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Estimates of EV Charging Costs vs. Gas Car Fueling Costs Are Misleading

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Credit 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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Are the Queensland Regions Ready for EVs?

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Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2024 15:08:11 +0000

During the month of June, Majella and I have attended regional shows in Queensland, driving thousands of km and talking to hundreds of people about electric cars. These are down to earth country folk and we have had great conversations. It makes me feel that the regions are ready, they … [continued]

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EV Savings: States in the Northwest Have Highest Potential for Fuel Cost Savings

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Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2024 20:29:49 +0000

Argonne National Laboratory estimated fuel cost savings potential for replacing a gasoline vehicle with the same size electric vehicle on a ZIP code level. Their estimates showed that the states in the Northwest region, led by Idaho and Washington State, had some of the highest potential for fuel cost savings … [continued]

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Driving On Electricity Is Now Much Cleaner Than Using A Gasoline Car

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Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sun, 02 Jun 2024 04:46:18 +0000

[Editor’s note: After reading Dave Reichmuth’s most recent piece, I started thinking about a comparable study on Wisconsin land use. Land use and solar power, which generates clean electricity that many increasingly use to power EVs and homes, are topics of complaints we hear from time to time. However, a … [continued]

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Save Thousands of Dollars a Year Driving an Electric Car

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Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2024 02:05:04 +0000

Editor’s note: In the article below, the writer uses the term “up to” several times in discussing potential yearly savings from driving an electric car. I understand the temptation to use such phrasing, and it’s quite common to do so, but it’s a highly inaccurate way of phrasing it for … [continued]

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The Safest Truck in the USA is the Rivian R1T

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 03:53:30 +0000

As we’ve covered for years, electric vehicles have innate safety advantages, and it’s also easier to design them for higher levels of safety in multiple ways. I could go on, but we have a fresh new report just on this topic — The EV Safety Advantage. Apparently, it already needs … [continued]

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Car Exhaust & Alzheimer’s — Thank You, Mickey Mouse

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Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2024 15:11:37 +0000

New research from Australian and Singaporean scientists have found a link between car exhaust and Alzheimer’s. It was even on the mainstream news last night. This opens up a whole new argument in favour of the uptake of electric vehicles and the removal of fossil fuels. It has long been … [continued]

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The EV Safety Advantage — New Report

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2024 23:09:02 +0000

It’s highly ironic — electric vehicles are much safer than gasoline-powered vehicles, yet there’s constant media coverage hyping up the … [continued]

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China’s Electric Car Emissions Reductions Increasing Rapidly Over Time

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Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 18 May 2023 01:39:32 +0000

Chinese EVs achieve greater emissions reductions over time due to improved efficiency and a greener power grid, states a study. While over 10% of Chinese car sales are now electric, the entire life cycle of EVs still generates carbon emissions. Shaojun Zhang and colleagues conducted comprehensive “cradle-to-grave” assessments of EVs in 2015 and 2020, covering […]

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“Oil On Road” … And Hotheads Too

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Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2023 02:27:52 +0000

That’s what the sign said: “Oil On Road.” There must have been a spillage, or perhaps an accident. How long before there is no oil on the road? Probably decades — as electric transport slowly supplants the diesel and petrol cars and trucks of today. Even without accidents, there is always a film of oil on […]

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