The New Electric Vehicle Society
Use of electrical power for vehicles brings with it stability in prices and supply as well as national security. A primary obstacle to displacing larger amounts of liquid fuels with electrical power in the past has been the high price of batteries. For the first time in history, the path to lower cost batteries and ultimate sustainable and major gains of battery-powered vehicles seems inevitable. In addition, there are new approaches to direct use of grid power for transportation.
Keywords
Batteries; HEV; PHEV; efficiency; grid electricity
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