Whoa – huge price cut on Bolt EV
GM cut the price of the Bolt EV by $5,900 compared with the 2022 model year, with a starting price of $26,595. Source: GM slashes prices of Chevy Bolt electric…
1 in 4 CA Bay Area EV chargers found not to be working
A study of public electric-vehicle stations in California’s Bay Area found that only 72.5% of chargers were operational. California has by far the most electric car owners of any state…
VW did not think this through: VW ID.4 charging port location
Source: 2022 ID.4 See the problem? I’ll give a hint: The ID.4 is rated to tow 2,700 pounds. Don’t see it yet? At 2,700 pounds of towing capacity, I could…
BP sees profitability in EV charging business
Says EV charging can have a business model on par with gas service stations.
Some states have minimum required speeds though: “For Maximum EV Efficiency, Stick to 25 Miles an Hour”
For Maximum EV Efficiency, Stick to 25 Miles an Hour, Ignore Angry Drivers Source: For Maximum EV Efficiency, Stick to 25 Miles an Hour, Ignore Angry Drivers – WSJ When…
Electric cars appears to create sales tax boom for states
Many are priced in the $70,000 to $100,000 (or even higher) price range. If EVs sell in quantities – government mandates will likely force that in the years ahead –…
GM announces EV plan details
GM made headlines at CES with announcements of new EVs, progress on autonomous vehicles and thousands of orders for its BrightDrop EV commercial van. Source: From Silverado EV to electric…
General Motors shipped just 26 EVs in Q4 2021
The Chevy Bolt has been stuck on hold due to the battery fiasco. Sounds like Bolt shipments might not resume until March or later as production is now suspended until…
65% of new car sales in Norway are electric BUT …
Electric cars made up nearly two thirds of Norway’s new sales in 2021, with Tesla the top selling automobile brand overall, as the country pursues its goal of becoming the…
Sounds just like inept Covid messaging: “Elites Are Using Climate Hysteria to Immiserate the Working Class”
No kidding: Increasingly, even climate scientists are noting that the constant, and often poorly supported doomsaying threaten the credibility of the movement itself. And there have been quiet reversals; the…