More Plug-in Electric Vehicles for Fleets

摘要

A May Report From Pike Research forecasts that, between 2010 and 2015, more than 1.3 million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) will be purchased for use in fleet operations, with nearly 400,000 vehicles being sold annually by the end of 2015. Pike is a market research and consulting firm that analyzes global clean-technology markets. It appears that commercial and government fleet managers are looking at a variety of technologies to protect budgets from increasing fuel costs and to meet emissions-reduction targets. Fleet operators are increasingly finding that hybrid electric vehicles and all electric PEVs can help accomplish both goals, improving fuel economy between 5 and 40 percent and lowering emissions 10 to 50 percent below comparable vehicles with internal combustion engines.