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April 10th, 2009

Electric cars in America--the price point

Posted by Harry Fuller @ 12:45 pm

Categories: Blogroll, air pollution, cars & traffic, conservation, energy, engineering, environmental health, federal government, fossil fuel, green tech, law & politics, petroleum, renewable energy

Tags: Car, Electric Car, Harry Fuller

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Electric cars will face stiff competition from sub-compacts in urban markets. And the variable of gasoline and alternative fuel prices will clearly help drive or stiffle the sale of electric cars.

Harry FullerA newsman since 1969, Harry Fuller has worked for CBS, ABC, CNBC Europe, CNET and was founding news director at TechTV. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.

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It certainly is complicated
I think what we would all agree on in this
debate is that the relative environmental
merits of different technologies is extremely
complicated. Further, none of us is
sufficiently well... (Read the rest)
Posted by: Creative Efficiency Posted on: 04/29/09 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
Electric cars in America--the price point  Loverock Davidson | 04/10/09
It's the price of the KW/hrs vs the price of gas  T1Oracle | 04/11/09
The Tesla Model S costs $4 to fully charge for a 300mi range.  T1Oracle | 04/11/09
Electric cars and the environment  brble | 04/10/09
The answer is  frgough | 04/10/09
How electric cars can help environment  Reality-based | 04/11/09
Regardless of what the state has told you  frgough | 04/11/09
Nature is a system of balance, C02 in excess throws that balance off  T1Oracle | 04/11/09
Get off the grass  Creative Efficiency | 04/29/09
You are correct  Takalok | 04/11/09
Misinformation  Rick One | 04/11/09
Right wing nuts  T1Oracle | 04/11/09
Electric cars are more energy efficient.  T1Oracle | 04/11/09
What about battery efficiency?  Takalok | 04/11/09
Pot, Kettle, Black...  T1Oracle | 04/11/09
It's a matter of energy and production and volume  Takalok | 04/12/09
Do read at all?  T1Oracle | 04/12/09
Problems with market for electric cars  donw1234 | 04/10/09
One more thing...  middle of nowhere | 04/10/09
In the early days of the automobile  frgough | 04/10/09
Range and charge time issues are getting much better  T1Oracle | 04/11/09
Tax credits are not free money  frgough | 04/10/09
If they can subsidize farmers they can give tax credits to electic cars  T1Oracle | 04/11/09
RE: Electric cars in America--the price point  Rick One | 04/11/09
RE: Electric cars in America--the price point  Rick One | 04/12/09
RE: Electric cars in America--the price point  Rick One | 04/12/09
Its complicated....  snberk341 | 04/12/09
That is most thoughtful comment on here. nt  T1Oracle | 04/12/09
Just in time to have the article buried in the archives, eh!? [NT]  snberk341 | 04/13/09
It certainly is complicated  Creative Efficiency | 04/29/09
RE: Electric cars in America--the price point  Creative Efficiency | 04/29/09

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