EV Connect
JANUARY 24, 2022
As the costs of climate change and the price of oil both become too high to bear, auto manufacturers will shift more of their vehicle fleets to electric. EV fleets could play a part in overloading the grid, or could wind up unable to charge. Electric vehicles (EVs) are looking to be a huge part of our future. What Is OpenADR?
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Car-Makers Say. For people looking for the most effective way to end our addiction to oil, PHEVs have made sense because carmakers can build them now, with todays technology and using todays infrastructure. Thats 20-25 cents a gallon. Why Pay More for a PHEV?
EV Connect
OCTOBER 25, 2021
Understanding EV Maintenance Since EVs don’t use oil or transmission fluid, they require less frequent maintenance than ICE vehicles or hybrids. Instead of scheduling oil changes and fluid and brake checks every 5,000 miles, EV owners should schedule a routine “check-up” every 7,500 miles. This service should include: Tire rotation.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
It is also flex so that future biomass fuels such as cellulosic ethanol, methanol can be used (no oil). Also maintenance on these (no oil changes to speak of) etc will cost much less than an internal combution propelled car. Those cars will reduce oil demand at most by about 1/5th of one percent. — Volt Enthusiast 7.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
Oil is the alternative. Are we going to burn more oil, natural gas, or (gasp) coal to produce it? The most common methods involve burning natural gas, oil or coal to power the engines to generate electricity. Wind, solar and nuclear could easily change our electrical sources. Alternative is no longer an alternative.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
Wind, hydro, DC transmission lines, and smart grid electronics are also Portland strengths. Air travel will be limited to extremely expensive intercontinental and military flights to conserve oil, and nuclear developments will be for military purposes only for national security. For more information, please see our Comments FAQ.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
GM killed that car because of back room deals with oil companies, and now they expect us to believe that they are just so cutting edge now? GM killed that car because of back room deals with oil companies" GM "killed" that experiment because it wasnt even CLOSE to being cost effective. It is 12 years later. GM would only lease them.
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