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Nissan chief: Electric car adoption to be gradual

journalstar.com -- The head of the Nissan-Renault alliance said Thursday that customers' adoption of electric vehicles will be a slow and gradual process, with traditional gasoline-powered cars continuing to dominate the market for many years.

Carlos Ghosn predicted that about 10 percent of vehicles sold worldwide in 2020 will be powered by electricity. The rest will be powered by gasoline, diesel, hybrids and other fuel sources.

"We're not going to take the market by storm," Ghosn said of electric vehicles. "Electricity is going to complement oil."


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Blue48
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NICE ATTITUDE!
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No hurry until they find themselves far behind.
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What we need is to drill now, drill here, plus nuclear power plants while the new system is being developed.
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it's time to get the power grid mess updated. It's been the same as it has been almost since the days of Edison.
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RobRD
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Message Posted: Nov 20, 2009 12:38:34 AM

Ghosn is correct as it will be a gradual adoption to EVs as the technology has not improved significantly over the last century in comparison to gasoline engine.
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The Jeannies are out of the bottle even though there are those who are trying to put them back in!
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I thought Toyota owned these rights ...
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Message Posted: Nov 19, 2009 11:08:42 PM

we'll see how the u.s. electrical grid handles this presumed gradual adoption.
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Message Posted: Nov 19, 2009 11:04:35 PM

judgemobile, you may be right.
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Message Posted: Nov 19, 2009 11:04:21 PM

I have to give them credit for going in with their eyes wide open.
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Dancin
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Message Posted: Nov 19, 2009 10:53:12 PM

Exactly. Complement, oil. And over more time, will continue to do so, as more technologies evolve, and we use less and less automotive fuel.
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Message Posted: Nov 19, 2009 10:50:20 PM

I SAY TO NISSAN-RENAULT, "BUILD THEM AND WE/I WILL BUY THEM!!!"
END OUR DEPENDENCE ON OIL - PEOPLE - WE MUST SAVE THIS PLANET!!
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Message Posted: Nov 19, 2009 10:49:52 PM

Just like the "newer" sources of energy, the powering of vehicles will be a gradual increase over time.
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all electrics should be GPS equipped, because the range of battery charge can fade fast, like a cell phone battery or a laptop battery. Next we will need spare battery to go with spare tire.
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Message Posted: Nov 19, 2009 10:43:40 PM

Depends on the price and the state of the economy.
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Message Posted: Nov 19, 2009 10:40:51 PM

Don't underestimate electrics especially for second/short commute cars.
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Message Posted: Nov 19, 2009 10:40:26 PM

That actually sounds like a reasonable prediction.
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Kamakani - Took them only months to retool to tanks, guns, jeeps, planes etc, in WWII. They can retool quickly if they have to.
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I think hybrids will come first. The distribution system and battery issues will need to be solved before we see widespread adoption of electric vehicles.
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Message Posted: Nov 19, 2009 10:32:01 PM

It takes a car company about 10 yrs to change directions and tool up for a new product.... especially to change from gas to electric.
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Message Posted: Nov 19, 2009 10:26:16 PM

Unless gas prices shoot up fast and far, electric vehicles will be mainly for fleet customers.
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Message Posted: Nov 19, 2009 10:25:29 PM

I think he is close, maybe even longer. Besides, Police Dept's have to wait till they get plug-ins for hybrids at the local donut shops.
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Burning coal to generate electricity will "help our climate".

Why is burning coal better for the climate than burning gasoline?
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I have a friend that drove out from Tennessee to California and back in a Prius. No problem. Averaged 51 MPG.
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Message Posted: Nov 19, 2009 10:18:36 PM

Very true, Mr. Ghosn.
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Message Posted: Nov 19, 2009 10:18:29 PM

amen to the range complaint, but a hybrid would work for me, drive 10 miles each way to work
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sillywagon - What do sunspots have to do with climate change? They are an 11 year cycle, and we are at the low point now. Please explain and site some references.
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Message Posted: Nov 19, 2009 10:08:08 PM

Electric doesn't work fo rme, yet. When the range increases, I'll likely get one, too.
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Message Posted: Nov 19, 2009 10:06:56 PM

Just like the gradual adoption of gas powered cars happened after Ford introduced the cheap Model T.
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Message Posted: Nov 19, 2009 10:06:56 PM

If they are not based on Solar then I can't see all electric cars.
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Message Posted: Nov 19, 2009 10:04:20 PM

If the value and price were there the transition would be swift. However, the price of the electric cars and hybrids do not currently make good economic sense.
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Message Posted: Nov 19, 2009 10:03:35 PM

Sound plan.
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Good Call Chris
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Message Posted: Nov 19, 2009 9:59:51 PM

We've been on oil for over 100 years.
I suspect its a good guess we will be on oil for many years to come.
Even with electric/hybrid/diesel/hydrogen/natural gas/etc/etc.
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Just because they could sell all they can manufacture doesn't mean they will.
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Message Posted: Nov 19, 2009 9:50:27 PM

it is all dependent on gasoline prices you get to 7 dollars a gallon and electric will own the market
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Ya think? It will take time for the infrastructure to become available to support electric cars. That has to come first before people will buy them en mass.
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Gradual is good, so that it can adjust to the needs of the market as it goes.
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It may well take a while and be the wave of the future,but I'm 51 and my pre unleaded octane boosted V-8 American steel cars will do me just fine for my lifetime.
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Not if we build electrical plants like crazy and make electricity cheap
then give an incentive tax break to buy electric
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Skip the batteries - go to fuel cells.
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Message Posted: Nov 19, 2009 9:25:55 PM

Wehave to do something different than oil.
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Message Posted: Nov 19, 2009 9:25:01 PM

Electric drive systems likely are the way of the future, but full electric in terms of battery-only driven cars will be slow to be adopted. They will always have a feel of being tethered by cord to a recharging station which at the moment is limited to converters and specialized equipment that stay away from the car (unless you have 12-24 hours for 110V slow charging).

Would I own a battery electric? yes, in the form of a mini-car for around town, and only as a supplement for now, not my only vehicle.
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Depends on the price and the state of the economy.
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It will until the price comes down. There must be a reasonable ROI.
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What happened to that kids 100 mpg carburetor?
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All electric is a scary thought now with prices being what they are.
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Well, I guess in 10 years we will know how good of a prognosticator he was....
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they think electric cars make gas and oil sheap
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we need smart ways to recharge electric cars before everyone buys one
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