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Electric cars cross price-performance barrier

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by ggood, Sep 10, 2011.

  1. ggood

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    The Cleantech Threshold - BusinessWeek

    "I believe we’re nearing a crossover point in a key area of cleantech—electric cars. Over the coming months, two leading e-car models, the Nissan (NSANY) Leaf and the Chevy (GM) Volt, will expand beyond limited test markets. The global launches will be supported by new business models for creating a charging infrastructure."
     

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    Corwyn Energy Curmudgeon

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    Where is the price of electricity? Without it, the analysis is useless.
     
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    not much info on how they got to those assumed costs. there's a parenthetical in the story about comparing the cost of gas to electricity, but nothing that directly says it was factored in, or at what assumed price per kWh.
     
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    They used "avg." utility costs.
     
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