News & Articles on Electric Vehicles
We’ve made great strides in moving the electricity sector toward renewable energy. However, transportation remains a major source of air pollution and global warming gases. If we are to make a transition to renewable energy, we will need to electrify as much of the economy as we can, including transportation. Electrified rail is one means, electric vehicles (EVs) are another. The focus here is mostly on our experience driving EVs. We’ve been driving electric since the fall of 2014.
There Is More to Hertz Dumping 20,000 EVs From Fleet Than Appearances Suggest
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Many of the EVs that Hertz owns are used for its rideshare rental program with companies like Uber. As a recent investor conference in October, Hertz executives signaled that there are many factors that influenced its decision to pull back on EVs—even before the sale of 20,000 EVs was announced. The instigating factor seems to have been repair costs for rideshare EVs, which were much higher than expected. This is not maintenance costs, which Hertz notes are lower than ICE vehicles, but rather collision repair costs.
Update on Murder at DC Fast Charge Station: Trial Date Set
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Paul Gipe
The trial of Sebastian Parra and Robert Pernell Roberts for the murder of Benny Alcala Jr. at an Electrified America …
Federal grant will put charging stations along I-5 in Kern as part of ‘electric highway’
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Each site will offer three types of chargers for different commercial and passenger vehicles. The station in the southern Central Valley, for example, will have 90 240-kilowatt chargers — half for passenger vehicles and the rest for commercial cars. It will also have nine MCS 1,200-kilowatt chargers for commercial freights. “Both sites will offer a variety of publicly accessible high-powered charging options for both heavy-duty vehicles as well as passenger vehicles,” according to a news release from the air district, which noted both stops will offer public amenities like restrooms, a rest area and parking.
Honda Mulls $14 Billion Plan To Build Electric Cars In Canada
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Steve Hanley
Not much more was heard about Honda and electric cars until this week when Japanese news source Nikkei announced that Honda is contemplating a $14 billion investment to manufacture batteries and electric cars in Canada. Without confirming the report, Canadian industry minister Francois-Philippe Champagne told Canada’s Global News that it reflected the country’s growing reputation as a leader in attracting green investment in the auto industry.
A Salute To The Chevrolet Bolt, 2023’s Underdog EV Champion
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Discontinued, outdated and outclassed, the Bolt should’ve been a flop in 2023. Instead, it says a lot about what EV owners really want. To go deeper, just this year alone, the Bolt: At one point saw its sales up 101% over the same period last year Traded places with the Mustang Mach-E as America’s best-selling EV behind the two volume-focused Tesla models, which is no small feat Which translated to its best year of sales, ever Was a leader in fleet sales as well, making it a zero-emissions hero for corporate and government operations everywhere Got canceled Then sparked a furor so intense that GM had to quickly about-face and un-cancel it And will still be the only GM car eligible for the EV tax credit come Jan. 1, 2024
Chevy Bolt EV Battery Disassembly and Charging Limitations
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Questions about the slow charging rate of the Bolt (compared to other cars) come up quite often. While the charging port being limited to 150A is often blamed, this is not the root cause. I firmly believe that the pack design (and not the cells) provides a very limited way of removing heat. If the pack were to be charged any faster, it could create unacceptable temperature gradients in the cells, which could cause severe degradation.
