Volkswagen’s Electrify America unit will have installed 2,800 plug-in electric vehicle charging “stations” in the US by June 2019, if newly revealed plans are to be taken at face value.
Brightfield is an electric vehicle (EV) charging company that also offers solar and energy storage for charging stations. Its mission is to deliver residential and industrial solar charging solutions. Essentially, Brightfield Solar Driven charging solutions are helping EVs become even cleaner. It’s making the world even tougher for EV naysayers.
Leading global oil company Royal Dutch Shell announced that it is buying one of Europe’s largest and most highly regarded EV charging provider, NewMotion.
Electric cars — great, fun, quick, clean, smooth, quiet, convenient to charge at home and work. But wait, what’s life like with an electric car? How do you charge? Where do you charge? What do you need to charge? How do you protect the most valuable component of the car — the battery?
The California Air Resources Board’s (CARB’s) ruling on the proposed settlement from the dieselgate scandal will come very soon. The Volkswagen Group of America is proposing to invest $2 billion into the nation’s zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) infrastructure over the next 10 years. A significant portion of this investment is earmarked for California. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the deal. Will California accept Volkswagen’s $800,000 million settlement?
I still find it hard to believe that I am a “early adopter.” Soon, I hope I will not be thinking “Why are there not more EV drivers?” Well, I do thank my lucky stars on this one. Primarily, I thank CleanTechnica.com and EVObsession.com for pointing me to “right drivelihood.” But it’s not just the cars and social support that make the EV movement. There’s an entire “EV ecosystem” in place, and growing.
I recently thought of how little I knew when I first leased the Nissan Leaf — a snap decision after years of trying to drop my gas car for a bicycle and pedestrian life. Considering the impulse of my choice and the risk involved, I’m happy I was right on. Having support and conviction from my oh so well educated family members helped me know I could trust the decision. If your family is not filled with clean air EV advocates, climate hawks, and early adopters, I thought to make this list for you. Below are 5 (or 10) things to do to get ready for your 1st electric car.
On February 9, 2015, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) brought forward a proposal to install more than 25,000 EV charging stations within its territory. Readily embraced by environmentalists, the project faced opposition from ratepayers (questioning the value of this investment) and other EV charging service providers (who did not relish direct competition from a utility).
I have grown accustomed to things closing down early in Southwest Florida. I do like the quiet of an evening here. Yet, planning a 140-mile trip during late-night hours with CleanTechnica‘s nocturnal site director on a tight schedule (coming over from Europe for a few days) is a bit of a challenge. … [continued]
Originally published on the ECOreport. Washington currently has 16,000 electric vehicles and plans to more than triple this number by 2020. Most of this development will occur in the state’s western metropolitan areas. Between 350 – 400 EV owners are in Avista Utilities service area. Now the utility is expanding eastern Washington’s … [continued]
