Thursday, August 27, 2009

Greentech Media: Study: Batteries to Add $14,400 to EVs, $5,900 to Plug-Ins

Greentech Media: Study: Batteries to Add $14,400 to EVs, $5,900 to Plug-Ins: "Adding batteries to a plug-in will add $5,900 to the cost of a car in 2035, said Daniel Sperling, founder of the Institute for Transportation Studies at UC Davis.

The National Academy of Sciences will weigh in on the debate over plug-ins and electric vehicles soon, and the news is not comforting.

The study states that adding batteries to a plug-in will add $5,900 to the cost of a car in 2035, said Daniel Sperling, a professor of civil engineering and the founder of the Institute for Transportation Studies at UC Davis, during a presentation at the Almaden Institute taking place at IBM's Almaden labs."

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