Big Apple Ripe For Ev

April 6, 2010 - PRLog -- Why New York or NewYorkEV.com?
2009 was the EvMini test year.
“We are delighted to work with New York City in developing this new form of sustainable transportation,” said Jim McDowell, Vice President of MINI USA. “Mayor Bloomberg’s PlaNYC initiative has demonstrated a keen understanding of the importance of sustainability and we fully share the same vision and enthusiasm for developing new ideas, technologies and forms of transportation to make it a reality. This MINI E zero-emission vehicle is only our company’s first step.”
A study, developed in partnership with McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm, found that there is a potentially large group of New Yorkers in all five boroughs, who are willing to change their behavior to accommodate electric vehicles and become “early adopters.” Market research projects that by 2015, up to 16 percent of all new vehicles purchased by New Yorkers could be electric.
“Although the study does recognize that some monetary incentives will be required to activate the market (i.e. to stimulate initial demand), we observe that monetary incentives cannot create a substantial E.V. market in and of themselves and should therefore be re-evaluated once a certain level of penetration is reached,” the report stated. The survey found that consumers favored such perks as a free one-year MetroCard EVpass or EVlane, dedicated lane for electric vehicles.
2010 is Think tank year.
THINK to Begin Selling City Electric Car in New York "New York is a logical early market for the THINK City in the U.S.," said THINK CEO Richard Canny. "New York ranked third on our EV-Ready Cities Index based on the great fit of EVs for city driving and the strength of state and local government supp ort."
“We want the vehicles driven in New York to be more energy efficient and use cleaner fuels,” Bloomberg said Aug. 24. “City government is leading by example.”  Taking into account government incentives as well as urban layout, THINK developed an EV-Ready Cities Index to measure which markets are most suited to the introduction of electric vehicles. New York was tied with Chicago in the EV Ready-City Index released by THINK in January.
The goal is to reduce the amount of carbon emitted by the city government 30 percent by 2017 and the entire city’s carbon emissions 30 percent by 2030.
New York City officials and several New York fleet operators had the opportunity to test drive the zero-emissions electric vehicle at a drive event on Pier 7 in Brooklyn. New York's own Ener1, Inc. clean technology company developed the sophisticated lithium-ion battery system that gives the car its range and reliability.
"Use of EVs will provide a clean, cost effective alternative to the use of gasoline powered light-duty vehicles by public and private fleets," said Christina Ficicchia Executive Director of the New York City Lower Hudson Valley Clean Communities. "We are excited to work with THINK North America, a U.S.-based manufacturer of electric vehicles; and support incentives for clean transportation."

EvPal

NewyorkEV.com...EVpass.com...EVlane.com are evdomains available at http://www.onlineEV.com/domains.html

# # #

Electrification of transportation and alternative energy are the world's top priorities.Electric Vehicles,Ev conversion and Alternative energy sources explained in my book "The EV Alternative" 200 color pages Visit : www.Evalternative.com $29
Dr Y. Ev