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Remarketing Hybrid Electric Vehicles a Good Way to Go, Says Three Reports
2013-06-10 05:16:54| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
There have been about two million hybrid vehicles sold in the US market since their launch about 12 years ago, with about 415,000 on the used vehicle market. Edmunds.com, Kelley Blue Book, and Black Book have commented on the segment. While their values arent as strong as gasoline prices dip, theyve still been a very good source for used vehicle sales. Theres market demand for dealers that can service and maintain these vehicles and its does need the right service technician training. Their retained value has been stronger than plug-in electric vehicles. Black Book also took a look at where hybrids have been going in value retention, and also found strong results for the segment but recommends that you pay careful attention for realistic forecasts for value retention for each hybrid model. The used vehicle offerings are varied now in the hybrid segment, making it more appealing for consumers to shop for hybrid choices. Read more about the three market reports recently released on remarketing hybrid vehicles. The Article Remarketing Hybrid Electric Vehicles a Good Way to Go, Says Three Reports appeared first on Automotive Digest.
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Characterizing Consumers Interest in and Infrastructure Expectations for Electric Vehicles: Research Design and Survey Results
2013-05-23 16:29:00| Transmission & Distribution World
EPRI, May 2010 The Electric Power Research Institute and Southern California Edison designed and implemented a survey to characterize consumers perceptions of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and their expectations of their electric utility as a supplier of transportation energy and associated services. read more
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Tesla Shows Electric Vehicles Can Be Profitable
2013-05-13 09:00:38| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
Suddenly, Tesla Motors has altered the competitive landscape of the fledgling electric car market as the company records a substantial first quarter 2013 profit. Share analyst comments on Teslas remarkable first-quarter sales. [More]The Article Tesla Shows Electric Vehicles Can Be Profitable appeared first on Automotive Digest.
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Electric vehicles provide electricity to the U.S. power grid
2013-04-26 22:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Power company NRG Energy Inc said on Friday a technology it developed with the University of Delaware has sold power from electric vehicles to the power grid for the first time. The University and NRG said in a statement that they began work on the so-called eV2g program in September 2011 to provide a two-way interface between electric vehicles and the power grid that enables vehicle owners to sell electricity back to the grid while they are charging their cars. NRG said the project became...
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Will Electric Vehicles Hurt the Auto Industry's Recycling?
2013-04-18 15:00:32| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Traditional gas-driven vehicles have a surprisingly high recycling rate, particularly when it comes to highly toxic lead acid batteries. But electric, hybrid, and alternative-fuel vehicles are vastly more difficult to recycle, and there is little infrastructure and few processes in place for them.
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