I’ve talked with a lot of people this past week at our Electric Home Show, and one thing stood out to me at the end of it all when it comes to shopping for electric vehicles. It’s not a new thing — in fact, it’s something we’ve written about a … [continued]
A few years ago, Democrats controlling Congress and President Joe Biden gave the US electric car industry a huge boost via the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which included extensions and upgrades to the federal EV tax credit. Whether planned or accidental, one unique feature of the updated legislation was … [continued]
If you have opened a newspaper or scrolled through your news feed lately, you have likely seen the headlines. “EV Sales Stalling.” “Inventory Piling Up.” “Americans Reject Electric Cars.” It seems like a compelling narrative, largely because you see it EVERYWHERE. Media outlets that are openly in the bag for … [continued]
Tesla was once the best electric vehicle available for purchase. That’s changed as more manufacturers have entered the marketplace. Still, a tension seems to exist in which some automakers are scaling up both luxury and mass market brand EVs, while others are limiting or cancelling production plans altogether. You’d think … [continued]
Since Republicans in Congress and Donald Trump decided to kill all federal consumer EV subsidies, including the $4,000 tax credit for buying a used EV, there have been questions about the result on sales and the results on pricing. In the case of used EVs, would prices come down? Would … [continued]
A coming tsunami of off-lease EVs is set to blow up the US used car market, helping to support momentum in the EV charging industry (cropped; courtesy of US Department of Energy).
It’s a mystery wrapped in an enigma: If EV sales are crashing, why are hundreds of new public EV charging stations still popping up all over the country like mushrooms after the rain? There are more than a few answers to that question, and the coming wave of used EVs … [continued]
Francisco Shi has a problem. He has a lot of spare parts left over from his battery building project. You can read here about his home power plant constructed from BYD Atto 3 electric vehicle batteries from wrecked cars. The answer? Create a Super i-MiEV, “hot up” the old Mitsubishi … [continued]
A couple of months ago, just before the $4,000 used EV tax credit ended, I published an article on the cheapest used electric car options I could find — well, with some limitations. It’s now time to compare those to what’s on the market now. I loosened up the limitations … [continued]
I wrote a handful of articles before the US EV tax credits ended pondering what would happen to used EV prices after they were gone, and asking you readers to chime in with your thoughts. We got all kinds of interesting responses. Prices could drop considerably due to the $4,000 … [continued]
Upway, a leading e-bike refurbishing company that began in 2021, has just raised $60 million in a Series C funding round, bringing its total funding to over $125 million. The latest funding round will be used for multiple endeavors. One that really stood out is that it will create over … [continued]
