What’s a kWh? What’s a kW? What Does PHEV Mean? What’s Regenerative Braking? (EV 101)

Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 13:25:59 +0000

New to electric vehicles? Here are 5 electric vehicle terms and concepts you need to know! All over the world, electric vehicles (EVs) are getting more and more popular. More vehicle manufacturers are adding EVs to their lineups and new models are hitting the market every week. With this surge in EVs available on the […]

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China Electric Car Sales — 26% Fully Electric, 35% Have A Plug

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2022 03:59:24 +0000

Full electric cars accounted for 26% of new car sales in the Chinese market!

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First Drive: The 2023 Nissan ARIYA Front Wheel Drive

Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2022 14:00:39 +0000

Nissan pushed boldly into electric vehicles with the LEAF in 2010 back when electric vehicles were little more than a novelty and a dream. The vehicle set the bar for what a mainstream, affordable electric vehicle of its time should look and feel like, cutting the path for others to follow. It was a bold and […]

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19% Of New Car Sales In Germany Fully Electric, 32% Have A Plug

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2022 03:30:24 +0000

It seems the German automotive market has bottomed out. After growing 3% in August, September brought a solid 14% increase in sales, while plugins grew even faster. Sales of full electric vehicles (BEVs) were up in September by 33% year over year (YoY). There were 43,692 BEV registrations last month, representing 19% of the overall […]

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16% Of New Cars Now Fully Electric In France!

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2022 03:02:33 +0000

Plugin vehicles continue to rise in France, with last month’s plugin vehicle registrations ending at 34,360 units. That means it was another two-digit growth month for plugin vehicles (PEVs) in France. The overall market presented its second positive month, after a long time in the red. It was up 6% year over year (YoY). But […]

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An Engineer Explains the Toyota Prius

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2022 16:40:14 +0000

We were enjoying our monthly “Electric Vehicle Coffee, Cake and EVs” session at the Bracken Ridge Tavern in Brisbane, Queensland. Brian, a new member of the group, got my attention by telling us a story about hitting a kangaroo on his drive from Winton to Charters Towers in north central Queensland. He then said he […]

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Battery Triage — HEV or PHEV or BEV?

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2022 16:04:23 +0000

Toyota claims that by producing 900,000 conventional hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), it has effectively produced and sold the equivalent of 300,000 BEVs. Whether this is true or not, I will leave the mathematicians and the wise ones who understand the battery chemistry way better than I do to chime in. I just wonder if Toyota […]

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29% of New Cars in Ireland Electric, 37% Plugins

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2022 15:59:28 +0000

Like in many other European countries, electric car sales are booming in Ireland, but they are booming even more there than is the norm. In September, 36.66% of all new vehicle registrations in the home of leprechauns were plugin vehicle registrations. 29.31% were full electrics and 7.35% were plugin hybrids. Plugin hybrid registrations in the […]

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23% Of New Car Sales Now Electric In The Netherlands!

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2022 05:16:15 +0000

The Dutch auto market is seeing the light at the end of the tunnel after several months in the red. August was a growth month, and September confirmed the trend, growing 5% year over year (YoY). The Dutch plugin vehicle (PEV) market has continued to grow as well, if only by 13% YoY last month. […]

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