{"id":12128,"date":"2018-11-27t15:24:05","date_gmt":"2018-11-27t15:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dpetrov.2create.studio\/planet\/wordpress\/5-electric-transit-takeaways-from-our-fall-salon\/"},"modified":"2023-02-28t18:43:39","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28t18:43:39","slug":"electric-transit-takeaways-salon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/electric-transit-takeaways-salon\/","title":{"rendered":"5 electric transit takeaways from our fall salon"},"content":{"rendered":"
genevieve cullen, president of the electric drive transit association<\/a> (edta), joined frank sesno to lead a discussion about the future of electric transit in the united states at our planet forward salon: the future of electric transit on nov. 9.<\/p>\n here are five takeaways from the salon:<\/p>\n from the cost of batteries to the sticker price of the car, the economics of buying and operating an electric vehicle has never been as enticing as it is in 2018.<\/p>\n in 2010, the price per kilowatt hour was about $1,000 for ev batteries, but that number has dropped by almost 80% to around $200 per kwh today, cullen said. when translated to the price of gasoline, she said electricity is equivalent to about $1.10 per gallon \u2014 a number not seen anywhere across the country for years.<\/p>\n at the same time, the sticker prices of electric vehicles have been dipping with recently released models from chevy, tesla, and other car companies being marked in the $30,000-$40,000 range, or the equivalent of a non-electric vehicle of the same size once you take into account subsidies.<\/p>\n while governmental incentives, such as the $7,500 federal tax credit for electric vehicles, can be altered or scrapped (as it has been proposed<\/a>), cullen characterizes this as a \u201csetback\u201d rather than a threat to the viability of an electrified future.<\/p>\n adoption and planning for the technology by individual states, other nations and private companies have become so widespread that evs are becoming cost-competitive with their fossil-fueled counterparts by other means. however, cullen said it could displace the united states from its century-long position on the front lines of innovation in the transportation sector.<\/p>\n1. owning an electric vehicle (ev) has never been more affordable<\/h2>\n
2. politics can\u2019t change the long-term trend<\/h2>\n