Sometimes, it’s easy to think that Europe has its charging situation all figured out. After all, they’re not struggling with the reliability issues Americans are (outside of Tesla), plus, a look at the map on sites like Plugshare shows that there are tons of charging stations. But, when we consider … [continued]
A recent article at The Conversation makes a great point. Four-wheeled EVs might get most of the attention, but electric-powered two-wheelers are reducing emissions a lot more than their big brothers. For readers who’ve read my articles about two-wheeled EVs before, the reason why is obvious. But, for people who … [continued]
In a recent press release, GM and Brightdrop announced that Brightdrop would become part of GM. But, as far as most people know, Brightdrop was already a GM company. So, what does that even mean? In this article, I’m going to explain further what this move really is and what … [continued]
In today’s news from Ford, there were two cool stories. The first one we’ll share is about an F-150 Lightning owner who uses it to power (literally) his scooter rental business. After that, we’ll share some updates the company gave us from the construction of the BlueOval battery production facility. … [continued]
As we’ve written about recently, GM’s Cruise autonomous vehicle and robotaxi division is in crisis. After a particularly nasty crash involving one of its vehicles and a pedestrian, the company lost its license to run robotaxis in California and has since put production of its next-generation vehicles on hold. Since … [continued]
Like all charging providers, EVgo is working hard right now to improve what the company is doing and make for a better driver experience. This continued in November with an advancement in EV charging construction speed and a deal with rental car company Hertz. Let’s take a look at each … [continued]
Over the decades, the computing power of cars has increased drastically. ICE vehicles had only mechanical methods for controlling their complex engines for a long time, but they had to switch to electronic controls to meet both the needs and wants of motorists (More power! Less fuel!) while also meeting … [continued]
Last week, some videos of a Cybertruck attempting to off-road started to make the rounds. Sadly, at least if you’re a fan of the ugly duckling, things didn’t go so well. An incline that many AWD crossovers and even some sedans can tackle proved to be a major problem for … [continued]
It seems like almost every day we hear about data breaches, people having credit card information stolen, and even ransomware attacks. At the same time, we’re seeing public confidence in charging networks drop in the United States. So, it’s clear that we need not only excellent cybersecurity for customer information, … [continued]
November is proving to be a pretty good month for ChargePoint. Last week, the company unveiled a new and improved app experience for drivers, and now ChargePoint’s announcing the fastest public chargers in the United States. Let’s take a look at each one. New App Makes Itself More Useful ChargePoint … [continued]
