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I'm A Car Dealer Who Only Sells Electric Cars. This Is What Everyone Else Is Getting Wrong - And The Advice I Give Prospective EV Buyers.

29 Oct 2023 | Synopsis

"To car buyers, only a handful of things matter...It's the self-driving status, the colors, the wheels, how far the battery will go on a charge, and that's about it... Even to this day, for the vast majority of listing sites, it's really painful to look for those thing, and in some cases, you can't even find them.

"We're trying to disrupt the car-buying experience. Not by using the internet, but by creating a much better in-person experience."

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Not Just Tools: DeWalt Now Makes Its Own Level-2 Charger For Your EV

29 Oct 2023 | Synopsis

"DeWalt's 240V level-2 charger, much like any home EV charger, can be installed onto your power grid by a professional electrician to serve as a hub for your personal EV. The mount is fully CSA-certified for use both indoors and outdoors...The mount comes preinstalled with a 25-foot high-grade cable ending in a NEMA 14-50 plug. This plug can deliver up to 40 Amps or about 36 miles per hour of charge... compatible with all SAE J1772 electric vehicles, though a separate adapter is available for Tesla charging ports as well."

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Panasonic Announces Game-Changing Plan To Give Old EV Batteries New Purpose: 'It Would Be A Big Step Toward Winning In The EV Battery Market'

29 Oct 2023 | Synopsis

"Panasonic Energy...will be working with U.S.-based startup Redwood Materials to extract these materials and produce cathodes (one of the electrodes) at Panasonic's plant in De Soto, Kansas...process will help to create what Redwood calls a 'circular supply chain.'

"Used batteries contain a higher concentration of resources compared to ore and require less energy to smelt...Depending on resource prices, recycled batteries can be cheaper."

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Exxon and Chevron Megadeals Reveal Why Days of Easy Oil Are Over

29 Oct 2023 | Synopsis

"Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. spent recent days telling investors why they want to spend $114 billion combined on two megadeals...In short, the days of easy oil production growth are over...Investors 'don’t believe this business can be sustainable...'

"Out at sea, exploration is expensive and unpredictable. US shale fields are experiencing declining production growth as the best acreage has been already fracked..."

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Le Mans Organizer Reveals MissionH24 Hydrogen-Electric Racer

28 Oct 2023 | Synopsis

"The concept, known as the MissionH24, is being developed with a target weight of 1,300 kg (approximately 2,866 pounds) and a top speed of 199 mph...A hydrogen-electric vehicle is essentially an EV that uses a hydrogen fuel cell instead of a battery to power an electric drive system...a single electric motor rated at 871 hp powers the rear wheels...also charges a small lithium-ion battery, which weighs less than 180 pounds"

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It's Electric! How Businesses Are Bringing EVs To Underserved Communities

28 Oct 2023 | Synopsis

"...new initiative designed to increase affordable access to electric vehicles for low-income drivers. The program is a collaboration of the nonprofit BlueHub Energy, vehicle-to-grid provider Fermata Energy, and Enterprise Holdings, which teamed up to offer qualified drivers access to a low-cost rental vehicle and to subsidize the cost of installing chargers.

"The solution for low-income EV adoption? Renting instead of buying..."

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How Long Do EV Batteries Last? New Research Suggests It's Way Longer Than You Might Think

28 Oct 2023 | Synopsis

"An independent analysis of 15,000 EV batteries finds that most don't need to be replaced until they're well over a decade old...it seems that EV batteries have much longer lifespans than anyone imagined, since very few of them have been replaced

"The oldest models in the study have the highest percentage of battery replacements, at about 5% for those that have been on the road for nine to 12 years..."

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Car Companies Are Suddenly Super Worried About the Future of EVs

28 Oct 2023 | Synopsis

"If electric vehicles are going to be the eco-friendly future of cars, their popularity with buyers right now isn't quite reflecting that...Chairman of Toyota Motor Akio Toyoda said that with the drop in demand for EVs in the US, the industry is having a reckoning about the technology.

"Despite all the gloomy talk, it's worth noting that EV sales are actually still growing. In the first half of 2023, sales climbed by 51 percent..."

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BP Buys $100M Worth of Tesla Ultra-Fast Chargers

28 Oct 2023 | Synopsis

"The purchase is part of BP Pulse's plans to invest up to $1 billion in charging stations across the U.S. by 2030 and it offers EV market leader Tesla a new revenue stream...The first charges will be installed in Houston, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Chicago and Washington...250 kilowatt BP Pulse-branded chargers will be compatible with both Tesla's North American Charging Standard (NACS) and Combined Charging System (CCS) connectors..."

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Why The Green, Circular Economy Is Key To Beating The Triple Planetary Crisis

27 Oct 2023 | Synopsis

"The root of the planetary crisis is found in the unsustainable way in which the global economy operates. This is a linear model...

"The benefits of a green, circular transition are exponential. Resources, energy and waste volumes will be minimized at every stage of the product lifecycle, as will greenhouse gas emissions, pollution and public health risks."

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Toyota Admits Hydrogen-Fueled Mirai Has "Not Been Successful"

27 Oct 2023 | Synopsis

"Toyota's chief technology officer, Hiroki Nakajima, said during the Japan Mobility Show that it has been 'difficult to realize' hydrogen fueling stations...The Mirai has not been successful, with the company deciding to develop the technology for commercial vehicles.

"According to the US Department of Energy's Alternative Fuels Data Center, there are only 57 hydrogen refueling locations in the US, all in California."

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€100/Month Electric Cars Program Launches In France Next Week

27 Oct 2023 | Synopsis

France currently is at "...30% plugin vehicle market share, and 20% full battery electric vehicle (BEV) market share. But the government is working to accelerate that...Starting next week, there will be a €100/month electric car leasing program (“scheme” as they say) in the country for certain eligible cars. A car has to be produced in the EU to be eligible...scheme to give people access to electric cars made in Europe."

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