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Related: About this forumPresident Obama Launches EV-Everywhere Challenge
President Obama Launches EV-Everywhere Challenge
By Ernest Tucker, EERE March 14, 2012
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Obama on March 7 launched DOE's EV-Everywhere Challenge, allowing scientists, engineers, and businesses to collaborate to make electric vehicles (EV) more affordable than gasoline-powered vehicles in 10 years. The challenge is part of a strategy to help reduce dependence on foreign oil.
The DOE initiative, which will bring together DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's Vehicle Technologies Program, its Office of Science, and its Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy (ARPA-E), will aim to make electric vehicles affordable. The team will target dramatic technological and cost improvements in batteries, electric motors, power electronics, lightweight structures, and fast-charging technology. The goal is to enable U.S. companies to be the first to produce a 5-passenger affordable EV with a payback time of fewer than 5 years.
The challenge will involve...
By Ernest Tucker, EERE March 14, 2012
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Obama on March 7 launched DOE's EV-Everywhere Challenge, allowing scientists, engineers, and businesses to collaborate to make electric vehicles (EV) more affordable than gasoline-powered vehicles in 10 years. The challenge is part of a strategy to help reduce dependence on foreign oil.
The DOE initiative, which will bring together DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's Vehicle Technologies Program, its Office of Science, and its Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy (ARPA-E), will aim to make electric vehicles affordable. The team will target dramatic technological and cost improvements in batteries, electric motors, power electronics, lightweight structures, and fast-charging technology. The goal is to enable U.S. companies to be the first to produce a 5-passenger affordable EV with a payback time of fewer than 5 years.
The challenge will involve...
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/03/president-obama-launches-ev-everywhere-challenge?cmpid=WNL-Friday-March16-2012
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President Obama Launches EV-Everywhere Challenge (Original Post)
kristopher
May 2012
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Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)1. We should start with conversions
Make conversions cheaper too. I don't need a new car 2000 ford ranger. But to have an electric motor put in for a cheap price would be good. And it gets people used to electric and not so afraid.
kristopher
(29,798 posts)2. We're long past that phase...
Progress now is measured in how many manufacturing plants are built dedicated to supplying electric vehicle parts and that is directly related to the number of lines manufacturers roll out. Volume production up the supply chain is key to lowering costs.
tinrobot
(10,885 posts)3. A decent conversion costs at least $10K
Do you really want to spend $10K to revive a 2000 Ford Ranger?