Tag: electric vehicle

Latest Niro re-charge produces only a small range gain

Niro range

Range gain A week of generally warmer weather and a re-charge added only a modest amount of range gain in the Kia Niro. A new recharge saw range rise to only 218 miles, vs the 214 miles we saw about 10 days ago. That number is extrapolated from the 95% charge and resulting 207 miles …

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Electric all-wheel drive indicators

Electric all-wheel drive These are Electric All-Wheel Drive Indicator symbols. They are found in Electric Vehicles (EVs) made by General Motors. They being EVs became an excuse to add the word electric to the AWD or 4WD acronyms. Before continuing, is one of these truly your symbol?? If yes, read on below. Otherwise, you can …

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BMW ices EV jump starts

BMW jump start illustration

EV jump starts BMW owner’s manuals leave no room for EV jump starts. Jump start instructions are as follows: “Have only an authorized service center or another qualified service center or repair shop perform the jump-start.” We’ve assembled videos with instructions for jump starting electric vehicles (EVs) from eight manufacturers thus far. We’re doing this …

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Even cleaner cars: EVs reduce brake dust

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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Getting a handle on EV fires getting

EV fires Long about a week ago, we did a piece attempting to debunk misinformation about EV fires: they are not common; electric vehicles (EVs) do not explode; etc. It was clear, however, that high-voltage lithium battery fires are very difficult to put out. So we set out to look for best practices. They are: …

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Ford EV jump starting video added to YouTube

EV jump starting Today we added a new video to our YouTube channel describing Ford EV jump starting. It also anticipates that the driver is locked out and includes instructions for getting inside. The video joins the new jump start playlist that now holds four videos. Every electric (EV) vehicle uses a 12-volt “start” battery …

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Misinformation on EV battery fires uncontained

EV oon fire

EV battery fires I cringe every time I hear a late night television host make a joke about EV battery fires. They are pretty much always overhyped, as if it happens all the time, or simply a lie, like they explode! They don’t. Electric vehicle (EV) batteries — the high voltage version — are built …

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