

Chu promises big battery price cuts, but doesn't say how







Source: Detroit News

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By Mint on 2/1/2013 5:34:40 PM , Rating: 2
but they are NOT selling
Why are you so desperate to push this falsehood?
EV sales TRIPLED last year. The Volt's sales in the last two years almost matched all of GM's other hybrids. Price reductions and awareness are only going to increase sales further.

WHY not push and throw money at ALL alternative powered cars, instead of focusing on just battery power?????? By that I mean bio-diesel, CNG, fuel-cell, and the other pieces that the good old ICE can use that I've read about that could make the mpgs higher than they are now.
Fuel cell doesn't have significant refueling infrastructure, so it will need a much larger investment to get off the ground. Expanded biodiesel use is a fuel production issue, and there is money being invested into it.

I'll agree that CNG is something worth considering, but prices are really volatile. Many experts are saying the current price glut is only temporary. The natural gas Civic costs more than the hybrid while giving much lower mileage, so even today's $2/gge doesn't save much, unless you pump at home, which involves a costly install.

EVs have a couple inherent advantages to other alternative fuels. Night-time electricity will always be much cheaper than gasoline. Basic infrastructure is already in place at every home.

