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Ford explains lack of hybrid, plug-in pickup trucks
The costs of hybrid trucks are just too heavy
Ford has owned the title to the best selling vehicle in America, well, almost forever. While that’s great for this American company, it’s terrible for US fleet fuel economy. If Ford’s top selling F150 Series came in a hybrid or plug-in option, on the other hand, it [...]
Study – No plug-in car game changers through 2020
And plug-in hype could even stunt development
Earlier today I read about a study that claimed that lithium-ion battery prices had declined from $800 kWh last year to $689 this year because “production capacity exceeded demand”. So, if demand had met expectations, prices would have been $800 kWh?
If true, that matches up pretty well with a [...]
Forget China, maybe Indian automakers are the ones to watch
Tata Megapixel plug-in pixelates just fine
In a previous life I spent a lot of time around Indian programmers, and one thing that often amused me — no offense to any Indians — is the different design elements that Indian programmers used. In terms of software development, for example, the use of odd fonts and colors [...]
Geneva says: A future powered by a plethora of powertrains
Geneva Motor Show further demonstrates single powertrain domination will take decades, minimally
The world of powertrains is a changing. Gasoline engines and diesel engines are now being joined by natural gas engines these days. For example, yesterday, GM announced its dual fuel — gasoline and natural gas – pickup trucks. Today, Chrysler also debuted its natural [...]
Chevy Volt-gate over, at least as for as government is concerned
Neither Volt nor EVs pose greater fire risks
Today the government closed its case on an investigation into Chevy Volt fire risks, announcing that both the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, as well as the Obama Administration, consider the case closed following some minor updates by GM to further contain any potential for battery fires following [...]
Chevy Volt-gate over, at least as for as government is concerned
Neither Volt nor EVs pose greater fire risks
Today the government closed its case on an investigation into Chevy Volt fire risks, announcing that both the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, as well as the Obama Administration, consider the case closed following some minor updates by GM to further contain any potential for battery fires following [...]
An EV pullback in China could put a nasty kink in the entire plug-in chain
Would a Chinese shift to hybrids slash plug-in forecasts and crush suppliers?
Here in my home state of California, a few solar companies are hot. Unfortunately, the hottest companies don’t produce solar technologies. Instead, they lease them to homeowners and businesses. Sounds great, except that many of these companies are using Chinese-made solar panels as US [...]
Marchionne: EV focus means “capital overspend and sub-optimal results”
Calls for more objective government regulations
Since the Fiat takeover of Chrysler, I’ve spent little time following the activities of this automotive merger. While Fiat offers some very interesting small cars, the Fiat/Chrysler venture just doesn’t offer up much in the way of hybrid or plug-in news. Thus, maybe it shouldn’t be surprising that CEO Sergio [...]
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