Automakers, challenged to explain Tesla’s success, acknowledge the following key points as possible contributors to that success:
The relative significance of each of the items above, the prospect of a significant increase in sales of EVs with a range over 200 miles, and the direct impact on the major automakers’ next moves are discussed in the 2014 xEV Industry Insider Report, released this week by Dr. Menahem Anderman, President of Total Battery Consulting.
The 175-page Report—based on onsite interviews with senior battery technologists and business development executives at 18 major automakers and 20 battery-system suppliers across three continents—dissects hybrid and electric vehicles and battery technology, the market for each, and provides an insightful assessment of the likely trajectory of all three tiers of the industry as far out as 2020.
The Report offers the following:
Dr. Anderman routinely consults with major automakers, battery makers, and related-industry stakeholders. He is founder and chairman of the premier international industry forum, the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference (AABC). The 14th international AABC is scheduled for February 3 - 7, 2014, in Atlanta, GA, and the first AABC Asia will be held in Kyoto, Japan, May 19 - 23, 2014.
For more information about the Report and the AABC Conferences, contact Jo Anna Mortensen, Marketing Manager, at (530)-692-0140 or industryreports@advancedautobat.com