GREAT NEWS FOR HYBRID CAR OWNERS

GREAT NEWS FOR HYBRID CAR OWNERS
The real thing is finally coming


When Hybrid cars first arrived on the scene in the 1990’s many of us who cared about our environment were the first purchasers of such cars. Later on as governmental tax rebates coupled by better looking, faster sleeker cars more main stream people began to purchase such cars. When a person drives a Hybrid for the first time they do not see much of a difference until their first traffic stop at an intersection – the engine shuts down and the quite battery kicks in. Your first reaction based on previous experience is to re-start the car, but when the light turns green and the foot hits the gas peddle the car moves into motion until the combustion power kicks in.

A commonality of the gasoline-electric hybrids is that they use their transmission and regenerative braking to recharge their battery pack. What does this all mean, perhaps some better mileage less pollutants in the air, but most of all, perhaps owning a Hybrid serves as the proverbial “slap on the shoulder” for doing well on the environment.

The reality however is quite different; a Hybrid still goes to the gas station, fills up at the pump and leaves the hydro carbons in the air. Regular combustion engine cars that are designed for fuel efficiency also match many of the Hybrids in pollutant release and mileage. So what is a Hybrid exactly? I believe Carlos Ghosn CEO and President of Renault of France and Nissan of Japan put it quite nicely when he said Hybrids are like mermaids when you want fish you get a woman and when you need a woman you get a fish. Meaning a Hybrid does can not compete with a regular car and it isn’t an electric vehicle either. So what’s the great news for Hybrid car owners? The great news is that thanks to a combination of government polices, car manufacturing commitments and the building of an infrastructure, Hybrid owners will soon be able to trade their mermaids for either a next generation hybrid whose electric power is not fed by a combustions engine, but is able to plug in, or for us “Greenies” purchase a fully 100% functioning Electric Car.

Just look at the numbers there are currently eighty-two electric car manufacturers in the world in the US alone the number is over thirty. Nissan, Renault and General Motors, Honda just to name a few are mass producing the electric cars and the new Hybrids where they can actually plug in and run on their battery leaving the gas as an emergency reserve.
This leaves us with an electric charging infrastructure for all those future cars to charge their cars. With what could only be described as monumental, Car Charging Group Inc a publicly traded company on the OTCBB as CCGI has already begun to build what will be the largest electric charging station infrastructure network in the United States. Imagine, seeing chargers in your building at work, home, government office, mall, hotel, or just in any parking lot. CCGI is doing just that county by county, city by city and town by town. How are they accomplishing that? They have a unique business model, strong leadership and a determination to make a difference. To quote from their web site:

“Dealers and distributors SELL charging units which requires a capital outlay by the business / property owner for the units themselves as well as installation costs and municipal permitting fees. Once they are sold, the dealers and distributors have nothing more to do with them. We do not sell our units. We provide, install, maintain and service the units at no cost to the business / property owner. We provide a service for a fee borne only by the EV owner.”
This model definitely is the way to go as it allows for rapid growth. Since the site owner i.e., a hotel or municipality do not pay for the outlay and can provide their customers and citizens respectively, with the ability to drive their electric car at a convenient location to charge.
Additionally, the CCGI strategy is well grounded. According to CCGI, the government is estimating approximately 40 million plug-in electric vehicles on the road by 2030, the need to establish charging station networks throughout the transportation infrastructure is critical to providing easy access to energy everywhere drivers live and work. By investing at the forefront of the electric car revolution, Car Charging Group seeks to become the leading provider of electric car charging stations. The Company initially plans to launch its service in the South Florida market and expand nationally and internationally over time. Car Charging Group, Inc., is based in Miami, Florida

Welcome to a new world.