New video. It’s been nearly a full three months, but we finally dropped a new video to our YouTube channel. This one guides Kia Niro electric vehicle (EV) drivers into and starting their vehicles when the battery in the key fob dies. Video production went on hold when we were forced to search for a …
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Edmunds points to used EV market — and they should know
Used EV market. With the price of gasoline on the rise — with no end in sight — Edmunds is touting the used EV market holding some real bargains at a very good time. Of course, Edmunds has the advantage of actually being a platform that offers cars and trucks for sale. So they actually …
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It gave us pause, but Brembo’s electronic braking just might work
Brembo Sensify. We saw a item from InsideEVs on electronic braking that initially had us on our heels. It seems that the Italian manufacturer of high performance braking systems Brembo N.V is now in full production mode with in its Sensify system. No brake fluid, no mechanical emergency brake and no indication of any power …
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BTS reports fuels prices for April and it doesn’t surprise
Fuels prices. Well, we’re back with more from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), as they have just released monthly motor fuels prices for April of this year, and as you might expect — and we warned of last month — the numbers are more than discouraging. Amid ongoing supply issues, the average price for …
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BTS transportation statistics disappoint
BTS stats. BTS — the Bureau of Transportation Statistics — sent out its update to national transportation statistics. In it was a line for the Average Cost of Owning and Operating an Automobile. The data does not include anything from 2026. Nonetheless, the data shows big increases in both 2023 and 2024, which BTS chalks …
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DC charging of the Niro gives mixed results
DC charging. In the last post, I warned of the excess “charges” resulting from the use of a ChargePoint Level 3 charger. Now the overall results of the latest DC charging of the Niro. It has primarily been charged on a Level 2 charger, but there have been about 10 needs and/or opportunities for the …
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Niro EV range continues to climb
Range rising. The weather remains on the cool side, but the latest charge results for the Niro EV finds an increase to 283 miles. That’s extrapolated from the 235 miles shown at an 83% charge, and up 8+ miles from the last charge (below left). DC charging is still currently the only option and still …
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