They would have to keep their hybrids or plug-in electrics for seven to ten years to recoup the reward of better fuel economy .
他们将会利用混合动力或者插入式电动车在七到十年间从燃料节约中获益。
" The major hitch continues to be price , " says mr dunne . " Even with subsidy , buyers need to pay a premium for electrics . "
“主要的障碍仍是价格,”邓恩表示,“即便政府提供补贴,购车者仍然需要为电动车支付更高价格。”
So the industry seems to be hedging its bets on battery-powered electrics . But is it backing the right technology ?
看来汽车产业是在往电动汽车上下注,但其赌注是否下到了正确的技术上呢?
They conclude that petrol and diesel cars will keep closing the emissions gap ( see chart ) , while hybrids and , especially , electrics , will be more expensive to own for years to come .
Auto makers wrestling with ambitious mileage goals have touted hybrids and electrics as the wave of the future , but they have found a quicker path to improved fuel efficiency , reinventing the way traditional gas-powered cars are built .
In contrast to nissan , honda has passed up pure electrics , preferring instead to bank on lower-cost hybrids ( civic and insight ) and hydrogen fuel cells .
In other words , batteries have to come down to less than $ 200 per kwh before electrics can go mainstream .
换句话说,在电动汽车走向主流之前,电池价格每千瓦时要回落至200美元。
For all the news headlines they generate , electrics still account for a tiny fraction of one percent of cars bought each year .
尽管电动汽车吸引了许多媒体的关注,但其市场份额仍然远远不到1%。
To move beyond oil into electrics , look for xi 's lieutenants to start with buses , taxis and government fleets -- vehicles that tend to have fixed routes that can be served easily by a set of local charging stations .