Owning gas cars means dealing with frequent oil changes and various maintenance issues, leading to time, cost, and reliability concerns versus EVs. This rant is going to list some things I’ve found to be annoying about the ~15 gas cars I owned until I went all electric in 2021. At … [continued]
A new survey of electric vehicle owners around the world finds that only 1% of electric vehicle owners would buy a pure gas-powered (or diesel-powered) car for their next vehicle. The survey comes from the Global EV Drivers Alliance (GEVA), and this is GEVA’s first survey on the topic. (Hat … [continued]
Please read on below and you EV-curious gas car drivers may be thankful too by next Thanksgiving. I’m approaching my 11-year anniversary driving electric cars as my primary or only vehicle. I’ve driven an EV north/south from Lake Superior to Southern California and east/west from North Carolina to California. I’ve … [continued]
There is a surplus of online electric vehicle misinformation and disinformation, enough that EV truths may not be as evident as they could or should be. Electric vehicles have many benefits, as demonstrated below. Many of them have to do with the fact they don’t directly generate toxic air pollution … [continued]
Can the electric grid handle all the electric vehicles (EVs) we need to address the climate crisis? Most people now accept that EVs are companions to solar and wind generation. The electricity system is built for the most demanding hour of the year, but during every other hour there’s excess … [continued]
It has long been theorized that EV charging stations located in a business’s parking lot should help that business to earn more money. It’s not complicated, and on the surface, it just makes sense. If you attract more people to your parking lot, or if they are compelled to stay … [continued]
In Part 1 of this series, we addressed the anticipated impact of robotaxis on the regular taxi market. In case you missed it, here is the link. In Part 2, we will now explore the impact of Transportation as a Service (TAAS) on the general automotive market and the transportation … [continued]
EVs reduce electricity rates for all utility customers, and recent legislation accelerates a cycle of more EVs, better climate, better health, and lower rates. In addition to their myriad health and direct economic benefits compared to polluting gasoline vehicles, electric vehicles (EVs) also help reduce electricity rates for all utility customers. They’ve already been … [continued]
There’s a lot of negativity spreading around the internet and media about EVs right now. If you believe everything you hear, EV sales are in the toilet, automakers are ready to abandon them, and the grid is on the brink of collapse. But if the growth in companies like Xcelerate Auto … [continued]
In recent months, we’ve seen the automotive industry pivot away from a focus on battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Now, the EV movement faces a unique set of challenges that could come after the rise of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). If people get hooked on PHEVs, we could find ourselves … [continued]
