Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2024 15:49:28 +0000
If you look around on social media, people have a lot of bad to say about the Chevy Bolt. It charges slower than most EVs these days, and with its charging curve, it’s not uncommon to spend an hour at a charging station. Plus, some people are in the habit … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2024 21:59:19 +0000
The Model Y news started this month with the announcement that Tesla would offer one full year of free European Supercharging for anyone who purchases and takes delivery of a Model Y there before December 31, 2024. The thinking behind the move is that the promotion will boost overall 2024 … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2024 04:52:57 +0000
Changan electric car unit Avatr has become the latest EV producer to join NIO’s EV charging network. It’s the 14th automaker to do so. NIO has 2,442 supercharging stations installed in China, and 11,206 individual chargers at those stations. The company also has 1,660 destination charging stations with 12,887 chargers. … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Arcus| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2024 04:55:05 +0000
Recently, CleanTechnica has featured articles about the COSCO Greenwater 01, the world’s largest electric ship, a container ship now operating in China along the coast and on rivers. It uses containerized energy storage to swap batteries. China has also electrified rail, more electric buses than anywhere else in the world, and … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Arcus| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 21:46:27 +0000
One can analyze the differences between charging cases by examining the smallest unit of charging, the charging transaction, and comparing the cases. The charging transaction is a vehicle entering a station charge depleted and leaving with more charge. It is possible to use this transaction as a unit transaction in … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Arcus| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 18:07:32 +0000
The following is a theoretical comparative analysis for vehicle(s) driving between stations. The values for number of packs per vehicle are comparative and not absolute. In the real world, cars are not charged solely at fast charging stations, and the number of fast charging stations per vehicles is much less … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 04:57:47 +0000
GM discontinued the Chevy Bolt EV and EUV at the end of the 2023 model year. During an early 2024 conference call with analysts, GM CEO Mary Barra agreed that environmental benefits of EVs continue to be compelling to the company. She also admitted that GM’s EVs need to be … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 17:27:21 +0000
It’s not a hybrid. It’s not a plug-in electric vehicle. An extended range electric vehicle (EREV) is effectively an all-electric vehicle, with all the motive power provided by an electric motor but with a small internal combustion engine (ICE) present to generate additional electric power. And the extended range EV … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:20:13 +0000
The shocking truth: To increase the pace of EV sales, automakers need to focus on that which all car buyers value: safety, value, and reliability.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 04:40:19 +0000
A recent announcement from the Grand Canyon Railway shows that not only the national park, but the business ecosystem around it is committed to clean transport. But, before I get to the specifics of an exciting new form of clean transport, let’s look at what it builds upon. The Grand … [continued]
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