Green Car Congress
JULY 2, 2018
ACEA cautions that the targets must be realistic, taking into account what people can actually afford to buy. The study found that of the roughly 100,000 charging points available today, 76% are concentrated in just four countries (the Netherlands, Germany, France and the UK). —ACEA report.
EV Connect
JULY 12, 2021
will need as many as 235,000 fast EV chargers to meet demand — up from about 47,000 chargers that are available today. Adding more Tesla stations or other private networks does little to address this concern, as this only helps if you buy one type of vehicle. Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Porsche and BMW have similar initiatives.
Charged EVs
MAY 8, 2023
A handful of bidirectional-capable EVs are available today, and automakers are quickly implementing the technology. That means if you buy retail and you sell wholesale at your meter, it hurts your business case. BMW was involved with the V2G pilot of the University of Delaware many years ago. PSA has been working on it.
Clean Fleet Report
MARCH 11, 2024
Ready to run with the best With a top speed of 117 mph, the AWD version is close to the performance BMW i4 M50 we recently tested. In looking at the current crop of new EVs on the market today, it ranks in the top BEVs along with the Ford Mustang Mach-E, VW ID4 and the Tesla Model Y.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Cheap to run but expensive to buy, they offer theprospect of low or zero carbon emissions, but manufacturers won’t sell themunless motorists want to buy them – and motorists won’t buy unless the priceis right and there are enough places to charge the batteries. Car buyers were less enthusiastic.
Green Car Congress
JULY 17, 2015
This does not mean that you will not be able to buy that Cadillac or Corvette you have been admiring. This effectively means that the owner of a new PHEV can buy a new vehicle and most of its fuel for the next 20 years. The BMW-i3 and the Renault Kangoo are examples. The Hydrogen car and its issues.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
Most charge points available today take much longer to re-energize batteries than it does to fill a gas-powered cars tank. Perhaps more importantly, quickly "pouring" electricity into many of the batteries available today may stress the very expensive component and shorten their useful lifetime.
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