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09 Oct '12, 1pm

The Chinese Key to Electric Vehicle Adoption

The Chinese Key to Electric Vehicle Adoption

The policy details the well-known differences between electric and conventional car technology which create barriers to rapid EV adoption: Limited range when compared to gasoline vehicles (100-150km, compared to 400-500km) High cost (approximately double the cost of gasoline vehicles) Slow charging (6-8 hours, compared to 4-6 minutes) US EVs: Square Pegs, Round Holes The U.S. policy (if it can be called that) for overcoming these barriers, has been to provide purchase and manufacturing subsidies (although not nearly enough to make the costs comparable) and some local support for vehicle charging networks. Beyond these, we have relied on the hope that technical innovation in charging and batteries will reduce charging times and cost quickly. The lack of a U.S. policy to overcome slow charging times, and only weak policies to overcome the high cost and limited range consigns...

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