Sneak Attack: Electric Trailers Turn ICE Trucks Into Hybrids

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2025 14:47:19 +0000

Recently, I saw a video about pulling a travel trailer that brings its own power to the game. And, after seeing too many memes about making undesired modifications to rifles, I immediately thought to myself, “You know what? Screw you! *Turns your truck into a hybrid*” Why would I feel … [continued]

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Tesla Supercharging Amenities Really Need to Be Better — Great Example

Credit to Author: Arthur Frederick (Fritz) Hasler| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2025 14:57:38 +0000

Also: You Can’t Rely on NACS Superchargers for Cross-Country Travel in Compatible Non-Tesla EVs If you live in northern Wisconsin, you see the “massive” brand-new Quick Trip gas stations/convenience stores everywhere. They are places where you can buy a soft drink, a gallon of milk, and/or a hot meal etc., … [continued]

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How RV Manufacturers Can Build All-Electric Travel Trailers For Cheap

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2025 13:17:41 +0000

The Fossil Status Quo Is Hard To Beat, But Worth Beating When it comes to camping, the preferred fuel for everything from refrigerators to lanterns has long been propane. After all, the stuff comes in a variety of sizes, from the small cylinders you’d hook up to a camping stove … [continued]

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Peak EV Fast Charging Is Up 50%, And So Are EV Fast Chargers

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2024 21:21:59 +0000

Naturally, electric vehicle sales have gone up this year, as we’ve reported, and there are certainly a lot more electric vehicles on the road than there were a year ago. Sales numbers are just sales numbers, though. Is there evidence of a lot more electric vehicle charging? Yes, there is! … [continued]

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The Back Road From El Paso to Phoenix Is Better Than I-10 For EVs

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:02:16 +0000

A week ago, I needed to take a quick trip from the region near El Paso over to Phoenix, Arizona. On most past trips out there in EVs, I’ve had to stick mostly to I-10. That’s where the EV charging all was, with stations in Las Cruces, Deming, Lordsburg, Benson, … [continued]

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Circumnavigating The Globe Solo On An Electric Motorcycle [Interview]

Credit to Author: Jake Richardson| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 17:11:13 +0000

Many years ago, when electric vehicles were almost non-existent on American interstates, highways, and streets, I attended some EV ride-and-drive events. They were quite helpful in getting people more comfortable with fully electric cars, not including hybrids. Today, there are over 2 million all-electric vehicles in the US, and tens … [continued]

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Outback Charging Odyssey — Getting the Regions Ready

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sun, 01 Dec 2024 17:10:31 +0000

As electric vehicles slowly make their way out of the cities and into more rural areas, the charging infrastructure must be ready for them. Arran Bloomfield of ReGenev recently undertook charging installations in the mid New South Wales coast at Newcastle, inland at Collarenebri — west of Tamworth and further … [continued]

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Some EV Drivers Were Thankful For NACS Adapters This Thanksgiving

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2024 04:56:08 +0000

About a year ago, I wrote an article warning people to stay away from Electrify America’s Quartzsite, Arizona station. Why? Because busy holiday weekends have been getting worse and worse. With all of the traffic that’s constantly on the I-10 corridor between Los Angeles and Phoenix (not to mention all … [continued]

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Does A Lack Of Spontaneity Make EV Road Trips Less Fun?

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2024 15:28:02 +0000

Recently, I was watching a YouTube video explaining why many people have a less-than-stellar experience visiting national parks. The problem is a bit of a “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” situation. Plan too little, and you end up not being able to find a place to sleep, … [continued]

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Ford EV Road Trips: Can “Go Anywhere, Do Anything”

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2024 18:10:54 +0000

Ford’s got an interesting approach this year of highlighting customers stories in order to promote its electric vehicles. I assume the company learned that what potential buyers need more than anything else is evidence from other humans that electric vehicles work for them. Spec sheets, kilowatts and kilowatt-hours, 0–60 mph … [continued]

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