All-Climate EV Battery Range Extender Goes From -22 to 32F In 30 Seconds
Cold weather driving presents challenges for EV owners, but Penn State researchers have come up with an effective, affordable solution.
EV Everywhere
EV Charging Doesn’t Need To Be Everywhere, Just In “Hot Spots”
Originally published on EV Obsession. Widespread public electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure isn’t necessary in order to spur widespread adoption. Rather, charging infrastructure can be concentrated at “hot spots” (and homes + workplaces), according to a new report from Idaho National Laboratory. That finding (and others) from the report is going to … [continued]
Electric Vehicle Sales Skyrocket & US Energy Dept Wants More, More, More
Electric vehicle sales in the US jumped 128% from 2012 to 2014 and the US Energy Department is kicking it into high gear with new utility partnership.
Workplace Charging: Uncovering The Vast Left Wing Conspiracy To Sell EVs
Energy Dept. wants 500 US companies to play Green Santa, offer EV workplace charging, and get their employees to drive EVs…it’s a conspiracy!
NASCAR On A Green Roll With New ACORE Partnership
When a petroleum-dependent mainstream sporting organization like NASCAR says it’s about time to cut through the politics and separate personal mobility from fossil fuels, then it really must be about time. Last week NASCAR announced that it had joined the Obama Administration’s EV Everywhere electric vehicle initiative, and on Monday … [continued]
Cue The Outrage, Part Deux: NASCAR Joins Obama Conspiracy To Make It Easier To Charge…
Now that the Obama Administration has successfully infiltrated its climate change agenda into the farming community with its so called Climate Hubs, the next target for climate indoctrination appears to be NASCAR, the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. We’re sure the folks at NASCAR are way to smart … [continued]
$50 Million For Advanced EV Tech And More
With the Chevy Volt highlighting its successes so far, the US Department of Energy announced yesterday a new round of $50 million in funding for new projects to bump the US auto industry up to more energy efficient and petroleum-independent technologies, including advanced batteries and other EV-related goodies. The new … [continued]
DOE Pumps $45 Million Into EV Batteries and Other Green Car Tech
The Department of Energy has just come out with a new round of $45 million in funding to improve the performance of EV batteries, along with other projects to reduce vehicle weight, improve efficiency and increase EV battery range. We’re not surprised to see sticky-tape expert 3M among the list … [continued]
$36 Million To Banish EV Range Anxiety, Forever
Sequester or no sequester, the Obama Administration has just pledged $36 million to kickstart a new program called RANGE, for Robust Affordable Next Generation Energy Storage Systems. Basically the program aims to wallop the range anxiety issue once and for all, by accelerating the development of advanced, long range EV … [continued]
Moody’s Spots Trouble Ahead For Thermal Sector In Europe
We’ve been casting an envious eye on the growth of renewable energy in Europe, especially Germany, and here comes Moody’s Investors Service with a warning that the trend has been so strong that it’s threatening the credit quality of thermal generation companies. That’s all well and good in terms of … [continued]
