Tesla Supercharging: The New (NACS) Era

Credit to Author: Arthur Frederick (Fritz) Hasler| Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2025 03:35:20 +0000

I’ve driven my Tesla Model 3 for over 5 years now. I’ve made over 10 cross-country trips, including the 3000-mile round trip from northern Utah to northern Wisconsin 5 times, a 2000-mile detour to Charlotte, North Carolina (East Coast), and an 800-mile round trip from northern Utah to Palm Springs … [continued]

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Ford Reaches New Electric Vehicle Sales Heights

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:25:21 +0000

Ford’s electric vehicle sales in the 4th quarter reached a new high for the company. The company had 30,176 EV deliveries to close out 2024. Across the full year, Ford nearly reached 100,000 pure EV sales (97,865 when all was said and done on December 31). Notably, the company’s EVs … [continued]

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An $8,000 Electric Car: The Wuling Binguo

Credit to Author: Jake Richardson| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:29:25 +0000

Kyle and Alyssa from Out of Spec Reviews recently checked out the tiny, 5-door, fully electric Wuling Binguo, which is the product of a SAIC–General Motors collaboration. The base model hatchback costs $8,000 and there is a premium version for $12,000. Three LFP battery pack options are available. Many readers … [continued]

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British Columbia Shows Norway How To Decarbonize Ferries

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 17:28:05 +0000

Moving people and vehicles across short distances is a no-brainer for batteries and electric motors. The only problem, as with most electrification of transportation, is getting electricity at sufficient power levels to the point of charging. British Columbia has a very obvious and straightforward strategy for its ferries. British Columbia … [continued]

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Ford “Power Promise” Extended into 2025 for US Electric Vehicle Buyers

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 16:54:43 +0000

Ford had a record year for electric vehicle sales (despite murmuring about an EV sales slowdown from executives at the beginning of the year). One program the company has used to help spur on sales is Power Promise, which provides complimentary home chargers and installation (as long as the installation … [continued]

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Kia EV Sales Increase 74% in USA!

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 16:14:18 +0000

All the hype about EV sales not growing, or not growing fast — total rubbish, if you’re Kia. Sure, Tesla had its first decline in sales since the Tesla Model S was released, but several other automakers have done superbly. In the US, we now know that Kia saw a … [continued]

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Avoiding the Uniqueness Bias In Charging Microgrids

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 15:44:26 +0000

Key takeaways: No truck stop or distribution center is unique Establish corporate control and management of the program Optimize the mix of vendors and staff for different phases of the program The uniqueness bias is a finding of Professor Bent Flyvbjerg, global megaprojects expert and author of the 2023 business … [continued]

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Tesla Cybertruck, Hyundai & Kia EVs Now Qualify for US EV Tax Credit — But For How Long?

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 04:59:40 +0000

News has broken in the last couple of days that the Tesla Cybertruck is now eligible for the $7,500 US EV tax credit. A very big BREAKING NEWS to now share! The Cybertruck now qualifies for the $7500 IRA credit as of today, January 1st 2025!https://t.co/qW09N2Qxwy pic.twitter.com/LQFpnuFFn2 — Greggertruck (@greggertruck) … [continued]

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Tesla Realism vs. Illogical Hate

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 04:57:17 +0000

Several times in the past year, I’ve pointed out concerns with Tesla consumer demand and sales. That’s not to say Tesla isn’t an excellent company that produces superb electric cars and sells very large volumes of them. The height Tesla has risen to is amazing. I said for more than … [continued]

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Central Theme for Energy’s Future: Decentralizing Power Generation

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2025 12:13:00 +0000

The use of distributed energy resources (DERs) will continue to grow as utilities, businesses, and residential neighborhoods look for ways to balance the power grid and support more reliable and resilient

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