{"id":188082,"date":"2010-01-16T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-16T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/electric-cars-have-huge-hill-to-climb-2010-1"},"modified":"2010-01-16T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-01-16T15:00:00","slug":"electric-cars-have-a-huge-hill-to-climb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/188082","title":{"rendered":"Electric Cars Have A Huge Hill To Climb"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"float_right\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"float_right\" src=\"http:\/\/static.businessinsider.com\/image\/4b2ba41f0000000000dfa594\/ap-volvo-electric.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"AP Volvo Electric\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Toyota&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/hondas-hybrid-is-getting-flattened-by-the-prius-2009-7\">Prius<\/a> has been around for 12 years now, and while hybrid technology is well established, barely 1% of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/us-car-ownership-takes-biggest-dive-since-1960-2010-1\">auto sales<\/a> last year were hybrid or electrically powered vehicles, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/business\/2010\/jan\/15\/electric-cars-detroit-motor-show\">the Guardian reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>PricewaterhouseCoopers&#8217; automotive institute says that will increase slightly to 4% by 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Fuel efficient vehicles were all the rage at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/check-out-the-concept-cars-from-the-future-unveiled-at-the-detroit-auto-show-2010-1\">Detroit Auto Show<\/a> this week and last, but there are a number of reasons why enthusiasm for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/the-ugly-truth-about-hybrids-they-wont-save-us-any-oil-anytime-soon-2010-1\">hybrids<\/a> and electrically powered cars is having trouble catching on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cost: A 2009 Prius starts at around $22,000, roughly $7,000 more than a Corollla and $3,000 more than a Camry.<\/li>\n<li>The wait for charging stations: Until a network of stations is built, plug-ins will not make sense for longer trips.<\/li>\n<li>Consumers are suspicious of new technology and want to wait and see how things play out before taking the plunge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/business\/2010\/jan\/15\/electric-cars-detroit-motor-show\">Read the whole Guardian piece here &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/greensheet\/~3\/check-out-the-concept-cars-from-the-future-unveiled-at-the-detroit-auto-show-2010-1\" >Check  Out The Concept Cars Of The Future Unveiled At The Detroit Auto Show<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/electric-cars-have-huge-hill-to-climb-2010-1#comments\">Join the conversation about this story &#187;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>See Also:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/the-ugly-truth-about-hybrids-they-wont-save-us-any-oil-anytime-soon-2010-1\">The Ugly Math On Hybrids: They Won&#8217;t Save Us Any Oil Anytime Soon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/check-out-the-concept-cars-from-the-future-unveiled-at-the-detroit-auto-show-2010-1\">Check Out The Concept Cars Of The Future Unveiled At The Detroit Auto Show<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/us-car-ownership-takes-biggest-dive-since-1960-2010-1\">U.S. Car Ownership Takes Biggest Dive Since 1960<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/biebAFXShzxsFmggiHnaxoAfRS8\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/biebAFXShzxsFmggiHnaxoAfRS8\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/biebAFXShzxsFmggiHnaxoAfRS8\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/biebAFXShzxsFmggiHnaxoAfRS8\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/greensheet?a=0KmU_n7bb2U:j5T4w0j22-M:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/greensheet?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/greensheet?a=0KmU_n7bb2U:j5T4w0j22-M:F7zBnMyn0Lo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/greensheet?i=0KmU_n7bb2U:j5T4w0j22-M:F7zBnMyn0Lo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/greensheet?a=0KmU_n7bb2U:j5T4w0j22-M:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/greensheet?i=0KmU_n7bb2U:j5T4w0j22-M:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/greensheet?a=0KmU_n7bb2U:j5T4w0j22-M:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/greensheet?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/greensheet?a=0KmU_n7bb2U:j5T4w0j22-M:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/greensheet?i=0KmU_n7bb2U:j5T4w0j22-M:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/greensheet\/~4\/0KmU_n7bb2U\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toyota&#8217;s Prius has been around for 12 years now, and while hybrid technology is well established, barely 1% of auto sales last year were hybrid or electrically powered vehicles, the Guardian reports. PricewaterhouseCoopers&#8217; automotive institute says that will increase slightly to 4% by 2015. 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