21 Jan 2024 | Synopsis
"The vehicle featured in the video here is a 2022 Tesla Model Y AWD Long Range version and it's being driven in Alberta, Canada. The temperature is around -31 Fahrenheit...The key is to adequately precondition...the battery was warm enough to accept over 100 kilowatts of juice, which is more than enough to charge rather quickly...the moral of the story here is that if you know how to properly use your EV..."21 Jan 2024 | Synopsis
"Frigid January temperatures have given electric vehicle owners nightmares as they struggle to keep their cars charged and on the road"In addition, the cars' batteries reportedly drain faster in frosty weather. One study from 2019 reported that low temperatures can reduce EV range by 40% or more...The Biden administration has made adoption of electric vehicles key to their climate agenda. But consumers are not playing ball..."
21 Jan 2024 | Synopsis
"Consumer demand for EVs did soften, but not by as much as media interest.""...the fourth quarter, it was a record year for volume...EV market share ended '23 at 7.6% of total volume, though it reached 8.1% for the fourth quarter alone..
"We're definitely on the electrification road. There may be some potholes, but I don't think there's going to be negative impact."
21 Jan 2024 | Synopsis
"While safety experts are worried about whether EVs are too heavy and the Biden administration is spending millions to build out a national charging network, a number of state governments are fretting over lost revenue."Historically, drivers have been taxed heavily on gasoline purchases... It averages out to about 51 cents per gallon
"...each state adding at least $200 in fees that gas vehicle owners avoid."
21 Jan 2024 | Synopsis
"Archer...It plans to have its Midnight eVTOL kick off commercial operations in the Los Angeles and New York metropolitan areas...As part of this joint effort, Atlantic Aviation will electrify operations at several of its locations across the US. That is where the BETA Technologies chargers will be installed. These are inter-operable, rapid charging units based on a combined charging system (CCS) endorsed by GAMA..."20 Jan 2024 | Synopsis
"...charger projects can qualify for new tax credits - making those credits available in places where about two-thirds of Americans live."In new guidance...offered a wide interpretation of nonurban - saying that it applied to any census tract where at least 10 percent of blocks have not been designated as urban areas...The move was cheered by environmental groups...
"Alongside the tax credit guidance, the White House also announced $325 million in new investments to repair broken chargers."
20 Jan 2024 | Synopsis
"The value of used electric cars has dropped dramatically in the last 12 months after Covid-related supply shortages eased and as rising electricity prices hit demand.This coincided with petrol prices falling to a two-year low.Auto Trader "...online vehicle marketplace [reports] UK motorists buying a £50,000 electric car could expect to lose £24,000 in value over three years, while a similarly priced petrol car could lose £17,000..."
20 Jan 2024 | Synopsis
"My bet is that, in cities at least, the e-car won’t be the vehicle of the future. I suspect it will keep falling further behind e-bikes, e-mopeds and e-scootersEV's "are still worthwhile for people in sprawling suburbs, who drive long distances every day...But an electric car doesn't make sense for individual urbanites. Even in the US, about half of car journeys in the busiest cities are less than three miles.
"For a city-dweller ditching a petrol car, the calculation then becomes: instead of an EV, can I buy a much cheaper, health-giving e-bike..."
20 Jan 2024 | Synopsis
"Canoo has announced that deliveries of its all-electric commercial van have officially begun - and the first production Canoo LDV 130 vans are already hard at work...The first batch of Canoo's electric vans are reportedly in service now at Kingbee, a national work-ready van rental provider...Kingbee placed a binding order for 9,300 Canoo electric vans...with an option to increase that order to 18,600 vehicles at the same price..."
20 Jan 2024 | Synopsis
"...while the race calendar includes a host of beautiful maritime locations, such as Venice, Geneva, Monaco and Hong Kong, America is so far notable by its absence...Each boat has a crew of two, and E1 has tested road racers as well as those already experienced in water-based motorsports."The E1 Series plans to charge its boats using power banks and as big a proportion of zero emissions electricity as possible. The power banks would be charged using solar and wind."
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