Malcolm Bricklin says the auto industry is in the middle of a perfect storm.
Bricklin started Visionary Vehicles to design and engineer 'green' vehicles. And he's convinced that electric cars, either plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) or pure electric vehicles (EVs) are the answer. Bricklin says he knows that there exist a number of companies and engineers creating their own PHEVs and EVs. Where he thinks the entire electric vehicle industry would benefit is in the use of common components. Bricklin believes buying components such as batteries and motors and controllers in large quantities and sharing the parts with other electric vehicle makers will help bring down the end cost to the manufacturer. And, the savings would be passed on to the consumer.
-Greg Williams for The Calgary Herald
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