteries in China. Google is supporting this as well, with its Clean Energy 2030 initiative, although its detractors envision a multi-fuel [...]

By: grupa jurgena

grupa jurgena — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:57:26 +0000

Welcome to quietly price of oil no longer plays a role in electric car battery or capacitors, or even $ 500 price does not threaten the wait for cars, is an interesting program called the Leonardo da Vinci device that will surprise the industry of electric cars, flash, which obscures the oil and gas

By: grupa jurgena

grupa jurgena — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:52:30 +0000

Witamy spokojnie cena ropy naftowej już nie odgrywa roli w samochodach elektrycznych czy bateria czy kondensatory, nawet cena 500 dolar nie zagraża tym samochodom czekajmy, to ciekawy program o nazwie Leonardo da Vinci urządzenie, które zaskoczy przemysł samochodów elektrycznych, błysk, który zaciemni ropę i gaz

By: Warren Buffett: All Cars Will Be Electric By 2030

Warren Buffett: All Cars Will Be Electric By 2030 — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:32:22 +0000

[...] for plug-in vehicles to go truly mass, and that will take time. In a report released last month, Lux forecast that even if oil costs $200 a barrel in 2020, just 4 percent of vehicles sold globally will be all-electric or plug-in hybrid because of the [...]

By: grupa jurgena

grupa jurgena — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:42:16 +0000

Welcome to the group Jurgen calmly let the shout out what they want to earn as many of them are chipping then lose big business if we join a game on a cheap electric car in the world of incredible range, without plug-ins, so we look to patiently wait for, the clock has already started the countdown to success these cars

By: grupa jurgena

grupa jurgena — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:30:48 +0000

Witamy grupa Jurgena spokojnie pozwólmy się wykrzyczeć tym, co chcą na tym wiele zarobić jak się wykruszą wtedy stracą wielki kapitał wtedy warto przystąpić do gry o tani światowy samochód elektryczny o niesamowitym zasięgu bez wtyczki, więc czekajmy przyglądajmy się cierpliwie, zegar już rozpoczął odliczanie do sukcesu tych samochodów

By: Daily Sprout

Daily Sprout — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:32:45 +0000

[...] Carlos Ghosn, the CEO of Nissan, says that EVs will account for 10 percent of car sales by 2020. He must not have read this report from Lux that says even with gas at $200 per barrel, both EVs and plug-in hybrids will make up only [...]

By: Bob Wallace

Bob Wallace — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:30:15 +0000

Chris - does that "450/KWH retail" include the electronics needed to turn the li-ion cells into a functioning battery pack?

That, I understand, is where a lot of the cost of a battery pack comes into to the picture.

(I do agree that battery prices are likely to fall very much sooner than will fuel cells become affordable. Panasonic has stated that they can manufacture battery packs for half the present cost because they can utilize current technology and manufacturing facilities that they already have.)

Paul - good point about engine/electric motor life. One result of moving to EVs may mean longer fleet life/less turnover. That might also mean some changes in manufacturing. It might be that cars will be designed for more easy "refreshing".

For example, after 15 years interiors are getting pretty tired. Cars might be designed so that interiors can be easily/quickly swapped out with reconditioned parts.