On Tuesday the US Dept. of Energy unveiled the eGallon, in an attempt to dispel some confusion about the cost of operating an electric or gasoline powered car. Many are reacting to the high price of gasoline by looking for alternatives, but then get lost in the question whether the…
A somewhat surprising is that fast charging (for electric cars) can reduce the cost of electric cars. Because electric car cost is a major factor delaying electric car adoption, if fast charging support would allow a cheaper electric car then it’s important to get fast charging infrastructure out there as…
Barry Stevens saw one of my news articles, 60 kWh Tesla Model S rated at 208 mile electric driving range by EPA, and decided to extrapolate cost of ownership figures he claims shows electric cars do not currently save money and perhaps make no financial sense. In my article I talked…
A few days ago I wrote about GM’s CEO Dan Akerson talking about 200 mile driving range electric cars. This piece triggered an idea in the back of my mind, recalling the Osborne Effect, or the result which happens when a company announces the next generation product and customers stop…
Falling battery pack prices will contribute to lower cost of ownership for electric cars, and a few years into the future electric cars could be cheaper to own than gasoline powered ones, according to a report from McKinsey Quarterly. A study released recently by McKinsey & Company says that, because…
The rising cost of gasoline is leading many to seek alternatives, and one Iraq War Vet finds owning a Chevy Volt saves over $200 a month, plus addresses national energy security concerns. Gasoline prices are rising across the country, and has led one Iraq War veteran to buy a Chevy…
GM’s 5-week production halt on the Chevy Volt has given ammunition to naysayers, while advocates like Felix Kramer say it’s just a phase in the technology adoption curve. Felix Kramer, founder of the plug-in car advocacy group CalCars, posed the question today “What’s Dragging Down the Volt?” The question comes…
California continues to lead the nation in developing standards for advanced clean, zero emissions, vehicles from cars up to big trucks. Today the California Air Resources Board (CARB) passed new regulations that could help shape the future of the automotive industry. Previous era’s of California’s clean air regulations have both made California’s air cleaner, and have…
Many look to electric cars not for ecological reasons, but because of greater efficiency, they’re cheaper to drive. Among the benefits of electric cars is cheaper fuel costs, that is the cost per mile for fuel to run the vehicle. A couple weeks ago Consumer Reports released a report comparing…
Electric cars are more efficient and use less actual energy to move the same distance than do the gasoline cars, shows the Consumer Reports testing of Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf. On Thursday, Consumer Reports released figures from testing the Leaf and Volt showing that both have lower per-mile operating…
ExxonMobil predicts mainstreamed use of electrified vehicles by 2040 leads to efficiency improvements and a leveling off of emissions. The 2011 edition of ExxonMobil’s yearly Energy Outlook report predicts that by 2040, nearly 50 percent of light-duty-vehicles (cars) will be electrified (hybrid or electric). This mainstreaming of electrified light-duty-vehicles will…
For 37 years the Silicon Valley chapter of the Electric Auto Association (EAA) have been holding an annual EV Rally. This annual event began in 1972, predating the first of the oil crises in that era, and predating most of the other events that induced awareness of the need for…
