Electrified Vehicle Market share will climb to 6.3% by 2020

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Via autoblogreen:

"Hybrids, plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles will account for about one in 16 new vehicles sold globally by the end of the decade, consulting agency PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) says. The increase will come as automakers reduce the price premium on advanced-powertrain vehicles and governments invest more in charging infrastructure, PwC says."

Full article here:

https://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/10/pwc-electrified-vehicle-market-share-will-climb-to-6-3-by-2020/

The actual survey can be found here:

http://www.pwc.com/en_GX/gx/automotive/pdf/pwc-charging-forward-2012-electric-vehicle-survey.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
 
Stoaty said:
I have a hard time considering a hybrid an "electrified" vehicle. Aren't all vehicles "electrified" with a 12 volt battery? ;)
If you accept the definition advanced by David Kirsch ("The Electric Vehicle and the Burden of History"), all modern ICEs are actually hybrids of a type he defines as an 'electrified gas car', which came in with the integrated starting/lighting/ignition/charging system developed by Charles Kettering's company (Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company, aka Delco) and introduced on Cadillacs in 1912.
 
I think any vehicle is "electrified" if the batteries in some way contribute to moving the wheels. Basically, mild hybrids and up. I'm actually sort of surprised hybrids like e-assist aren't more popular than they are. I mean, they really shouldn't cost that much more to implement than the components they replace such as the alternator and starter motor. Besides contributing to fuel economy, I much prefer a hybrid for many other reasons. Ease of starting the I.C.E. is one example. I much prefer to get into a car and just turn it on and have the I.C.E. just instantly "come to life" rather than hearing that archaic starting sound of a low-RPM starter motor.

I remember reading years ago... I mean when I was in my teens back in the 1990's in car magazines that they were going to have to move to a 48V system in vehicles and that they would offload some of the accessories onto the electrical system such as air conditioning, power steering, etc. This was long before I had heard of the term "hybrid." And it really does make a lot of sense. So why are so many cars still based on the antique 12V system, even for starting engines?

The key to promoting hybrids and electric vehicles will have to be selling people on the experience and not because its "green." While saving money often sells things, even that is sometimes not enough. I mean, people still buy ink-jet printers even though they are a huge scam and waste of money compared to a laser. So a lot of people just don't think long-term.
 
GRA said:
http://www.pwc.com/en_GX/gx/automotive/pdf/pwc-charging-forward-2012-electric-vehicle-survey.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Looks like hybrids and BEVs made it. How about that.
 
Yup, thanks to lots of government mandates and subsidies, not to mention European and some U.S. diesel owners switching to HEVs (Thanks, VW. Between that and being responsible for providing the only close to nationwide non-Tesla DCFC network in the U.S., Dieselgate has had a larger positive impact on EV sales outside of China than any other action; it's turned into a blessing in disguise). Europe apparently took the lead from China for the PEV sales % increase last year (China of course remains far ahead in numbers sold). https://www.ev-volumes.com/
Not sure of the HEV share. In the U.S., PEV share increased by just 4%, despite the drop in total numbers and the shift to higher-priced new cars generally (lower-income people weren't buying new cars).

I've corrected the url pointing to the ABG article in the original post, but here it is as well: https://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/10/pwc-electrified-vehicle-market-share-will-climb-to-6-3-by-2020/.

I've been unable to find the original PriceWaterhouseCooper article to correct that link. BTW, I'm impressed you found this topic to resurrect it.
 
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