Navistar targets electric school bus market

摘要

"At Navistar we are power agnostic, we offer diesel (Cummins), gasoline (PSI), gas (PSI) and in the near future, electric powered vehicles," stated Gary Horvat, Navistar, Vice President eMobility. The main cost driver for electric vehicles is battery cost, stated Horvat. Horvat presented a graph relating to battery technology, showing that as the volume of electric vehicles increases the battery cost continues to decrease. The demand for electric vehicles was initiated by early adopters who wanted a zero emission vehicle which produces less noise and pollution than diesel alternatives, he said. Future sales of electric vehicles will drastically increase when the total cost of ownership reaches parity with diesel vehicles, attracting new customers to purchase.