Remove Auto Industry Remove Club Remove Electrical Remove Washington
article thumbnail

Testimony: Why I like my electric vehicle

Electric Auto Association

Submitted to the Ohio Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee in support of Senate Bill 307: Accelerating Ohio's Auto Industry By Tim Benford, president of Drive Electric Dayton. My EV’s electric drive unit (motor) that provides the acceleration also reduces the need for using the brakes and brake repair.

article thumbnail

Ohio State takes first place in DOE/GM EcoCAR 3 competition

Green Car Congress

Ohio State EcoCAR built a series-parallel plug-in hybrid electric vehicle powered by E85. liter engine, five-speed automated manual transmission, 150 kW electric machine, and an 18.9 Industry and government officials judged the presentations. Delphi Foundation; EcoMotors; Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.;

Ohio 170
article thumbnail

Trump reportedly told oil execs he’ll end electric car incentives for $1 billion in donations

Baua Electric

Donald Trump has reportedly told oil executives that he will end electric car incentives if they contribute $1 billion to his election campaign. The former president has been all over the place with his comments on electric vehicles. He went as far as calling them a “hoax”. Electrek’s Take I don’t like to get too political at Electrek.

Oil 52
article thumbnail

Report: Trump offered to nix EV incentives for $1B donation from Big Oil

Baua Electric

At a meeting with top oil executives at his Mar-a-Lago club last month, Donald Trump offered to reverse Biden administration environmental policies in exchange for a $1 billion donation to his presidential re-election campaign, the Washington Post reports.

Oil 52