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Electric vehicles and hybrids have often been touted as a logical solution to effectively reduce CO2 emissions and dependence on fossil fuels – at least until fuel cells become commercially viable.
- U.s. Sales Of Evs And Plug-in Hybrids Up 84 Percent, Diesels Rise 10 Percent In 2013
U.S. sales of full electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles rose 84 percent in 2013 to more than 96,000, boosted by price cuts and new model launches, according to a report from the Detroit News citing data obtained from Wards Auto. Automakers sold...
- Survey Shows Carmakers Remain Skeptic About Ev Sales, Will Invest In Internal Combustion Engines
It seems that, despite all the noise they make about their hybrid, plug-in and all-electric vehicles, carmakers still expect the internal combustion engine to dominate sales until 2015. According to a survey conducted last November by audit, tax and...
- Why The Surprise? Hybrid Sales Fall 9,9% In The U.s. In 2008
Just as gasoline-electric hybrids looked like they were ready to conquer America when gas prices rose up to nearly $4 a gallon in July, a steep decrease in fuel costs -aided by the collapse of the auto market in the second half of the year- resulted to...
- Ethanol
CNN says, "Ethanol ' the answer,' auto execs tell Bush" Really? Not so much. Tom Lasorda is the CEO of the Chrysler Group. LaSorda said, "We think this is the answer for America to lower our dependence on foreign oil." We think this is the answer...
- Following The Hype?
Hybrids, hydrogen, diesel, electric, internal combustion, oil sands and on and on and on. The hybrids on the market now are generally showcased for their clean(er) emissions, fuel efficiency, and even performance. Honda, Toyota, Nissan, Ford, and GM all...
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Auto Execs Don’t Believe in Hybrids or EVs but Continue Investments Just in Case they’re Wrong
Electric vehicles and hybrids have often been touted as a logical solution to effectively reduce CO2 emissions and dependence on fossil fuels – at least until fuel cells become commercially viable.
Yet a recent survey conducted by U.S. financial consulting firm KPMG among 200 automotive executives found out that two-thirds of them do not believe that hybrid and all-electric vehicles will make much of an impact on the market. The auto execs estimate that their combined sales in the U.S. and Western Europe won’t exceed 6 percent in 2025.
Read more »- U.s. Sales Of Evs And Plug-in Hybrids Up 84 Percent, Diesels Rise 10 Percent In 2013
U.S. sales of full electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles rose 84 percent in 2013 to more than 96,000, boosted by price cuts and new model launches, according to a report from the Detroit News citing data obtained from Wards Auto. Automakers sold...
- Survey Shows Carmakers Remain Skeptic About Ev Sales, Will Invest In Internal Combustion Engines
It seems that, despite all the noise they make about their hybrid, plug-in and all-electric vehicles, carmakers still expect the internal combustion engine to dominate sales until 2015. According to a survey conducted last November by audit, tax and...
- Why The Surprise? Hybrid Sales Fall 9,9% In The U.s. In 2008
Just as gasoline-electric hybrids looked like they were ready to conquer America when gas prices rose up to nearly $4 a gallon in July, a steep decrease in fuel costs -aided by the collapse of the auto market in the second half of the year- resulted to...
- Ethanol
CNN says, "Ethanol ' the answer,' auto execs tell Bush" Really? Not so much. Tom Lasorda is the CEO of the Chrysler Group. LaSorda said, "We think this is the answer for America to lower our dependence on foreign oil." We think this is the answer...
- Following The Hype?
Hybrids, hydrogen, diesel, electric, internal combustion, oil sands and on and on and on. The hybrids on the market now are generally showcased for their clean(er) emissions, fuel efficiency, and even performance. Honda, Toyota, Nissan, Ford, and GM all...