Predictions for 2010 by 4EVRiders.org, March 2010
- 2010 – Year of EV and Plug-in Hybrids
- Inaugural launch of Nissan Leaf, Aptera 2e, BYD F3DM, GM Volt, CODA EV and others for the mass market.
- Green cars of the year: Aptera 2e, Nissan Leaf, GM Volt, and Toyota Prius Plug-in.
- Talks and demonstrations of next generation technologies:
Wireless charging, nano-tech based battery, smart grid integration. - Policy makers around the world are finally openly onboard with EV and Plug-in.
- Nissan CEO, Goshen, will be named Auto Executive of the Year by Times Magazine.
- The US Big 3 will be redefined as Global Big 4 – Japan, US, Europe and China, with China becoming an emerging auto manufacturer giant.
- US President Obama will be honored for his vision and policy on green technologies and jobs.
- EV conversion will undergo growing and steady support from policymakers in the US and around the world.
- China gains a foothold in US auto market – BYD, CODA, and Geely.
- Aptera, if it delivers its EV in 2010, will be car of the year. Otherwise Nissan Leaf will take the spot.
- Battery makers and their supply chains will enjoy tremendous growth, innovation, and competition.
- New charging station installations begin to ramp up around the world in thousands, further signifying the beginning of a transition from a petroleum-based economy to an electricity-based one.
- Integration of ultra-capacitor and battery.
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Electric vehicles are more effective on the road in terms of environmental issue – of course it doesn’t produce air pollution and it does cost less than the common vehicles most of us have for the long time. But the very main concern is that it takes a very slow long time of battery charging. Like that of Nissan Leaf which takes 16 hours to fully charge. It’s not quite good if you are in such a hurry or if going to road trips.
Good point. You can fast charge to 80% capacity in 30 minutes:
http://www.allcarselectric.com/blog/1033851_2011-nissan-leaf-charging-capabilities-could-make-range-limitless
Etec is building such fa ast charge network in the US>