Chevrolet Volt concept... plug-in hybrid
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Re: Chevrolet Volt concept... plug-in hybrid
In fact, the further out one lives from a centralized city, the more inefficient the travel, including bulking up on battery capacity.
#232
Re: Chevrolet Volt concept... plug-in hybrid
In the US - the vast majority of people have access to an outlet at night. For a large portion of the population - they could be installed in garages pretty easily. Probably less than 10% of the population park their cars on a public street not in front of their house (ie where an outlet could be installed).
Apartment complexes would just put in assigned parking (which many already have) with a locked outlet. In some places - it might me a couple of quarters in a timed outlet rather than an individually metered one. Even this complicated start up cost is cheaper than good batteries.
Again in the US - the majority of us live in single family homes so it is easy to have market penetration of PHEVs while the apartments of the world are waiting to build the infrastructure.
Apartment complexes would just put in assigned parking (which many already have) with a locked outlet. In some places - it might me a couple of quarters in a timed outlet rather than an individually metered one. Even this complicated start up cost is cheaper than good batteries.
Again in the US - the majority of us live in single family homes so it is easy to have market penetration of PHEVs while the apartments of the world are waiting to build the infrastructure.
#235
Re: Chevrolet Volt concept... plug-in hybrid
In the US - the vast majority of people have access to an outlet at night. For a large portion of the population - they could be installed in garages pretty easily. Probably less than 10% of the population park their cars on a public street not in front of their house (ie where an outlet could be installed).
Apartment complexes would just put in assigned parking (which many already have) with a locked outlet. In some places - it might me a couple of quarters in a timed outlet rather than an individually metered one. Even this complicated start up cost is cheaper than good batteries.
Again in the US - the majority of us live in single family homes so it is easy to have market penetration of PHEVs while the apartments of the world are waiting to build the infrastructure.
Apartment complexes would just put in assigned parking (which many already have) with a locked outlet. In some places - it might me a couple of quarters in a timed outlet rather than an individually metered one. Even this complicated start up cost is cheaper than good batteries.
Again in the US - the majority of us live in single family homes so it is easy to have market penetration of PHEVs while the apartments of the world are waiting to build the infrastructure.
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