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Vehicle Electrification: An Emotionally Charged Topic

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January 26th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Finance

John Petersen submits:Writing an investment blog on hype-riddled sectors like vehicle electrification and energy storage is tough because the topic is emotionally charged and expectations are often based on political promises, issue advocacy, press releases and mainstream media stories that never tell the complete truth. As a result I spend a huge amount of time debunking popular mythology that’s 180 degrees out of sync with business realities and responding to commenters who refuse to believe cars with plugs will be:Five to six times less efficient than HEVs when it comes to reducing natio…   Read More

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