Electric and Electrified Vehicles

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

U.S. EV charge ports approach 250,000

EV charge ports. We spotted a report that the Department of Energy (DOE) was showing that available EV charge ports…

1 month ago

An off-peak charge brings a new range high

Off-peak charging. Another 10 days and another charge at an off-peak rate results in a new range high for 2026.…

1 month ago

Lucid takes to the highways hands-free

Hands-Free Driving. Lucid Group, Inc. has begun the rollout of its latest over-the-air software update. The update introduces hands-free driving…

1 month ago

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…

2 months ago

The plug-in hybrid conundrum

Plug-in. Ignorance keeps the plug-in hybrid on the sideline. Let me explain. I had a very interesting, as well as…

2 months ago

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)…

2 months ago

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…

2 months ago

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…

2 months ago

Connecticut turns out to be a right-to-charge state

Charging barriers. A recent move has taken away the opportunity to charge the Kia Niro EV at home, and the…

2 months ago

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…

2 months ago