Featured Threads by kenmce

Bidirection Charging Coming to California?

The State of California is mulling over the idea of requiring EVs to be bidirectional. That is, if the system needs power they suck it right back...

Oct 3, 2024 in forum: Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News

" BeamSpot" Recharging Station

"San Diego-based Beam Global (Nasdaq: BEEM) has launched EV chargers powered by solar, wind, and battery storage that replace streetlights."...

Sep 9, 2024 in forum: Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News

Nybolt Quick Charge Battery

Be great if it works: Nybolt, based in Cambridge, has developed a new 35kWh lithium-ion battery that was charged from 10% to 80% in just over...

Jul 4, 2024 in forum: Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News

Yoshi Mobility Brings the Charger to You

Forbes article about a company called yoshi Mobility that that drives a specialized General Motors BrightDrop Zevo 600 electric delivery van onto...

May 27, 2024 in forum: Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News

Death of a Fisker Ocean EV

Somewhat improbable but apparently true tale of a Fisker Ocean EV that was total due to a door ding. Apparently the insurance company could not...

Apr 29, 2024 in forum: Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News

The Biggest Problem with Electric Vehicles - Zero Privacy.

The biggest, but mostly unaddressed, issue with all these pure EVs is that you can't just roll up and pay cash. You need to have an account with...

Dec 25, 2023 in forum: Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News

Edison Diesel-Electric Heavy Duty Semi truck.

Couple of Canadian truckers got tired of waiting for Elon to come through with his electric semi-truck and went and started building their own....

Oct 27, 2023 in forum: Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News

NYC is So Not Ready for EV.

I was visiting in the New York City metropolitan area this weekend. While I was there Consolidated Edison, the regional electrical power company,...

Sep 8, 2023 in forum: Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News

What is the Most Comfortable Plug-In Hybrid?

Forgive me dear reader, for this is a question rather than news. Of all the various plug-in hybrids out there, not just our beloved Toyota,...

Sep 19, 2022 in forum: Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News

Go Electric Meets the Three Stooges.

California recently announced a bold plan to outlaw the sale of anything but electric vehicles starting in 2035. That sounds OK, but what's this...

Aug 31, 2022 in forum: Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News

Siemens’ Funky New/Different EV Connector

Siemens and Philadelphia-based ConnectDER have come with a kind of crazy new way to set you up with an EV charger without having to screw around...

Jul 27, 2022 in forum: Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News

Ford Says You Can Never Own Leased EVs

"Ford Motor Co. will be suspending end-of-lease buyout options for customers driving all-electric vehicles, provided they took possession of the...

Jun 29, 2022 in forum: Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News

Is it ethical to purchase a lithium battery powered EV?

In an effort reminiscent of the best of the Dust-To-Dust gang, author Ronald Stein talks about why electric vehicles are too filthy for any self...

Jun 12, 2022 in forum: Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News

Biden Administration Thinking Big About Charging Stations.

Announcement from The white house - They want to build out half a million public car charging stations....

Jun 9, 2022 in forum: Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News

The World Needs to Crack Battery Recycling, Fast (Wired Article)

Mildly dramatized article in Wired Magazine by Sabrina Weiss about the need to step up our game on recycling all those fancy new traction...

Nov 25, 2021 in forum: Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News

Meet the SD-03, the Hot New Japanese Electric Car.

Demo model only has about a four minute range, but those four minutes are awesome: Sky Drive Inc. conducted the public demonstration on August...

Aug 31, 2020 in forum: Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News

New Toyotas Will Narc You Out.

Toyota has expanded its collaboration with Amazon Web Services in ways that will see many of its models upload performance data into the Amazonian...

Aug 19, 2020 in forum: Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News

You Will Never Quite Own Your BMW Hybrid...

BMW is planning on using the Tesla model where you pay a little extra each month if you want your heated seats or your cruise control, or you...

Jul 3, 2020 in forum: Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News

Anybody Bought a Car Lately?

Is the big lock-down doing anything to prices? Is this a great buyers market, or are things pretty much the same except that the salesman is...

Apr 21, 2020 in forum: Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News

Meet the Geely Icon & its High-Powered 48 Volt Hybrid System !

If I understand correctly, Geely is a Chinese car company and the Icon is its new "hybrid" SUV. It boasts a " 48V mild hybrid technology" that is...

Mar 2, 2020 in forum: Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News

Featured Threads by kenmce

Bidirection Charging Coming to California?

" BeamSpot" Recharging Station

Nybolt Quick Charge Battery

Yoshi Mobility Brings the Charger to You

Death of a Fisker Ocean EV

The Biggest Problem with Electric Vehicles - Zero Privacy.

Edison Diesel-Electric Heavy Duty Semi truck.

NYC is So Not Ready for EV.

What is the Most Comfortable Plug-In Hybrid?

Go Electric Meets the Three Stooges.

Siemens’ Funky New/Different EV Connector

Ford Says You Can Never Own Leased EVs

Is it ethical to purchase a lithium battery powered EV?

Biden Administration Thinking Big About Charging Stations.

The World Needs to Crack Battery Recycling, Fast (Wired Article)

Meet the SD-03, the Hot New Japanese Electric Car.

New Toyotas Will Narc You Out.

You Will Never Quite Own Your BMW Hybrid...

Anybody Bought a Car Lately?

Meet the Geely Icon & its High-Powered 48 Volt Hybrid System !

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