Cars That Think

JANUARY 29, 2022

Spiking demand for electric heat collided with supply problems created by frozen natural-gas equipment and below-average wind-power production. Similar mismatches in supply and demand contributed to massive cascading blackouts in August 2003 in the northeastern United States and Canada, in July 2012 in India , and in March 2019 in Venezuela.

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Drive Electric

AUGUST 9, 2022

Another common concern for Kiwi drivers is that even if a charging station is within range, the time it takes to charge the vehicle will be too long and inconvenient. 40% of our energy comes from renewable sources, such as hydro, geothermal and wind. There are two main sources of lithium in the world; hard rock mines and brine water.

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Drive Electric

AUGUST 9, 2022

Another common concern for Kiwi drivers is that even if a charging station is within range, the time it takes to charge the vehicle will be too long and inconvenient. 40% of our energy comes from renewable sources, such as hydro, geothermal and wind. There are two main sources of lithium in the world; hard rock mines and brine water.

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