After reading some user comments about saving money each month by driving an EV instead of a gas or diesel vehicle, an idea came to write an article asking some of you EV owners how much you are saving each month during this time of extra high fossil fuel prices. … [continued]
The first dedicated gas station in the US was opened in 1905 in St. Louis, Missouri. Before it came to be, there weren’t any gas stations, and at one point there weren’t even any internal combustion engine vehicles. Before trains, for land travel, there were domesticated animals and people rode … [continued]
As frequent readers of clean energy news, we all know what community solar power is, and it’s a great source of clean electricity for people who may not be able to afford their own home solar power. Not all people have their own homes to install rooftop or ground-mounted solar … [continued]
It might not seem newsworthy for a site that typically covers national news, but every new public EV charger installation counts. Aspen, Colorado will be getting 14 new public EV chargers at seven new charging sites. The source says Aspen currently has 24 public EV charging “plugs,” so adding 14 … [continued]
There are online trolls, haters, and complainers who will try to dismiss Kentucky’s electric vehicle progress by claiming it’s only ten charging stations. However, Kentucky is hanging in there and developing its public charging infrastructure — just slowly. The red states are typically the EV laggards, and there are many … [continued]
Sometimes facts and data are not well understood and there is a personal preference for first-person stories based on personal experiences. While anecdotes do not qualify as scientific evidence, many of us humans may not have much appreciation for the scientific method because we did not study it thoroughly or … [continued]
The Texas Transportation Commission recently authorized Phase II of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program to proceed with approximately $250 million in funding for more public EV chargers in Texas. Phase I provided $53 million in federal funding for 65 electric vehicle charging sites and 15 of them have … [continued]
The other day at a retail store, a man who worked there was standing near the cash registers as I walked by. He was wearing plastic body armor so I asked him why — he said it was for his e-bike when he rides to and from work. With gas … [continued]
The German Ministry of Transport recently announced it will invest €1 billion to develop more commercial electric truck charging infrastructure in Germany. The funding will be spread out over four years. Electric vehicles have a distinct advantage over internal combustion engine vehicles. Their motors are much more energy efficient. Internal … [continued]
Someone once told me electric vehicles are just like gas vehicles but simply use electricity. This view is false for many reasons. Electric vehicles have many benefits, gas and diesel vehicles do not. The battery packs in electric vehicles can be used to supply electricity to local grids when EVs … [continued]
