Plug-in. Ignorance keeps the plug-in hybrid on the sideline. Let me explain. I had a very interesting, as well as frustrating, conversation with two acquaintances yesterday. One, up to “here” with the price of gas, just traded for a hybrid. The other already drives a hybrid, which came to light later in the conversation. I …
Category: Electric and Electrified Vehicles
Discussions of hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery powered vehicles and technology.
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Electrify America now offering time-of-use pricing
TOU from EA. As an addendum to a post just a few days ago, an email from Electrify America (EA) came through with the message that “A station you visited now offers time-of-use pricing…” Time-of-use, or TOU, pricing makes logical sense — as electric suppliers charge lower rates during off peak hours — this was …
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A roundup of EV charging costs
Cost to charge. We started into to a piece on EV charging costs a few days ago when we got totally derailed by a notice from Kia with a special charge rate for the Memorial Day Holiday weekend from a company called IONNA. Now, not only was the Niro fully charged at the time, it …
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Kia advertises a holiday recharge surprise
Charging costs Just when I was planning a charging cost comparison piece, Kia, through its app, sent out a holiday recharge surprise, an offer to charge at $0.20 per kWh through the Memorial Day Weekend. Unfortunately, the car is still sitting near 80% full from Thursday’s charge. The deal is available through IONNA Rechargery, which …
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Native navigation fails to boost battery charge speed
EV charging. So, with the Memorial Day weekend coming up, it was time to charge the Niro, and this time I would use the native navigation to give the high-voltage battery its pre-charge conditioning. So, the nav is set to go to a Level 3 charger, nine miles away, as can be seen in the …
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Why landlords, etc. say no to EV chargers
EV chargers. Yesterday’s post covered right-to-charge laws that are protection for citizens who wish to install EV chargers at their homes, condos, and even rentals in some cases. Here, we’re going to discuss why these laws have come to exist at all. In other words, why do landlords, homeowners’ associations (HOAs) and condo boards even …
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DC charging takes a step up
DC charge rate. DC charging the Kia Niro took a step up in both charge rate and resulting range this week. I didn’t do any preparation for the charge, but its likely the ambient temperature at the time, ~75F, did the trick. The car didn’t hit the claimed 90 kW peak, but did top out …
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