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Plugging In: A Consumer's Guide to the Electric Vehicle

Product ID:1023161
Date Published:26-Apr-2011
File size:3.49 MB
Sector Name:Power Delivery
Document Type:Brochure
FileType:Adobe PDF (.pdf)
Price:No Charge

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Abstract

Late in 2010 the first mass-produced electric vehicles hit dealer showrooms, bringing car buyers a new, electric option. Electric cars offer performance, safety and versatility and can be charged from the electric grid, providing convenient, low-cost, at-home charging. At the U.S. national average price of 11.5 cents per kilowatt-hour, buying electricity is approximately equivalent to buying gasoline at $1 per gallon. Displacing gasoline with electricity also lowers emissions and decreases petroleum use. On a typical day half of all drivers log 25 miles or less, so electric vehicles—if widely adopted—could reduce petroleum fuel consumption by 70 to 90%.

Program
Program 18  Electric Transportation
Keywords
  • Advanced Batteries
  • Air pollution reduction
  • Electric Transportation
  • Environmental benefits
  • Fast charging
  • Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV)
Report
000000000001023161
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