Eight hurdles plug-in electric cars need to jump to get consumers charged
by mc on Nov.17, 2009, under News
BMW’s electric Mini Cooper
Most people like the idea of an electric car, once they get over the idea that it won’t die on them 10 feet down the road. But BMW researchers have found that there are many unexpected hurdles still blocking their path.
In recent field tests (.pdf) of BMW’s electric Mini Cooper, Rich Steinberg, BMW North America manager of electric vehicle operations and strategy, noted that the rollout of several hundred Mini E cars in Los Angeles, New Jersey and New York was more difficult than expected.
The biggest problem? Infrastructure.
Source: Smart Planet
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