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 […]
Year: 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: 245
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 — […]
