Originally published on EV Obsession. Context & commentary: If you are an electric car driver, you have to know PlugShare. It is clearly the leading way to find charging stations in countries across the world. Sungevity, meanwhile, is one of the top solar installers in California and the United States as … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Field-testing of a new contactless, electric vehicle fast charging system developed by Toshiba Corporation has just begun. The field-testing process will be based around a medium-sized electric bus, and will run from June 1st until December. The 45-seat electric bus (EV bus) being used during … [continued]
Driving today, I reflected on how simple the inside of the hood of the electric car I drive is. I used to sit above and behind so many things I did not understand. Now, a large battery and an electric motor replace most of that, removing the smelly gas under the car. But I … [continued]
Ever been curious about EV charging in Wrocław, Poland? I didn’t think so, but I have! And I have some stories that I think any EV fan can find a bit interesting. Luckily, one of our passionate readers — a Nissan LEAF early adopter — lives in Poland, and not long … [continued]
With Model 3 on the horizon, Tesla is gently reshaping the way it talks about its public charging network. In the Model 3 unveiling event, Elon Musk mentioned that Tesla would be doubling the size of the current Supercharging network but quadrupling (4X!) the size of the Destination Charging program. … [continued]
I live in an area with plenty of EV chargers, and typically I experience no charging problems due to lack of chargers. A few times, I’ve found gas cars in EV charging spaces. So I slowly moved on. The question arising: Why does a gas car park directly in front … [continued]
Following our articles on 1) battery preferences of electric car drivers & likely buyers and 2) range requirements + hypothetical range–price tradeoffs, in our 9th article pulled from Electric Cars: What Early Adopters & First Followers Want — a new report from CleanTechnica, EV Obsession, and GAS2 — the topic is charging, charging, charging. The other side of the range coin is … [continued]
The EV charging network is the gas station network for EV owners — the only place to fill up and top off when out on the town, driving around the fringes of an EV’s range. What’s more, charging up an EV takes longer than fueling up an ICE vehicle, so … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. On a list of my favorite things are the clean, simple ChargePoint chargers that I frequent here and there to plug in our Nissan LEAF while going to the store, the library, and elsewhere. The nearing end of the year and the various related holidays bring more good news … [continued]
Just before leasing a Nissan LEAF, a news item presented to me as credible from a TV news station stirred me up. I wanted to say, “Think of who sponsors such stories!” It is not community sponsored, that’s for sure. The report said that there are not enough EV chargers in my … [continued]
