Mass Production of Electric Vehicles Starting to Roll Out

In recent NPR radio interview, Mr. TONY POSAWATZ (Vehicle Line Director, Chevy Volt) announced that Chevy was getting ready for their initial rollout of ten thousand in 2011 and over 40,000 in 2012 where their target market (approx. 19 States).

Mr. MARK PERRY (Director, Product Planning, Nissan North America) stated that Nissan planned to roll our 50,000 Leafs with a capacity for 150,000 in the coming years.

Both individuals did discuss the issue of the number car charging stations as a barometer of mass acceptance of electric cars:

“ The number right now nationwide across 19 states, not just the West Coast, 19 states, over 12,000 public charging stations. And now you add to that the convenience of just charging in your garage overnight. I think this idea of not having a place to plug in is going to disappear.”

While this writer would agree that the “idea of not having a place to plug in is going to disappear,” the conclusion is wrong. For one thing, most people to not have a dedicated indoor parking spot. Secondly, most people who live in buildings are subject to the buildings management and probably association approval to get one installed and even then, there is the issue of security and liability.

If the electric car revolution is going to succeed as I believe it will, the key to consumer confidence rests on a mass electric car vehicle in place in locations where people frequent most i.e., malls and commercial garages. Municipalities, where a good start are limited in the spaces they own and in ability to channel the complete car charging needs of the public.
Car Charging Group Inc, trading as CCGI on the OTCBB seems to be the only game in town to meet the future demand. Its business model is ideally designed to penetrate the shopping mall and parking market via its turnkey solution. It allows for rapid market development and is already accepted by major companies such as LAZ Parking. See Forbes article below: http://www.forbes.com/feeds/globenewswire/2010/07/23/car_charging_group_inc_signs_agreement_with_laz_parking_to_197360.html.