Electric and Electrified Vehicles

Discussions of hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery powered vehicles and technology.

Latest Niro re-charge produces only a small range gain

Range gain A week of generally warmer weather and a re-charge added only a modest amount of range gain in…

22 hours ago

How to increase your EV’s battery life

EV's battery life In assembling yesterday's post on an EV's battery life, I ran across this piece from Recurrent. It…

5 days ago

New study answers the question of EV battery longevity

EV battery longevity A new study from Canada's Geotab finds that EV battery longevity should not be a concern when…

6 days ago

Is Donut Lab’s power pack a battery or capacitor — Part II

Battery or capacitor Only a few hours after yesterday's post asking whether Donut Lab's power pack was a battery or…

7 days ago

Is Donut Lab’s power pack a battery or capacitor? Does it matter??

Battery or capacitor? Verge Motorcycles announced in January that it would have an electric motorcycle available in the U.S. in…

1 week ago

Well, we got it wrong — the U.S. EV market in serious trouble

U.S. EV market in serious trouble Back in September when the $7,500 federal tax credit on electric vehicles (EVs) ran…

2 weeks ago

Charging hot and cold — a tale of two Niros

Tale of two Niros A New Year's day travel itinerary took the Kia Niro to temperatures as low as 12°F.…

3 weeks ago

New charge player drops the signage ball

The signage ball We made a 600 mile trip over the New Year holiday offering up a first Level 3…

3 weeks ago

Ford turns the F-150 Lightning into an instant classic

F-150 Lightning There are varying definitions of classic when it comes to motor vehicles, and Ford may have turned the…

1 month ago

Lucid features cleverly referenced in commercial spot

Lucid features I spotted some rather subtle and clever Lucid features referenced in a recent commercial for the electric Gravity.…

1 month ago