In reply to Jed Rothwell's message of Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:49:08 -0500: Hi, [snip] >The Chinese battery company BYD Group lives up to its name, "Build >Your Dreams." This week it began selling a $22,000 PHEV with a huge >62-mile battery range (not 80 as misreported) to fleet customers in >China. [snip] This is understandable, but demonstrates once again that managers have no knowledge of science. Fleets are precisely the *worst* market for PHEVs. This is because fleet cars are frequently driven all day long. It is precisely the family car (or second car) that should be a PHEV. Personal transportation is mostly used for commuting or shopping, where the total distance traveled per day is within battery range.
Regards, Robin van Spaandonk <[email protected]>
