Gogoro Batteries Power 90% of Taiwan’s Electric Scooters

Credit to Author: Jo Borrás| Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2023 16:20:48 +0000

Gogoro Battery Swap StationBest known for the compact battery-swap vending machines placed outside of convenience stores and take-out shops, Gogoro is leading the charge for electric scooter sales in Taiwan — but that’s not the biggest news. According to the Taiwanese government’s recently released 2022 statistics on scooter sales, Gogoro Network batteries powered five of the top six […]

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Not Free — But Ubiquitous, Convenient, Dependable EV Charging

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2023 21:38:11 +0000

Recently, CleanTechnica published an article which I had written about discrimination in the world of EV charging. My aim was to start a conversation, not push free charging. For your edification and enlightenment, I have collected the ideas that have been presented from around the world — from comments on CleanTechnica to comments on Facebook […]

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World’s Longest Electric Vehicle Highway — Now Under Construction

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2023 17:30:03 +0000

Although all hopeful EV drivers can see from the road is concrete pads surrounded by temporary fencing in Kalbarri, this is the beginning of construction for the world’s longest electric vehicle highway, from Kunnanurra in the north of Western Australia to Esperance in the south. With the eastern extension to Eucla and an extra 43 […]

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Discrimination At The Pump? No Love For EV Drivers?

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2023 00:16:29 +0000

Most Australians shop at either Coles Supermarkets or Woolworths Supermarkets. When we do, we not only get points, but also a discount on petrol purchases. Is this discrimination against the small percentage of Aussies who now drive electric cars? I posed this question across several Facebook groups in Australia and stirred up a real hornet’s […]

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Ravensbourne Escape, High Country Touring — Electric Vehicle Style

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2023 20:29:29 +0000

Ravensbourne EscapeIt is hard to enjoy the scenic and tourist delights of the high country if you have to drive 40 km into town to charge your car. About 18 months ago, Rob noticed one of his guests hanging an extension cord out of the window of his holiday accommodation, “I hope you don’t mind if […]

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The Hardest Part of Electric School Buses, Made Easier

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2023 18:40:05 +0000

With the EPA’s Clean School Bus Program investing five billion in five years in clean school buses, almost all of them electric so far, it’s easy to focus just on the electric school buses (ESBs) themselves. They’re big, photogenic, quiet, and emit no bad smells. They command the floor space of the shows we go […]

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Federal Progress On EV Charging In 2022

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2023 17:30:53 +0000

As we bid farewell to 2022 and look forward to 2023, I’ve been reflecting on progress made in the past year, particularly in the implementation of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program. We had a strong start to 2022 when the Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration released guidance to states in February, […]

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