With Tesla EVs Down, Toyota Teases Super Cute Solar-Powered Micro Car

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2025 15:22:39 +0000

While Tesla CEO Elon Musk digs his EVs deeper into a hole, Toyota seizes new opportunities in the urban electric micro-car market.

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Interest In Buying A Tesla Triples In The US As Popular President Trump Gives Conservatives Permission To Buy The Best EV Sold In The US

Credit to Author: Paul Fosse| Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2025 14:58:55 +0000

As a Republican who has liked electric cars for about 15 years, I’ve wondered when this moment would happen. We all know that a car is more than just transportation to get from A to B. In high school, the car you drove really influenced what other kids thought of … [continued]

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EVgo: No Third Party Adapters Or EV Conversions Allowed

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2025 11:31:23 +0000

A couple of weeks ago, I got an email that we get all the time: “Notice of new terms of service.” Nobody reads the terms of service. With all of the legalese that they can pack into them, some terms of service have a specific gravity that rivals uranium. These … [continued]

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Shocker: Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act Led To A Lot More EV Sales

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2025 03:58:31 +0000

Democrats and President Joe Biden revived the US EV tax credit for some companies, like Tesla, and expanded it to include coverage for things not covered before — like used electric cars. One change in particular, though, was especially useful. A loophole was included (accidentally, from background info I’ve been … [continued]

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U.S. Battery Capacity Increased 66% in 2024

Credit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2025 03:17:24 +0000

In the United States, cumulative utility-scale battery storage capacity exceeded 26 gigawatts (GW) in 2024, according to our January 2025 Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory. Generators added 10.4 GW of new battery storage capacity in 2024, the second-largest generating capacity addition after solar. Even though battery storage capacity is growing fast, … [continued]

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VinFast Ships 2,500 Electric Vehicles to Indonesia

Credit to Author: Raymond Tribdino| Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2025 03:07:26 +0000

As this article is being written, VinFast’s dedicated cargo ship, the Silver Queen, has docked at the Jakarta port and is unloading 2,500 VinFast electric vehicles. The shipment departed MPC Port in Haiphong, Vietnam, coming from VinFast’s assembly plant nearby. The Silver Queen is the same ship that brought the … [continued]

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Musk Wants To Double Tesla Production In US While Analysts Predict Lower Numbers

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2025 02:57:23 +0000

Elon Musk says he wants to double Tesla production in the US but there is a problem — first you need customers who want to buy them.

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Can Thailand Lead ASEAN in EV Adoption?

Credit to Author: Raymond Tribdino| Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2025 02:42:36 +0000

The “Detroit of the ASEAN” is now ahead of the EV race and is creating a wave of catch-uppers As I was reading the white paper (yes, printed on paper) “Thailand’s EV Powerhouse: Leading the Charge in EV Revolution in a Challenging SEA Automotive Market,” the simple conclusion was, if … [continued]

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94% of EV Owners Likely to Consider Purchasing Another One

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2025 02:16:05 +0000

Electric vehicles are just better. It’s hard to say this or explain this to people who don’t have EVs without coming across as patronizing or a fanatic or something. But it’s true. They drive nicer, they’re more convenient if you have home or even just workplace charging, they typically have … [continued]

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Why Hydrogen Electric Bus Programs Totally Confuse Me

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2025 21:33:57 +0000

Almost 12 years ago, in 2013, I was in Barcelona for an EV conference, EVS 27. As part of the conference, we got to go on a little “field trip” with the local transit agency on a BYD electric bus. Out in some sprinkling rain with a group of other … [continued]

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