Electric Jets, Giant Electric Ships, Clean Energy Boom — Cleantech News

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2024 03:32:58 +0000

Cleantech progress continues on. You might even say it’s … progressing. From giant electric boats to electric jets, one industry after another is at some stage of electrification. There’s also good news regarding renewable energy growth, autonomous vehicles, and the effects of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. 1. Lilium … [continued]

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Does The Electricity For Electric Cars Cost Less Than Gasoline For Conventional Cars? Dig Into The Details

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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A Driver Can Easily Get More Miles From Hour Of Level 2 Charging While Their EV Is Parked Than Average Person Drives In A Day

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2024 21:26:59 +0000

A driver can easily get more miles from an hour of level 2 charging while their light-duty EV is parked and plugged into a charger than the average person drives in a day. Most EV charging is Level 2, which provides about 25 miles of range per hour of charging. … [continued]

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

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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India Gets More Serious About EVs — Increases Public Charging Stations 9× in Two Years

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2024 17:08:15 +0000

Several years ago, India’s prime minister said that India was aiming to be the first all-EV nation. That seemed a little bonkers at the time, since India was way behind other countries in vehicle electrification, but it was a positive sign. But then, not much happened. India is certainly not … [continued]

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14-Year Battery Warranty for Double Decker, Sportiest Electric Volkswagen — EV News Roundup

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2024 16:33:47 +0000

Thanks to the DNA of a new pure EV brand called AEHRA, Italy has gained international attention. Speaking of EV DNA, the company reflects on the freedom they had when they left internal combustion engines behind, saying that “Liberated from the need to accommodate a bulky internal combustion engine into … [continued]

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Wireless EV Charging Would Go Perfectly With Solar Highways

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2024 15:10:02 +0000

A modest-looking, road-embedded wireless EV charging demonstration project could vault Indiana into the EV charging history books.

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Driving An Electric Vehicle In Texas On Clean, Renewable Electricity

Credit to Author: Jake Richardson| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2024 13:14:04 +0000

A little while back, Octopus Energy and Rivian announced a collaboration where Rivian owners who live in Texas can use 100% clean, renewable electricity to charge their electric vehicles at home. This program got me wondering if there are more opportunities for Texas residents who own electric vehicles to charge … [continued]

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Soft Cost Analysis of EV Charging Infrastructure

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2024 21:19:52 +0000

Private and public electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE)—the charging infrastructure necessary to support the rapid rise in electric vehicles (EVs)—are essential to the transformation of the transportation sector, yet associated expenses outside of the actual hardware, software, and construction called “soft costs” are not well understood. A new multilaboratory initiative … [continued]

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Grocery Chain in Canada Getting EV Chargers at 130+ Stores

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2024 13:30:42 +0000

There’s a ton of incremental progress in the electric vehicle and EV charging arena. One more EV charger here, two more there, another over there, three in the corner there. It all adds up. But then there are big announcements, and it’s hard to not get excited about those. One … [continued]

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