# Electric Vehicles: Compelling Business Case for a New Era

- Link: https://greenlivingguy.com/2005/11/electric-vehicles-compelling-business-case/
- Published: 2005-11-16T03:22:00-05:00
- Author: greenlivingguy

Electric vehicles: compelling business ideas need more than enthusiasm. This 2005
discussion looks at conversion costs, commercial uncertainty, and the appeal of 
electric propulsion. It also considers a classic Ford Model T concept as an example
of the ideas circulating at the time.

**Editor’s note:** This article preserves a 2005 EV business discussion. Its cost
references and first-person timelines belong to that period. The text has been edited
for readability, and an incomplete excerpt has been removed.
 Source: [EV World Blog](https://web.archive.org/web/20181028164920/http://www.evworld.com:80/)

Tuesday 25 October 2005

## Electric Vehicles: Compelling Business Questions

I know by the reaction of most people that electric vehicles are cool. The reaction
that I normally get is something like “This is the coolest thing I have ever seen!”
I have been dealing with battery electric vehicles for [five](https://greenlivingguy.com/2005/11/the-case-for-electric-vehicles-now/)
years now. I also think that they are cool…

![Blue and green compact electric cars plugged in at a charging station.](https://
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quality=52&ssl=1)

Top Image: Electric vehicle in car sharing station, Milan, Italy. Viappy / Shutterstock.
com

I have been exploring ways to turn a [profit](https://greenlivingguy.com/2005/11/the-business-case-for-electric-vehicles/)
on this cool technology for a few months now. Business can be very hard. If it is
easy to make money, everyone would be doing it. It is survival of the [fittest](https://greenlivingguy.com/2011/01/so-you-want-an-electric-car-by-bill-moore/),
like most natural systems. Building an electric car is not cheap. The electrical
parts are in the thousands of dollars, as well as the batteries. The business plan
is very risky no matter how I look at it.

## 󠀁[A Classic Ford Model T versus a Modern Electric Ford Model T](https://web.archive.org/web/20181028164920/http://evworld.com/blogs.cfm?blogid=1489)󠁿

_By John A. Gilkison and Phillip R. Knox_
 How swapping the engine and drive train
of a classic Ford Model T could create a much better driving experience, save energy,
and reduce emissions. This blog revisits Henry Ford’s and Thomas Edison’s idea of
producing an electric Model T for the masses using modern technology and examines
the benefits a modern electric drive train would bring to this classic car.

## Comments

### By: job opportunity

- Link: https://greenlivingguy.com/2005/11/electric-vehicles-compelling-business-case/#comment-315
- Published: 2005-11-30T05:12:00-05:00

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