能源儲存和管理技術突出電動車會議

　　盡管電動汽車行業迄今為止的銷售數據一直在增長，但2012上半年可能會被視為一個失敗市場的先兆，也可以被理解為大規模采用曲線緩慢、“顛簸”的早期部分。后者的證據，更有希望的場景是在顯眼的豐度在電動汽車的土地，海，空2012會議（見圖1），1在日前召開的圣若澤，CA，在電動汽車技術、零部件制造商和設計師，一些世界上最先進的電動汽車，船只和飛機（是的，飛機！）聚集在硅谷中心的投資者交換技術信息和商店。

　　Figure 1： Looking like a cross between a Segway Transporter and a Hummer SUV， the RYNO， a self-stabilizing electric unicycle designed for security and police applications， attracted lots of attention at Electric Vehicles Land， Sea， & Air 2012.

　　This optimistic view of today’s “bumpy” market conditions was underscored by Dr. Peter Harrop‘s observation that， while all electric car makers （except Nissan） have experienced disappointing sales to date， sales of other types of EVs are growing rapidly， often without government subsidy. In his keynote， “Electric Vehicles： Revolution not Evolution，” Harrop pointed out that electric propulsion technologies had already staked out competitive positions in such unanticipated markets as hybrid outdoor forklifts， trucks， buses， and military vehicles. Harrop expects that the technology investments in advanced batteries， fuel cells， and motor systems that allowed Hyundai， Nissan， and Toyota and other manufacturers to profitably sell high-performance electric/hybrid-electric forklifts and other industrial vehicles will also pay big dividends as they are applied to on-road trucks and autos over the next few years.