Today, I came across two news stories that would seem to contradict each other. Both are based on newly released U.S. government agency reports. The first headline reads, ” Gas-Powered Vehicles To Dominate Roads in 2040, Feds Say .’ Published on the car-centric Edmunds web site, it contends “In 2040, 78 percent of all cars and trucks will run on gasoline, compared to 82 percent in 2012.” By contrast, “Plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles will take a backseat to gas-powered vehicles, accounting for just 1 percent of total sales in 2040…” Now some of this clearly has to do with the legacy effect. Many, if not most of the 15 million gasoline cars purchased this year will likely still be in service some twenty years from now. That’s 2034. Even the most optimistic projections of EV sales – that includes plug-in and fully electric models – sees them capturing […]