September 3, 2010
Articles About Plug-In Motoring
The first drivable Volt made its debut in China, where the car will be used to carry VIP passengers at World Expo 2010 Shanghai.
The U.S. government is requesting public comment on the first significant changes ever proposed to the familiar fuel economy stickers on the windows of new vehicles in dealer showrooms.
In stark contrast with the caricature of electric-car drivers as latte-swilling environmentalists, the automakers, utility representatives and electric car proponents at the recent Plug-in 2010 conference in San Jose, Calif., agreed that economics and energy security are the primary motivators for most consumer interest in electric vehicles, though environmental concerns play an important role.
Expected steep reductions in the costs of solar electricity and batteries for plug-in vehicles and power storage will soon change the way Americans use energy, the government announced Tuesday.
Lithium, the world’s lightest known metal, is generating heavy interest in tandem with a new generation of batteries to serve the nascent electric car industry as well as energy storage from solar-generated power. Using a sector-related metaphor, lithium is the new oil.
Is there a risk that this new wave of electric cars will go the way of the first, which ended disastrously when models like the General Motors EV1 were introduced, only to be pulled a few years later? What has changed?
GM China recently announced that it plans to officially launch the Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle throughout China on Aug. 31, 2010. It is reported that the model is to become available at dealerships throughout the country during the fourth quarter of 2011.
Spirits were high and automaker announcements very encouraging for electric vehicle proponents at Plug-In 2010, a national EV conference and expo held recently in San Jose, Calif.
A California regulatory decision on electrical vehicle charging is expected to help clear the way for installation of charging stations.
Tesla Motors is planning events at which the public can see or test drive its electric Roadster sports car.
