Automakers Jockey For Position In Electric Vehicle Market

Daniel Valenzuela
SPCD 111G-03October 18, 2012

Summary and Critique of Second Article
In the article “Automakers Jockey forPosition in Electric Vehicle Market,” (2010) the author mentioned that the electric vehicles (EVs) had a huge acceptance after the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS); as a result, the drivers areready to use these cars with new technology. However, the author did not mentioned why he said that the drivers are ready for these cars nor did the article show an author it only showed its editor.Despite the fact that EVs had had a great acceptance in the consumers as “Automakers” mentioned there are not many manufacturers working with EVs, “Automakers” mentioned Ford, Nissan, andChina-based BYD Auto. In the previous point the author had an excellent example of what manufacturers are working with EVs. In other point, “Automakers” mentioned that General Motors and Toyota prefer to workwith hybrids and plug-in vehicles. Second, the author said that the EVs still have the big problem of cost and range; indeed, the author showed a strong evidence of the ratio between cost and range foran EV with high range. After word, “Automakers” exposed the work that Nissan, Ford, and China-based BYD Auto with EVs, especially Nissan with the Leaf and the project that it carries on. The Nissan’splans to create a public charging station corridor in unity with some governments and help Leaf’s buyers to have a home charging station in order to extended the charge in the EVs, the Ford’s plan toput in the market two new electric models, and the BYD’s vehicle that is suppose to have a range of 200 miles are excellent examples that the author uses in order to support his comments about the...