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.
GM announces Chevy Bolt is over
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The news was expected as the Chevy Equinox and its ~$30,000 starting price is expected in the Fall, largely taking the place of the small footprint CUV segment. The Equinox and Blazer SS, due this summer, are based on GM’s Ultium platform and this will phase out the Bolt’s older battery/motor drivetrain system.
VW subsidiary PowerCo is building a 90 GWh battery factory in Canada
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Volkswagen has unveiled further details about its battery factory in St Thomas, Canada. It will be PowerCo’s largest cell factory to date, create 3,000 jobs, and produce up to 90 GWh of battery cells per year.
2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV (1LT Trim): Affordable Electric Car Review
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Paul Gipe
Steve at Plug & Play EV has added another review this time of the Chevy Bolt–a car he knows well.
Tesla Opens Up Superchargers to Non-Teslas
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Paul Gipe
In the world of North American EVs, this is a huge development. No DC fast charging stations are more widely …
2023 Chevy Bolt Best Buy Among Inexpensive EVs
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Paul Gipe
Toward the end of 2022 and the beginning of this year, several articles have chosen the current version of the …
Kona EV Scheduled Charging
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Paul Gipe
While visiting friends here in Bakersfield, the husband came in and asked if his wife had “unplugged yet?” “No,” she …
