The
clean
energy
researcher
modelled
demand
for
electric
vehicles
and
hybrid-electrics
based
on
how
fuel
savings
would
balance
higher
vehicle
costs
at
a
series
of
oil
prices
over
the
next
10
years.
The
model
accounts
for
declining
vehicle
costs
as
the
alternative
transportation
market
grows
in
scale.
The
report
may
temper
the
great
expectations
for
this
industry,
evidenced
most
recently
by
the
successful
initial
public
offering
of
A123
Systems,
a
Massachusetts
lithium-ion
battery
maker.
Since
going
public,
24
September,
the
company’s
shares
had
gained
11%
through
Tuesday.
The
Lux
report
calls
lithium-ion
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