Cars That Think

JUNE 12, 2023

Batteries have a powerful spigot, but that comes at the cost of a small tub. Matthew Irvin, Maplewell Commercial customers may see benefits first—they have to pay a demand charge during times when there’s high overall demand on the grid, so they can save money by pulling energy from thermal storage at those times.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2019

The combined entity will have a balanced and profitable global presence with a highly complementary and iconic brand portfolio covering all key vehicle segments from luxury, premium, and mainstream passenger cars through to SUVs and trucks & light commercial vehicles. The total one-time cost of achieving the synergies is estimated at €2.8

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Cars That Think

JULY 30, 2023

Stanley Whittingham [from left] shared the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Like many universities of the day, it did not concern itself with intellectual property, believing such matters to be confined to the commercial world. Here, the story of the lithium-ion battery’s journey to commercialization gets hazy.

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Charged EVs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Large commercial trucks and other heavy equipment have run on diesel fuel for many decades now. Requirements for more aggressive emission after-treatment and the hardware to achieve that add cost and complexity for fleet operators. hours—at the cost of longer installations, more infrastructure work, and higher charging station costs.

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Cars That Think

JULY 21, 2021

IBM's large commercial customers faced the implications of this emerging technology: Who would maintain the equipment and its software? Lowe's plan for the PC called for buying existing components and software and bolting them together into a package aimed at the consumer market. Tom Munnecke/Getty Images.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 23, 2023

With the combination of requiring all new light-duty vehicles sold in New York State be zero-emission by 2035, investments in electric vehicles charging stations , and state and federal EV rebates, “ you’re going to see that you have no more excuses ” for not buying an EV, according to New York Governor Kathy Hochul.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

In 2019, in partnership with the Honnold Foundation and other organizations, Casa Pueblo started connecting the Adjuntas town square to two solar-powered microgrids. times as great as the combined growth in the commercial and industrial sectors. The average cost of electricity for commercial users in Puerto Rico is about 29 U.S.

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Cars That Think

MAY 13, 2022

But they’ve gotten old, they’re expensive, and in the 40 years since they began, they’ve been outpaced by commercial satellite networks. NASA benefits, in the case of communications, from being a relatively small player, especially if it can get out from under the costs of running something like the TDRS system. So what comes next?

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Technology upgrades like Full Self Driving remain available to buy, but are not delivered via an over-the-air update. Take the Mach-E battery pack and drop it into the best-selling Ford Transit commercial vehicle and the E-Transit enters the last-mile delivery market. Road Test: 2019 BMW i8 Roadster.

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Electra Vehicles

JULY 21, 2021

Commercial fleet operating companies lead the electrification movement, pushing for innovative electric vehicle technology and solutions across geographic markets that passenger vehicles have yet to embrace. Here are the top three reasons why commercial fleets, rather than personal vehicles, are electrifying fastest.

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Plug in America

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The cost of an e-bike ranges from $500 to thousands of dollars, with the average price around $2,500, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. but your grandparents’ trusty push mower isn’t much different than one you would buy today. million gallons of gasoline or 4.2 million barrels of oil.

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Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Well, this is happening in the commercial space with trucks and buses. There’s obviously this technological synergy between what happens in Formula E and what makes it to the commercial model.”. As you progress, the batteries get smaller, because you can charge it faster,” said O’Shea. The next big thing was electric buses.

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Blink Charging

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

As stated in research conducted by Volvo Car USA and The Harris Poll in 2019 , while 58% of drivers cited running out of power as a barrier to buying an EV, “65% [of EV drivers] say they had range anxiety when they first purchased an EV, but it went away after a few months.” in 2023, signifying a strategic and widespread transition.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 20, 2023

When IEEE Spectrum’s editor in chief, Harry Goldstein, needed to replace his 2008 Honda Fit in October 2020, he thought seriously about buying an electric vehicle. Harry decided to forego buying an EV, but he remains open to purchasing one if both the affordability and charging issues are better addressed. “I One was affordability.

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Get Electric Vehicle

APRIL 4, 2021

The one thing that prevents people from buying an electric vehicle is the range anxiety that they have and the perfect solution would be to introduce a solar-powered vehicle in that way the problem would be solved forever. Toyota launched a prototype solar-powered Prius in 2019. kilometers) on a single charge.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 9, 2021

.” According to the survey of nearly 150 buyers and sellers by BloombergNEF (BNEF), the average price per kilowatt-hour for a lithium-ion battery pack has declined to $137 in 2020, down 13 percent from $157 in 2019. In 2010, these batteries sold for more than $1,100 per kilowatt-hour. Source: Bloomberg New Energy Finance.

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EV Life

AUGUST 17, 2022

As one might imagine, car dealerships are excited to share the $7500 tax credit to encourage you to buy a car. . Also, if you file income taxes for greater than $150,000 as a single taxpayer or over $300,000 as joint filer, 2022 is the time to buy. The tax credit depends on the manufacturer you choose and vehicle battery. Not listed.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 18, 2024

billion in 2019, according to the International Air Transport Association. Reasons for the falling prices include increased airplane capacity — the number of seats on a given route — and a drop in the cost of jet fuel. Compared to 2019, 2023 bookings were up 64 percent, and demand remains strong heading into the new year.

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EV Adoption

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

The credit is not available for Tesla vehicles acquired after December 31, 2019 and General Motors EV purchased after March 31, 2020. These lower cost EVs will also come with smaller batteries that produce fewer carbon emissions than their larger counter parts. Effective Date: Jan 1, 2022.

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