Nope, that’s not a typo in the headline. I do, in fact, know how to smell “major”. The news today is that EVgo announced plans to expand a partnership with Meijer, a regional grocery retailer across the Midwest U.S. So, this deal would obviously mean installing bunch of new fast … [continued]
Recently, Connecticut’s Governor Ned Lamont shocked the EV world by backing out on a plan to mandate all new vehicles in the state be EVs by 2035. If this had been a Republican governor, it probably wouldn’t have been major news, but in this case, we’ve got an EV-supportive Democratic … [continued]
A recent article at Bloomberg gives us a possible solution for some sticky and hard-to-solve EV charging problems. You see, EV infrastructure is expensive to install, especially at large corporate job mills and multi-family apartment clusters. Ultimately, it’s a question of whether to bring the car to the infrastructure or … [continued]
Over the last couple of years, I’ve been chronicling the idiotic battle over remote vs in-person work. The pandemic and lockdowns broke a lot of assumptions people had been making about work, because companies simply didn’t have any choice in many cases. If they wanted to stay alive, they had … [continued]
If I asked someone to tell me they don’t understand the NEVI program without saying they don’t understand the NEVI program, this post at National Review Online would be a very good answer. Entitled “How Long Does It Take the Federal Government to Build One Electric-Vehicle Charger?”, the piece entertains … [continued]
If all ICE vehicles are supposed to be replaced with EVs, there’s a big problem to solve: RVs. Unlike large commercial trucks, there’s no profit to be made operating an RV. So, people probably can’t afford the equivalent of the Tesla Semi in many cases. Sure, the Million Dollar RV … [continued]
When we think of Black Friday in the United States, some crazy imagery probably comes to mind. The day after being thankful for what we have (and, in many cases, the same evening), Americans then to go get new things for friends and relatives to celebrate a season of peace … [continued]
When I think about an e-bike, I usually think about fun rides on trails, and maybe short commutes and errands. For people who live in cities, the “maybe” part might be the fun while using the bike for serious transportation is the main goal. But, either way, most people don’t … [continued]
When it comes to EVs, it’s easy to think a lot about how efficient they are after the vehicle leaves the factory. That’s obviously very important, but a super clean vehicle that comes from a dirty and inefficient manufacturing process isn’t a great way to get started. Perhaps more importantly, … [continued]
In some ways, efficiency has been the main struggle in the automotive world for the last 40-50 years. There have been times where reliability and overall quality struggled (for example, the Malaise Era for U.S. automakers), but during the last several decades vehicles have generally been pretty decent. It’s not … [continued]
