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Are EVs Charged Mostly By Coal Power in the US?

EV Adoption

One of the common arguments you hear from people in America who are not fans of the idea of electric vehicles is that they are mostly charged from electricity produced from coal power plants. At a high level, 15 states with 25% or more of electricity form renewable sources accounted for 53.5% of EV sales in 2020.

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“Charging Station” — Is That the Location or the “Charger”?

EV Adoption

If we didn’t have enough hurdles to electric vehicle adoption in the US, one of the challenges that drives me absolutely bonkers is the confusing and inconsistent use of charging terminology. To scale up EV adoption we need to increase consumer awareness and understanding of the “electric refueling” process. But nobody else cares. .

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PHEV Blowback

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Healey , USA TODAY The expected introduction of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles could cut U.S. As someone who has been enthusiastically watching and promoting plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, I was concerned that the headline of an article in USA Today (“Plug-in cars could actually increase air pollution,” Feb.

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8 Reasons Government Grants Should Include Funding for Level 1 Charging Infrastructure

EV Adoption

In short, I’m predicting what I call the “overcharging of America.”. But as I outlined in my recent article, How Many EV Charging Stations Will $10 Billion Buy for America? , PHEVs: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) currently comprise nearly 37% of all EVs sold in the US since 2011.

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What Does GM’s “30 New EVs By 2025” Promise Mean for the US Market?

EV Adoption

But in the automotive world and especially when related to electric vehicles, deliveries frequently fall well short of what was promised. And it is looking through that lens that I wanted to dive into GM’s most recent electric vehicle “supply” promise. Electric Vehicle PR Is Driving Up the Stock Price.

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Proposed Changes to Federal EV Tax Credit – Part 2: End of the Manufacturer Sales Phaseout

EV Adoption

Arguably the biggest flaw in the Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicle Credit ( IRC 30D ) regulations is the triggering of a phaseout schedule of the tax credit when a manufacturer sells 200,000 total EVs (BEV and PHEV). In this part 2 article, we’ll dive deeply into the elimination of the per manufacturer 200,000 EVs sold phaseout.

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EVs Have A Better Ratio to Charging Ports Than ICE Vehicles to Gas Pump Nozzles

EV Adoption

One of my biggest pet peeves in the EV industry is when people compare “EV stations” to “gas stations.” EVs Have a Better Ratio to the Number of Charging Stations Than ICE to Gas Stations. And also public Level 2 + DCFC ports versus gas pump nozzles. million EVs (including PHEVs). So far, the U.S.

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