Posted on 09/18/2013 10:53:41 AM PDT by Olog-hai
Germany hopes to put one million electric cars on the roads by 2020, but just 3,000 have been sold this year. A study released on Tuesday casts doubt on sales projections.
Electric cars have been among the highlights of the IAA motorshow in Frankfurt which opened last week. New models include the BMWs i3.
Researchers argue that the best scenario for electric cars is for the price of batteries and energy to decrease, while diesel and petrol gets more expensive.
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