M.A. Stefan Goede

Abstract
Over the past decades, a world without private vehicles and the associated individualization of mobility has become more and more unimaginable for the very most of us. The worldwide quantity of vehicles running with a combustion engine still keeps on growing to numbers far beyond belief, but equally do the problems, provoked by this evolution - political, economical and environmental problems that show our overall dependency on petroleum.
Can the electric vehicle become an acceptable solution for the future of mobility in terms of economic efficiency and consumer satisfaction? Might it stay just another niche product for the wealthy and environmentally aware or does it have the potential to start a technical as well as a social revolution?
This paper focuses on the current market situation for electric vehicles and batteries and its future progress and also analyzes the economic efficiency of the electric vehicle itself.

The book is perfectly suited for executives in the automotive industry. It describes the consumer market for electric vehicles and their future potential, focusing on economical as well as technical issues. It is also recommended for students and teachers who like to inform themselves about electric mobility and just as well for everybody else who takes interest in this field of automotive economy and is in search of information to successfully take part in public debates on this issue.


Keywords
Electric Vehicles, Battery Electric Vehicles, Hybrid electric vehicles, Elektrofahrzeuge, Elektromobilitaet, Tesla Motors, electric cars, Elektrische Antriebe, Batterieelektrische Fahrzeuge, Batterie-Elektrofahrzeuge, fossil energy sources, petrol industry, automotive industry, oil dependency, renewable energy, sustainable transportation, electric mobility, internal combustion engine, electric motor, Elektrische Fahrzeuge, EV, BEV, alternative propulsion, greenhouse gas, CO2 emission, energy consumption, lithium batterie, petroleum dependency, Marktpotential Elektrofahrzeuge, electric vehicle market, hybrid market, who killed the electric car.


Author

Stefan Goede, born 1985 in Krumbach, Germany, is working in the field of research and development of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles since his graduation as a development engineer at the Dual University of Baden Württemberg (DHBW). In addition to his employment he successfully completed his business studies as Master of Arts at the private university AKAD Stuttgart during the time of October 2008 to September 2010. Currently he is working on battery management systems at Tesla Motors in California.