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Core Battery Fundamentals

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Credit to Author: Christopher Arcus| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2024 00:50:41 +0000

Modern electric vehicle batteries began with lithium-ion batteries, originally applied to portable electronics and other portable applications. Batteries based on sodium have now been developed. These batteries have something in common. They all use intercalation. Intercalation simply means that charged compounds are physically stuffed in between the gaps in materials. … [continued]

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Why EV Subsidies Are Important For The Future US Economy

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2024 21:50:42 +0000

We’ve written a couple of articles now about the US EV tax credit probably being killed by the Trump administration, and also other elements of the Inflation Reduction Act. In those articles, we’ve noted that this is bad for future US economic competitiveness. Some people don’t know the reason for … [continued]

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More Theories On Why Teslas Have The Highest Fatality Rate

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2024 19:33:09 +0000

I was surprised the other day to see that Tesla drivers were more likely to be in fatal car crashes than drivers of any other auto brand. The results are based on US data, but there is no way to split out the numbers to know what caused the fatal … [continued]

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Federal Incentives & Rebates May End Soon. Now Is The Time To Act!

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Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2024 17:01:26 +0000

The federal tax incentives and rebates contained in the Inflation Reduction Act are likely to be eliminated soon. Now is the time to act.

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It’s No Fun, Watching The EV Social Media Scene Fragment

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Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2024 14:53:56 +0000

Despite having some bad history on the platform (getting a strange ban in 2023), X/Twitter has still been a useful platform. Not only are there a still a lot of good people on there, but there’s a lot of good information for articles. It has also been very useful for … [continued]

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Learn to Drive in an Electric Vehicle

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Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2024 14:25:46 +0000

Should student drivers learn to drive on an EV? Should there be a special EV licence, like the manual and automatic categories? Thanks to my neighbour Ken for supplying the L and P plates in the picture below. When I was a student driver (many decades ago), you passed your … [continued]

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Kia to Unveil New EV(s) at LA Auto Show — Which One(s)?

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2024 01:26:57 +0000

Kia has announced that it’s going to launch 5 new models at the LA Auto Show. It shares that will include a variety of powertrains — ICEV (100% gasoline powered), HEV (100% gasoline powered but somewhat more efficient thanks to a small battery and motor), PHEV (plugin hybrid), and EV … [continued]

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Algae Biofuel Is Booming Without Any Help From ExxonMobil

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Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2024 23:18:48 +0000

ExxonMobil dropped the algae biofuel ball last year but many other firms are racing to fill the gap, with an eye on algae-based plastics, fertilizers, and other products, too.

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Government Subsidies And Untaxed Externalities. Is Elon Crazy Or Crazy Like A Fox?

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Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2024 14:04:05 +0000

The first time I ever heard the phrase “untaxed externalities,” it was when Elon Musk used it more than a decade ago. It is a term of art used by economists to describe things that have a cost that the people who make things don’t have to pay. But they … [continued]

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Why Are Tesla Cars Involved In More Fatalities Than Any Other Auto Brand?

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2024 04:55:20 +0000

I just saw the headline on Google News: “Tesla Has the Highest Fatal Accident Rate of All Auto Brands, Study Finds.” Yikes. I’ve covered how safe Tesla vehicles are for many years. In fact, it was the #1 reason why I bought a Tesla Model 3 in 2019. So, on … [continued]

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