I don't get why people get so excited about PIHs. California data shows a big problem with folks not even bothering to charge them.
Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 14, 2017, at 10:28 AM, brucedp5 via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > % I would label this newsitem as EV-ignorant. I think it could have been > worse, with more errors, incorrect assumptions, and misleading factoids, if > the writer had made the effort. After you read it, note the writer's > information sources: a local AK Ford dealership (who are notorious for not > liking plugins), a local AK utility rep makes statements without any EV > customer experience. > *The biggest item I take away from this piece, is Ford killing their pih > production [ > https://google.com/search?q=Ford+stopped+Energi+production > ] which is sad as N. American regions with challenging weather conditions > and limited public EVSE infrastructure are a good market for pih (Canadians > have proven this true). > -Bottom line (IMO): Ford's abandonment of their Energi pih smells like a > cut& run, so Ford can chase after China market profits. % > > http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2017-11-13/electric-vehicles-raise-more-questions-answers > Electric vehicles raise more questions than answers > November 13, 2017 Ben Boettger benjamin.boettger @peninsulaclrion.com > > Though electric cars are finding enthusiastic users in Alaska’s Southeast, > how they would perform on the Kenai Peninsula is largely a speculative > matter. > > To date, the local peak of electric car popularity may have come when > managers of the Kenai’s Kendall Ford dealership, formerly Stanley Ford, > added several models of hybrid and electric Ford vehicles to its stock. > > Kendall Ford salesman Dave Bartelmay, who was with Stanley at the time, led > a talk on electric vehicles at HEA’s Energy Technology Workshops on > Thursday. > > Electric vehicles are becoming popular in Southeast Alaska communities like > Juneau ― which, according to radio station KTOO [ > https://www.ktoo.org/2017/02/06/road-lies-ahead-juneaus-electric-cars/ > ], has an estimated 100 electric vehicles, 10 charging stations, and an > advocacy group [ > https://juneauev.org/ > ] encouraging electric car-friendly infrastructure. One encouragement for _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
