Project Get Ready is pleased to announce partnership with two new cities, Kansas City and Tampa Bay. Both cities have developed comprehensive strategies for adopting electrification into their transportation system.
Yet another study citing batteries as the Achilles heel of electric vehicles, Boston Consulting Group’s new paper suggests that the EV market will remain uncompetitive in the next decade. BCG highlights cost per kWh as the key barrier to affordable battery technology. With current costs hovering around $1000 to $1200 per kWh, batteries are [...]
Frequently Asked Questions from the calculator – http://projectgetready.com/js/tco.html
Assumptions for the calculator – http://projectgetready.com/js/tco.html
Triangle (North Carolina) is getting ready. The Triangle initiative is expanding from the Project Get Ready Raleigh initiative. Check back here in the coming weeks for more information.
What is a plug-in car? Check out the plug-in hybrid, electric car, and stop-start tabs on this website for an overview: http://www.hybridcars.com/plug-in-hybrid-cars
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Listen to the audio of Project Get Ready’s official launch press release
GM announces partnership with Project Get Ready at D.C. autoshow
We are searching for more technical advisors (LINK), partner cities (LINK), and sponsors (LINK). If you’d like to get involved in any way, please write to smartgarage@rmi.org.
Project Get Ready is a non-profit initiative led by Rocky Mountain Institute, in conjunction with a wide array of partners and technical advisers. Project Get Ready will:
* Create a dynamic “menu” of strategic plug-in readiness actions including the “business case” for each action.
* Provide a web database of American and international plug-in readiness activities.
* Convene at least 20 cities as well as technical players regularly to discuss their lessons learned and best practices, and report these conversations on our website and materials.
* Much more!
