Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2024 22:03:01 +0000
How much does it cost to charge electric cars versus refueling conventional cars? CNET has done the math for you.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2024 20:54:53 +0000
I just saw a featured headline on Google yesterday: “Is EV Charging Cheaper Than Gasoline? Here’s What the Math and Experts Say.” Right away, I thought, “ugh….” I conducted cost of ownership analyses and comparisons between gas cars and electric cars for years, and anyone who has done even one … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Chris Boylan| Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2024 03:37:08 +0000
With Tesla’s lackluster performance in Q1 for EV deliveries, one would think the company would pull out all the stops to stimulate demand. And it has started taking the most basic measure, which is seemingly the only one in Elon’s arsenal: slash prices. Tesla’s Model Y, Model S, and Model … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 03:53:18 +0000
There are many electric vehicle (EV) advantages, but the top benefit according to EV drivers in survey after survey is the environmental benefit of driving electric. Our friends at Third Row Podcast recently broke that out into three distinct advantages. Those advantages are that they are energy efficient, reduce air pollution, and help prevent climate change
Credit to Author: Paul Fosse| Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2019 16:30:39 +0000
A few days ago, we wrote about Tesla earning the Top safety score (TOP SAFETY PICK+) from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). I had publicly asked them last month why they hadn’t yet tested the car and was happy to get a reply that they were working on it. I’m not surprised how things turned out
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 04:17:34 +0000
The Tesla Model 3 won the IIHS’s TOP SAFETY PICK+ award, which means that the car achieved the top score in all 8 test categories. You cannot get a better score. While this is a tremendous achievement, it’s also not surprising. The Model 3 already achieved the best safety score ever from the NHTSA, and we know that it is the safety leader due to abundant crumple zones, market-leading active safety features, extremely strong doors and a similarly strong roof, a low center of gravity that keeps the car stable, and tremendous traction control