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Let's face it. EVs are still a very small, very niche market. Expensive, short on supply and not even universally supported throughout the USA there are a whole series of achievements EVs will need to attain before they are considered regular cars. Here's the five most important things EVs will need to turn the regular consumer from in-the-dark to enthusiast. Drop The Price. Unless you include low speed NEVs, EVs are still too expensive for all but the devoted or the wealthy. More sales and higher production numbers will reduce costs, but right now EVs need to reduce in price by at least 50%...
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What Will The True Residual Value of a Used EV Be? Toyota May Provide the Answer.If you're lucky you may already be on a waiting list for the 2011 Nissan Leaf. Or perhaps you've decided to get the 2011 Chevrolet Volt. If your next car is electric it could easily immunize you from fluctuating gas prices and ensure low running costs. But what will that shiny new electric car be...
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Hawaii: Island Paradise for Electric Vehicles As Well As People
You'd be forgiven for thinking Hawaii is the center of the electric vehicle universe. Wednesday, Nissan announced it would be one of the first markets for the 2011 Leaf electric vehicle. Then yesterday South Korean manufacturer CT&T signed a deal with the state's governor, Linda Lingle, to...
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Covering Electric Cars: Is It Really THAT Hard For the Media?
If you pay attention to the so-called mainstream media, you could be forgiven for thinking that electric vehicles are alien technology, rather than cars with plugs. Though happy to cover natural disasters; governmental coups, and the latest celebrity gossip, pretty much any reporter seems...
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2010 Toyota Prius Sales Up 50 Percent Over Last April
Toyota Motor Sales announced yesterday that its U.S. sales of new cars were up 24.4 percent over the previous April, during the worst of the economic meltdown. Despite recent months--during which a lawsuits have rained down on Toyota for unintended acceleration and brake related safety concerns...
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Nissan Ups Ante With U.K. Factory For 2011 Leaf Electric Car
Nissan has upped the ante on its bid to become the world's leading electric-car maker, by announcing a third global factory for production of their 2011 Leaf electric car. The small northern U.K. city of Sunderland will become the third site across three continents to be tooled up to build the...
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