In this article, I’d like to kick off a project to make a top-knotch crowdsourced EV charging plan for the administration. The writer and fans of CleanTechnica know a lot about EV charging, so we are a natural fit for the job.
When it comes to charging non-Tesla EV vehicles in the Southwest, there’s good news and bad news these days. Utah and Colorado continue to make progress on rural routes while Arizona and New Mexico are falling behind.
This article explores various EV charging habits and patterns — as well as a bit of EV charging knowledge — in the United States and Europe.
ChargePoint will become a public offering by the end of 2020.
People who don’t follow cleantech, or individual cleantech industries, think that solar, wind, and batteries are sort of small, niche markets. Actually, these have become very large markets, and often the quickest growing markets. Similarly, related smart grid and energy efficiency companies are booming.
The US Energy Dept. is aiming a green hydrogen fuel cell truck mashup straight at the heart of coal, oil, and natural gas.
For the true road warrior it’s not just about the range of the vehicle. The availability of DC fast charging stations is also a critical factor.
I drive a short-range EV long distances. It takes more time, more days and nights, but it works. I drive what might have been a one day trip in a Tesla or a gasoline car in two or three days. I have done one particular route 5 times, relying on Electrify America stations and a few EVgo stations.
I wrote recently that I’ve had electric cars in Florida for two years and haven’t spent a dime on charging. Nine months were in a BMW i3 (and then we were gone for 3 months) and one year was in a Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus. The free charging has been one of the big benefits of driving electric.
It is now one year since we got our Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus (SR+), so it seemed like a good time for another review of the car.
