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Acura EV prototype We recently noted that neither Honda or Acura had progressed their electric vehicle (EV) models and we speculated that they may be readying their own builds. Sure enough, an announcement came through on August 8th that an Acura EV prototype would be debuted globally at the Monterey Car Week. The show, which …
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Legacy ICE grille When I saw it, I had to laugh. InsideEVs did a story on the new Mercedes-Benz GLC electric crossover essentially sporting a legacy ICE grille. The story noted that the car will get the “face of the future.” And that face is clearly a massive legacy ICE grille that only proves that EV …
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Energy storage From Inside Climate News, 500 “pre-owned” electric vehicle (EV) batteries are soon to provide energy storage for the Texas electric grid. B2U Storage Solutions out of Lancaster, California is heading up the project. The company has plans for three more facilities of similar size, also in Texas. B2U began life building industrial scale …
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Niro VESS sound As I’ve noted previously, the 2022 back-up Kia Niro VESS sound is painfully loud. Then, I ran into a video that does a direct comparison between the North American noise maker and the European version. The difference, below, is remarkable. The US version is first, and be aware that it is truly …
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Reign in the clever We’ve done four videos over the last few weeks helping drivers get into and jump start their electric vehicles (EVs) with dead 12-volt start batteries. Starting a fifth video leaves us frankly angry and really wanting manufacturers to reign in the clever. We’ve had to describe getting under the hood of …
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Brake dust Just when we thought we knew everything there is to know about regenerative braking, we saw this from InsideEVs. There’s a whole new way that an EV helps improve the air we breath. Brake dust! Or more to the point, the lack of it. The use of regenerative braking reduces brake wear and …
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DOT revises NEVI guidance, but keeps the new charging station program
NEVI guidance On Monday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy unveiled revised NEVI guidance. The for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program gets updates that streamline applications, provide states with more flexibility, and slash red tape left by the previous administration. The department said “This will ensure charging stations are actually built, and …
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