Electric and Electrified Vehicles

The Niro is a summertime EV efficiency champ

EV efficiency EV efficiency, measured in miles per kWh (m/kWh), comes up short in the vast majority of electric vehicles.…

6 months ago

Misunderstanding regenerative “brakes”

Regenerative "brakes" In researching common questions about regenerative "brakes", it became clear that there are serious misconceptions about the topic,…

6 months ago

How much energy does regenerative braking recover?

Regenerative braking So just how much energy does regenerative braking recover? Well, there's quite a bit of information floating around…

6 months ago

Regenerative braking returns to brake rotor issues

Regenerative braking I decided I wanted to answer some common questions about regenerative braking and did some Google searches. AI…

6 months ago

So I got regenerative braking wrong

Regenerative braking I recall listening to the owner of the last car dealer I worked for explaining regenerative braking in…

6 months ago

Kia HV battery care tips include charging to 100%!

HV Battery care tips The Kia Access app was finally made available about a week ago for the Kia Niro,…

7 months ago

My only real complaint about the Kia Niro EV

Kia Niro EV If I have a single complaint regarding the Kia Niro EV I now drive, its the obnoxiously…

7 months ago

Dodge ads hit at soulless, self driving cars

Self driving Dodge introduced its first electric vehicle (EV), the Charger, and on brand, markets the car on its performance.…

8 months ago

German study finds a breakdown weak link between ICE vehicles and EVs

Breakdown weak link We've done two recent posts related to 12 volt start batteries over the last several months and…

8 months ago

Does that EV have a heater?

EV have a heater? Several weeks ago, when we were still in the grips of some pretty cold weather, I…

9 months ago