Electric and Electrified Vehicles

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

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 days 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…

3 days 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)…

5 days 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 weeks ago

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…

2 weeks 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 weeks ago

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…

3 weeks 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…

3 weeks 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…

3 weeks ago

Edmunds points to used EV market — they should know

Used EV market. With the price of gasoline on the rise — with no end in sight — Edmunds is…

4 weeks ago