EV Adoption

MAY 15, 2022

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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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.)

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

The A3 e-tron can cruise at up to 80 mph in all-electric mode; a spec we confirmed—with enjoyment—last week during a media drive in the San Francisco Bay Area. Battery pack capacity vs. electric range for selected PHEVs in the US. The A3 Sportback e-tron accelerates from 0-70 in a respectable 7.6 The drive unit.

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EV Adoption

DECEMBER 1, 2022

One of my biggest pet peeves in the EV industry is when people compare “EV stations” to “gas stations.” ” It just isn’t that simple and you can slice this type of comparison about 10 different ways to make the data tell whatever story you want. Residential Chargers Must Be Included in the Comparison.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2010

compressed natural gas). A rechargeable energy storage system (RESS) that is recharged by the on-board hybrid propulsion system, an external electric energy source, or both. The other test begins with a fully charged RESS for capturing CD operating modes for PHEVs: the Full Charge Test (FCT). Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Consumer interest in electric vehicles. However, the flip side of the survey was that about 44% of respondents stated that they would be “extremely” or “very” interested in purchasing a PEV with a driving range of 40 to 100 miles and an electricity cost equivalent of $0.75 Source: Pike Research. Click to enlarge. per gallon. .

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