U.C. Berkeley Study Says Battery Switching Model Would Accelerate EV Acceptance

“It took over sixty years and six generations of gasoline engines for the Chevy Corvette to accelerate from zero to sixty miles per hour in under four seconds. The first version of the Tesla Roadster, which is the world's first Lithium-ion battery powered car, achieved that feat immediately. Whereas earlier generations of electric cars were plagued by poor performance, high cost, and short ranges, a new generation of affordable, high-performance electric cars is about to enter the U.S. market.” ———- Right, click on the image to enlarge it. ———- Thus begins a very readable and interesting report commissioned by U.C. Berkeley's Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology entitled, “Electric Vehicles in the United States: A New Model with Forecasts to 2030.” Its author is

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