EV charging. Just before Memorial Day, we noted that a new player in the Level 3 electric vehicle (EV) charging space was offering a very inexpensive charging opportunity for the holiday weekend. That special was $0.20 kWh, easily beating home charging in my state. At the time, we stated that this would put the pressure …
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Some 463,000 Hyundai, Kia vehicles must park outside due to fire risk
Park outside. This past week, three recall notices from Hyundai and Kia called for 462,883 Telluride, Ioniq 5, EV6 and EV9 vehicles to park outside due to potential fire risks. The vast majority — 462,869 — touch 2020 through 2024 Kia Telluride models. In these vehicles, the front power seat motor may overheat due to …
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U.S. EV charge ports approach 250,000
EV charge ports. We spotted a report that the Department of Energy (DOE) was showing that available EV charge ports had exceeded 250,000, so we ran over to the site to check. The number we found was 249,786, but close enough! In truth, the number of ports for electric vehicle (EV) charging could easily move …
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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 frustrating, conversation with two acquaintances yesterday. One, up to “here” with the price of gas, just traded for a hybrid. The other already drives a hybrid, which came to light later in the conversation. I …
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Low Coolant Warning Symbols — electric vehicles
Low coolant. These are all Low Coolant Warning Indicator symbols used by electric vehicles (EVs). The symbols appear as batteries with a wavy line at the bottom and are displayed in red. Before continuing, is one of these truly your symbol?? If yes, read on below. Otherwise, you can return to our main Manufacturer Symbols …
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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 totally derailed by a notice from Kia with a special charge rate for the Memorial Day Holiday weekend from a company called IONNA. Now, not only was the Niro fully charged at the time, it …
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China recalls EVs over electronic door handles, ignoring non-EVs
Electronic door handles. On an issue we’ve harped on since 2015, China recently announced a recall of millions of electric vehicles (EVs), from foreign to domestic car makers, to have interior mechanical door handle releases replaced so that they stand out. This is in fact great news, and was reported by InsideEVs. But it forgets …
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