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Rightwing, sheik lovin', Koch duped, Murdoch readin', carbon suckers need to get over it - alternative energy is on it's way and it's here to stay.
I would think, instead of fighting it, righties would be investing in and making a ton-o-dough in-----in the alternative energy market but-----but far be it from Republicans to invest in an American growth industry.
Electric Car Sales Double
Jul 23, 2013
This is a good time to be in the business of selling electric vehicles.
Once moribund, sales of electric cars have more than doubled in the U.S. during the first six months of 2013 compared to the same time period in 2012. Americans have purchased 41,447 of plug-in electric vehicles since January. Thirty-six percent of all the electric cars on the road today have been bought in the previous six months.
The sales figures mark a bold turnaround. It was only February when President Obama backtracked from a stated goal of putting more than 1 million electric cars on the road by 2015. While the recent sales surge won't revive those early hopes -- EV sales still represent only 1.23 percent of the total market -- they are a firm sign of encouragement.
"It highlights the fact you can't look at one month or two months of data," said Patrick Davis, director of the vehicle technology office at the Department of Energy.
"It's the nature of the vehicle market for growth to initially seem slow," he said. "As a matter of fact, through the years, when you look at the introduction of new technologies, whether it's front-wheel drive or airbags or whatever, it happens slow at first and then sort of takes off. Growth happens very quickly."
In some areas of the country, the Nissan Leaf electric vehicle is selling so well that dealerships are running out of inventory.
The automaker reported sales of 2,225 Leafs in June, more than quadruple the 535 sold in the same month one year ago. Through the first half of 2013, sales of the Leaf have jumped 214.6 percent.
The once-beleaguered Chevy Volt is selling even better. General Motors sold 2,698 Volts in June, an increase of 59.2 percent compared to the same month on year prior.
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Rightwing, sheik lovin', Koch duped, Murdoch readin', carbon suckers need to get over it - alternative energy is on it's way and it's here to stay.
I would think, instead of fighting it, righties would be investing in and making a ton-o-dough in-----in the alternative energy market but-----but far be it from Republicans to invest in an American growth industry.
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Electric Car Sales Double
Jul 23, 2013
This is a good time to be in the business of selling electric vehicles.
Once moribund, sales of electric cars have more than doubled in the U.S. during the first six months of 2013 compared to the same time period in 2012. Americans have purchased 41,447 of plug-in electric vehicles since January. Thirty-six percent of all the electric cars on the road today have been bought in the previous six months.
The sales figures mark a bold turnaround. It was only February when President Obama backtracked from a stated goal of putting more than 1 million electric cars on the road by 2015. While the recent sales surge won't revive those early hopes -- EV sales still represent only 1.23 percent of the total market -- they are a firm sign of encouragement.
"It highlights the fact you can't look at one month or two months of data," said Patrick Davis, director of the vehicle technology office at the Department of Energy.
"It's the nature of the vehicle market for growth to initially seem slow," he said. "As a matter of fact, through the years, when you look at the introduction of new technologies, whether it's front-wheel drive or airbags or whatever, it happens slow at first and then sort of takes off. Growth happens very quickly."
In some areas of the country, the Nissan Leaf electric vehicle is selling so well that dealerships are running out of inventory.
The automaker reported sales of 2,225 Leafs in June, more than quadruple the 535 sold in the same month one year ago. Through the first half of 2013, sales of the Leaf have jumped 214.6 percent.
The once-beleaguered Chevy Volt is selling even better. General Motors sold 2,698 Volts in June, an increase of 59.2 percent compared to the same month on year prior.
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