2027 The Year It Is Over For ICE Vehicles

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2023 02:34:45 +0000

Almost two years ago, CleanTechnica published my first article. I had been collecting data on the global uptake of electric vehicles since watching an interview with Elon Musk on TED Talks back in 2019. I had mapped, recorded, and extrapolated the data and thought maybe I should do something with it. EVs had been growing […]

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When Is It The Right Time To Buy An Electric Car?

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2023 14:24:07 +0000

Now? Or never? A whole range of answers come forth when you ask the question “When is it the right time to buy an electric car?” I recently spoke with a young man who is keen to go electric. He is currently driving an old Honda Accord and it finally broke down. Yes, he’s exulted. […]

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News of Difference and the EV Transition

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2023 20:52:53 +0000

When you are watching a transition closely, you can see, hear, and smell the changes as they take place. Those who don’t will wake up one morning and suddenly notice that there are more electric cars on the road, the roads are quieter, and the smell of the air is so much sweeter. Pointing out […]

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The EV Revolution Reaches My Utah Neighborhood — How About Yours?

Credit to Author: Arthur Frederick (Fritz) Hasler| Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2023 03:19:26 +0000

From Climate Concern To Repeat EV Ownership During my 30 year career in NASA, I was always on the forefront of the latest computers, image processing technology, and HD video movie making. I also learned from our NASA imaging that all the mountain glaciers in the world are receding, that the ice in the Arctic […]

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Do Electric Vehicles Actually Cut Utility Costs?

Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2022 07:36:43 +0000

Does increasing the number of electric vehicles (EVs) on the grid actually result in lower utility costs for all customers? That is just what a recently revised study found. The study shows that EV users are not receiving subsidies from other customers and that, in fact, they are driving prices down. Overall, EV consumers have […]

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GM Dealer Community Charging Program — Nearly 1,000 GM Dealers Enrolled To Date

Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2022 03:48:12 +0000

Since the official launch of its Dealer Community Charging Program in late 2021, GM has enrolled nearly 1,000 GM dealers in the program, which is almost a quarter of all GM dealers in North America. The first community charging stations have been installed in Wisconsin and Michigan. The initiative was first made available to Chevrolet […]

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Technological Revolutions: Part II — Have Electric Vehicle Sales Reached the Tipping Point?

Credit to Author: Arthur Frederick (Fritz) Hasler| Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2022 06:24:56 +0000

For Part I of this short series, covering the early evolution and adoption of cars, planes, calculator, computers, TVs, the Internet, and more, see “Technological Revolutions: Part I.” Gasmobile vs. Electric Vehicle Technology As a former NASA scientist with an engineering background, I didn’t need to be a rocket scientist to observe that electric vehicles […]

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How Does The Price of Oil Impact EV Adoption?

Credit to Author: Barry A.F.| Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2022 01:00:59 +0000

The oil price shock of 2022 has driven a great deal of new interest in EVs, which has just served to help answer the question of what happens to EV adoption rates when oil and gas prices fluctuate. It has supercharged EV demand, which is ultimately due to the economics of high oil prices, yet […]

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