The Cost Of Level 3 Fast Chargers Is Declining

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 21:39:40 +0000

The cost of Level 3 DC fast chargers is declining almost as fast as the cost of batteries for electric cars.

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40% of Safest Car Brands Are Electric Vehicle Brands

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 20:32:13 +0000

Confused.com is a top car insurance comparison site in the UK. (Why its domain name is “Confused.com,” I don’t know.) Despite being focused on the UK market, writers at the site recently decided to analyze National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) safety ratings — that is, vehicle safety ratings for … [continued]

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Tesla Cybertruck Insurance 45% Higher than National Average — Updated

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 19:16:41 +0000

New research from Insurify indicates that the Tesla Cybertruck, which isn’t cheap at this point, is relatively expensive to insure. At an average of $3,392 per year for full insurance coverage, Cybertruck insurance is actually 45% higher than the national average ($2,336). That said, it’s probably about that much more … [continued]

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Polestar Sees Opportunity In Musk Meltdown

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 17:38:11 +0000

Polestar has a new CEO who plans to leverage the backlash in Germany against Elon Musk to sell more cars. Will that be enough?

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Worksite in Sweden Reaches 50% Electrification

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 04:57:22 +0000

Electric heavy-duty construction equipment is becoming all the rage, becoming one of the hot new areas of the electrification era. Now, a worksite in Sweden, where there’s an extra focus on achieving freedom from fossil fuels, has reached 50% electrification. In particular, this is thanks to Volvo CE electric machines. … [continued]

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Mumbai Looking to Roll Out 8,000 Electric Buses by 2027

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 04:55:18 +0000

Big cities need to clean up their air, and cutting noise pollution is a great idea as well. Few solutions could be better than electric buses for both of these things. Actually, there may be no better single solution. Electric buses have also now be cost competitive for several years, … [continued]

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NIO Scores Another Notch In Its Green Belt

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 04:50:35 +0000

NIO has had a string of announcements recently focused on its green credentials and recognition for them. While all electric vehicles are inherently greener and cleaner, some EV companies are more focused on implementing sustainability principles throughout the company, while others are, well, they’re just there to make money. With … [continued]

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End of Green New Deal, Idiocracy, Social Media Opioids, & Tesla Risk — Video Chat

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 03:22:30 +0000

Vijay Govindan and I sat down today to discuss Democrats’ “Green New Deal” (the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law), Trump trying to destroy it despite all of the economic benefits it brings across the US (especially in red districts and states), the era of “Idiocracy,” social media as … [continued]

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GM Signs Deal With Vianode For Synthetic Graphite Supply

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 03:01:34 +0000

Norwegian company Vianode has signed a multi-year deal with General Motors to supply synthetic graphite for batteries beginning in 2027.

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Nickel & the Cleantech Revolution — Plus Alaska Energy Metals’ Role in US Energy Independence

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 02:54:09 +0000

The electric vehicle revolution is genuinely in full swing, with almost one out of every 4 new vehicles having a plug in 2024. The core element of that revolution is the batteries, and the essence of those batteries is a handful of metals. So, the most critical conundrum is how … [continued]

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