In a word, no. In 1900 in the U.S., about 1/3 of all vehicles were electric. In spite of the lack of technology to make them energy efficient and the […]
Month: June 2023
1943 Electric Taxi
While electric cars existed in the U.S. before 1900, this is the first case of seeing an electric taxi. This particular one was in Spain. https://www.bitchute.com/video/Iz52hoeh6pdS/ Post Views: 215
Are plugin hybrids a good choice?
Executive summary: They suck. Here’s why. First, they are complicated. They are basically an electric car and a gasoline car. They have all the parts of both plus some additional […]
NACS charging plug
Since 2012, Tesla has used what was a proprietary connector for charging their cars in North America. Other car companies have used CCS. An object look at the options shows […]
What EV would I buy today?
Let me say that I don’t need an EV. I have a small, reliable car. I have had it for about 18 months and have driven it under 3000 km. […]
Can EVs be remotely turned off?
I regularly see people saying the government can turn off your EV: Because you have a bad social credit score You have used up your travel distance for the day, […]
Can the electric grid handle EVs?
This is a lot more than a simple yes/no question. Managing the electric grid is complicated by the fact that the total load varies quite a bit at different times […]
EV Range Scales
There are multiple range scales for EVs. Let’s try to sort out what they mean. EPA — This is a range rating scale from the U.S. Environmental Agency WLTP — […]
