Discussions of hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery powered vehicles and technology.
Just Plug it In? Charging an electric car or electric vehicle (EV) might well seem mysterious to the uninitiated, so we’ve set out here to simplify the charging process. Just like charging your smartphone, at first blush the car just needs to be plugged in. There are three levels of charging that, in effect, move …
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Speed Kills? Not Here! Back in July, we posted on the efficiency of electric vehicles, or EVs, using miles per kilowatt as the metric. You can see that post here. But whose electric vehicles have the fastest charging speed? We promised to then post on charging efficiency or charging speed when DC, or Level 3, …
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EV Efficiency Most commonly any talk about EVs is about range. And while that’s certainly important, we want to shift the focus to fuel efficiency. And yes, there is such a thing! Click here for charging speed information. The industry talks about kilowatts used per 100 miles, which is just so far from anyone’s experience …
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Tesla Model S Incident We watched with a good deal of fascination the running battle between New York Times reporter John Broder and Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk. Broder took to the interstate system in the northeast to test the Tesla Model S and the company’s charging stations. The resulting debacle has Tesla reeling, and …
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Electric Cars, Autonomous Cars – They’re Just Cars!
An EV Is Just a Car I have been pondering some items related to electric cars and autonomous cars, and in particular how messy even the automotive press treats these subjects. Which is point one. While the development of autonomous cars is expanding seemingly in tandem with electric cars, they are in fact separate and …
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