The Plug-In Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Opportunity – A Critical Asessment of the Emerging market and its Key Underlying Technology: Li-Ion Batteries, Menahem Anderman

We will discuss the commercial and technical barriers to the mass commercialization of PHEVs and EVs, including Li-Ion battery safety, reliability, durability, cost, and performance. The presentation is based on integrating information gathered in the fourth quarter of 2009 during on-site interview with most major automakers and their existing and prospective advanced-battery suppliers on three continents.