Hiroto Saikawa, Peter Mertens, Tesla.
“The fuel consumption targets will become very stringent, and that will kick in at around 2019/2020, especially in the United States. Suddenly there will be surge of demand.”
Nissan Corporate Officer Hiroto Saikawa takes tightening emission regulations as a fact and good news for EV demand. The Japanese firm expects electric car sales to make five percent of its total sales around 2020 and ten percent shortly after. If hybrids are counted in, a 50 percent share is expected to be possible.
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“The fuel consumption targets will become very stringent, and that will kick in at around 2019/2020, especially in the United States. Suddenly there will be surge of demand.”
Dr Peter Mertens, Senior VP for R&D at Volvo, has a similarly positive outlook on electrification as Nissan but predominantly claims technological advances rather than tighter regulations. The first fully electric Volvo is reportedly scheduled for 2019.
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“We have come to a point where the cost versus benefit calculation for electrification is now almost positive. Battery technology has improved, costs are going down, and public acceptance of electrification is no longer a question.”
“The driver cannot abdicate responsibility for driving.”
Hands-off – not, is Tesla’s reaction to a video that shows a Model S coming dangerously close to move into oncoming traffic. Autopilot apparently does not yet mean handless and headless driving.
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“The driver cannot abdicate responsibility for driving.”
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