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Is the Detroit News becoming a home for anti-electric vehicle advocates? Last week, the News published a mostly confusing article by Manny Lopez that criticized the DOE loan that Tesla received. Another column, this one by Neil Winton, is titled, “Electric cars attract hype, but reality is less exciting” and gives Winton’s European perspective on the EV market. Winton makes more coherent points than Lopez, but he still comes down pretty hard on EVs, citing range issues and price as the two big hurdles. This is certainly something we’ve heard before, and Winton isn’t convinced by EV supporters who say things will work out just fine if governments give the cars one more push (tax break, R&D funding, etc.). As a warning, Winton points to the Wankel rotary engine and its rise and fall in the 1960s.

Winton relied on a market forecast by CSM Worldwide for some of his predictions. CSM found that ” enthusiasm for electrification has lost all contact with reality,” according to Winton. CSM’s numbers predict that, globally, there will be just 132,000 plug-in vehicles (pure EVs and hybrids) from major automakers in 2015. Previously, CSM has declared that microcars won’t play a big (pardon the pun) role in the U.S. market.

Coda sedan photos Copyright (C)2009 Mike Levine

[Source: Detroit News]

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Green Daily

Columnist: electric vehicle hype needs to be tempered originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Australian Eleanor Shelby GT 500 replica like Gone in Sixty Seconds that my nephew Glenn and I found at an industrial Estate not far from my house. We chatted to the guy that does work on it. This video shows an overall view of the car. There is also another video where the guy that does work on it pops the bonnet.

When President Obama signed the Cash-for-Clunkers bill into law back on June 24th, the Transportation Department was given 30 days to set the official rules and regulations for the program that put the actual plan into motion. According to the official CARS (Car Allowance Rebate System) site, the NHTSA intends to get the deed done a day early by July 23rd. Although the paper the President signed stipulated that consumers may be eligible for the program starting on Wednesday, July 1st, the Transportation Department is warning dealers not the jump the gun:

Interested dealers and consumers may want to wait until all of the detailed issues that must be addressed in the implementing regulations are resolved. If a dealer chooses to structure a transaction before the final rule is issued, they will bear the risks associated with later demonstrating that the transaction meets all of the specifications of the final rule.

Dealerships who violate the official rules and regulations may be subject to fines of up to $15,000. Still have questions? Click here to see the complete list of FAQs straight from the NHTSA.

[Source: CARS | Photo: kudzuplanet CC 2.0]

Filed under: Legislation and Policy, Green Daily, USA

Cash for Clunkers to officially begin July 23rd originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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