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New EV Models Extinguish Range Anxiety

Electric Auto Association

EV Drivers are driving longer distances and worrying less about range anxiety. For years, the media and automakers have thrown around the phrase EV range anxiety and how drivers could be disusaded from buy electric vehicles due to the small battery packs and limited range. on average between 2021 and 2022. Source: Wejo Ltd.

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Pike Research forecasts US plug-in vehicle penetration rates to be highest in smaller states

Green Car Congress

Pike Research forecasts that annual sales of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) will reach 358,959 vehicles by 2017, representing a compound anual growth rate (CAGR) of 43% between 2011 and 2017. Scores ranged from 4.36, for Northern California, to 0.07 (effectively, a negative overall opinion) in North Dakota (1.0 FPL Group (Florida).

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News: 10 Best States To Own an EV

Clean Fleet Report

Where the plugs are. The ranges of chargers per capita varied from 7.3 When it comes to sheer number of plugs available, California is far ahead of other states with 34,001 plugs installed, more than five times the number at the next state, New York. They used the same metrics to derive the 10 worst states. West Virginia.

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InDEED, a success

Electric Auto Association

Sponsored by the EAA and Plug In America , DEED featured events in 34 states , as well as Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the Dominican Republic. A wide range of EVs were displayed online, from electric farm equipment in rural areas to EV school buses in Montgomery County , Maryland. DEED event on St.

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Feature: The Genesis Experience

Clean Fleet Report

It’s confusing because the same terminology is used by other car company’s to describe hybrid vehicles with no plug-in capability.] Feature: The Genesis Experience Son-Nim – “Honored Guest” Corporations are well-known for saying how much they care about and value their customers.

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DOE awards $45M to 38 advanced transportation technology projects; $3M from the Army

Green Car Congress

In the last four years, the cost of a plug-in electric vehicle battery has come down by nearly 50%. This project will develop high-energy lithium batteries for plug-in electric vehicles by pairing high capacity manganese-rich cathodes with high capacity silicon/carbon based nanocomposites. Arizona State University. General Motors.

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EV Readiness Index Study shows which U.S. States are most prepared for an electrified future

Teslarati

“A great example from California is the Plug-In Electric Vehicle (PEV) Rebates for Fleet Vehicles offered by the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD). LeasePlan USA, a self-proclaimed “Car-as-a-Service” company, released the results of its EV Readiness Index study in the United States. ” LeasePlan USA.

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