Unlike gasoline, electricity is not routinely stored (yet). Accordingly, its availability and hence price varies wildly from time to time and place to place. All EV drivers can minimize their fuel costs by paying attention to the price tiers highlighted below. Spoiler alert: charge at home or when use of …
In these times of maximal vengeance against EVs and their infrastructure, it was a pleasant surprise to drive electric (towing a trailer) across 5500 miles of western US this summer and discover so many new chargers, especially in the Four Corners. Major gaps in the charging network have been filled!
by Gordon Rodda and Deborah Lycan HEV, PHEV, BEV, they are all EVs, right? Wrong. The names are confusing, and it can be argued that they are meant to be; there is money to be made in keeping you confused about them. In the last couple of years, the industry …
The House-passed budget bill makes a number of substantive EV policy changes, which will set back the adoption of EVs. This has been expected and will understandably have negative effects on climate change, accelerating the frequency and severity of natural disasters, air pollution, health, home insurance costs, endangerment of species, …
By Jan Sharkey & Gary Wiles We bought our 2024 Kia Niro EX plug-in hybrid a year ago and have liked it immensely. We were in the market for either a high-efficiency hybrid, plug-in hybrid, or fully electric vehicle, but needed a smaller sedan or SUV to fit our narrow garage …
