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Rivian talking electric adventure trucks while developing electric commercial trucks

November 13, 2019 November 13, 2019

I appreciate that Rivian carries with it an appreciation for the wild areas, the natural world, and going out into the mountains to enjoy life. I appreciate that Rivian’s staff goes to these places, and has their own ah-hah moment that their work in developing an electric pickup truck could…

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Tesla Model 3 arrives in China with dual charging ports

November 12, 2019 November 12, 2019

In China, Tesla built the Gigafactory 3 in 10 months, which may cause some in the USA to slam policies here about environmental reviews and the like. Be that as it may, the Tesla Model 3 is now manufactured in China, fulfilling a long-term goal of Tesla to have a…

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Tesla Model 3 achieves 1000km in 10 hours on Ionity chargers

October 31, 2019 October 31, 2019

Some of us want to take road trips with electric cars. Thanks to ever-more-powerful fast charging systems and ever-larger battery packs electric car road trips are increasingly possible. A year ago a friend in Romania informed me he would not consider an electric car until it could go 1200 kilometers…

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GM, other automakers, side with Trump Administration in fight against California

October 28, 2019 October 28, 2019

On Monday, General Motors, Fiat Chrysler and Toyota said they were intervening on the side of the Trump Administration in its fight with California over that states’ right to set its own emissions policy. Since the 1960’s California has set its own emissions policies, and has a specific allowance to…

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CPUC aiming regulatory guns at utilities that over-do power shut-off events

October 28, 2019 October 28, 2019

What is California to do during it’s yearly fire season in October/November? The last ten years this state has seen an uptick in huge wildfires, with seemingly every year having the largest wildfire ever only to be superseded with the one the following year. Some of the wildfires have been…

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Climate Change threatens existence of PG&E and many other companies

October 27, 2019 October 27, 2019

Many people in California are irate about PG&E. In 2017, downed PG&E power lines contributed to a wildfire that destroyed parts of Santa Rosa California. In 2018, downed PG&E power lines ignited a wildfire that destroyed the city of Paradise. In 2019, PG&E developed a plan to avoid wildfires that…

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The TT ZERO race is dead after years of neglect by IOM TT organization

October 25, 2019 October 25, 2019

The state of electric motorcycles were improved greatly during the years of active racing action. Ten and one half years ago the TTXGP kicked off the era of modern electric motorcycle racing with a one-lap race on the Isle of Man during TT Week 2009. That race garnered a bunch…

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Sen. Schumer proposes US completely switch to ZEV’s by 2040

October 25, 2019 October 25, 2019

Today NY Senator Schumer proposed a bold plan to switch completely to clean vehicles, zero emission vehicles, like electric cars. As Schumer notes, “Scientists tell us that to avoid the most devastating effects of climate change, the world needs to be carbon neutral — to have net-zero carbon dioxide emissions…

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Bucharest City Council passes ban on polluting cars entering the city

October 25, 2019 October 25, 2019

Bucharest, the Capitol of Romania, has passed a special tax, the Oxygen Vignette, aimed at cars not meeting the Euro 5 standard. Cars not meeting the Euro 3 standard will be completely banned from entering an area designated as Action Zone for Air Quality (ZACA) in the center of Bucharest,…

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California’s fire season due to PG&E’s failings and to Climate Change

October 24, 2019 October 24, 2019

California’s 2019 fire season is all set to surpass 2018’s massive wildfire that destroyed Paradise CA. Almost every year for the last 10 years there’s been a new biggest wildfire of California’s history, only to be beaten by the one a year later. Last year the Camp Fire was ignited…

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Mitsubishi show electrified concept car, while Lexus, Nissan shows electric

October 23, 2019 October 23, 2019

Each car maker has its own idea of applying electric technology to cars. This week the Tokyo Auto Show gives the Japanese car makers a chance to show their concepts, and while Lexus and Nissan show electric concept cars, Mitsubishi is sticking with its PHEV design despite having had one…

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Electric GT simplifying EV conversions with electric crate motor

October 19, 2019 October 19, 2019

What if you have a hankering for a specific car, like the 1967 Mustang, but you want it to be electric rather than powered by the 287 cubic inch gasser engine Ford sold it with. There is a whole subculture of folks converting gas cars to electric, most of whom…

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2020 Kia Soul EV delayed in USA, on sale in Europe and elsewhere

October 18, 2019 October 18, 2019

Anybody wanting a 200+ mile range electric car, and liking the utilitarian shape of the Kia Soul EV, and residing in the USA, is feeling disappointed today. Recently Kia made it clear that USA sales of the 2020 Kia eSoul, the revamped Soul EV with 243 mile electric driving range…

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Ford claiming largest EV charging network by riding the back of Electrify America

October 17, 2019 October 17, 2019

Today Ford Motors has announced it has the largest electric car charging network in the world, with over 12,000 charging locations. Uh, blink blink, how did that happen? It did not come about by buying the Car Charging Group (owner of the Blink network), writing “blink blink” was simply one’s…

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A destroyed Paradise, PG&E shuts down power, Tesla catches up with Zombie Apocalypse

October 10, 2019 October 11, 2019

Eleven months ago a fire ignited outside Pulga California, it raced across the mountains, and by the end of the day the city of Paradise California (and neighboring cities) had been largely destroyed, with several deaths (85 confirmed deaths and one still listed as missing as of September 2019) of…

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