Electric Cars

Key facts

"Nine of the ten most fuel efficient vehicles today are hybrids or electric vehicles" (Top Ten Lists)

"Plug-in vehicles can be driven for roughly one-third to one-fourth the cost of a gasoline-powered vehicle". (Transportation Electrification)

"Hybrid vehicles are the fastest growing segment of the light-duty vehicle market" 2011, National Research Council (Assessment of Fuel Economy Technologies)

"[In 2011, there were] 51 models [of alternative vehicles] and [that number] is expected to top 100 models in 2013 and to reach 154 models by 2016" (The Slow Road to Going Green)

Recent news

• Beyond Bust and Boom - Apr-2012
  Beyond Boom and Bust: Putting Clean Tech on a Path to Subsidy Independence, Brookings Institution - April, 2012
• Report 2011: Plug-in Electric Vehicles - Feb-2011
  Plug-in Electric Vehicles: A Practical Plan for Progress, Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University - February, 2011
• Report 2012: Impact of Electric Vehicle Charging - 6-May-2012
  A First Look at the Impact of Electric Vehicle Charging on the Electric Grid in The EV Project, EVS26 , May 06, 2012
• Enova Systems to Display at EVS26, SDGE 7th Annual Energy Showcase and ACT 2012 Expo
  TORRANCE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Enova Systems, Inc. (NYSE AMEX: ENA) (AIM: ENV) (AIM: ENVS), a leading developer of proprietary hybrid electric and all-electric drive systems and drive system components for the emerging green commercial vehicle market, is pleased to announce that it...
• Chevrolet Volt March Sales Update
  Volthighway2The Volt had its strongest sales month to date in March, with sales of more than 2,000 vehicles. Sales nearly doubled from January to February and that trend continued into March. This is positive sales growth and we're very pleased with the potential with the California market, where low-emission package Volts can now be driven in HOV lanes.