GAHANNA, Ohio: AEP Ohio today launched an online tool to help car buyers compare the total cost of owning and operating electric vehicles (EV) with that of a traditional gasoline- or diesel-powered vehicle. Research conducted by Enervee reveals that 84% of consumers would buy an EV if they could see that it was cheaper to […]
Volkswagen subsidiary plans Charlotte charging station for electric vehicles
Charlotte is one of a handful of cities in North Carolina that will get new charging stations for electric vehicles this summer through Volkswagen subsidiary Electrify America. Electrify America already has five operating charging stations in the state. Those are in Asheville, Henderson, Raleigh, Rocky Mount and Wake Forest. It has plans to build additional […]
Some facts about electric vehicles for the Coalition
After some lip-service in the past year, the Coalition has suddenly changed its tune on electric vehicles. After Labor announced its EV plan and its rather cautious target, the Coalition now claims that EVs are going to destroy our way of life. The Coalition – and conservative commentators – assert that EVs have no useful […]
Vehicle-Grid Integration Unlocks TheTrue Potential Of Electric Vehicles And Renewables
The clean energy revolution is bringing new sources of generation onto grids around the world, which is fundamentally shifting the way grids operate. However, the intermittent nature of solar and wind generation require flexible grid technologies like demand response and energy storage at a scale. As grid operators and new energy companies innovate in the […]
India could achieve high penetration of electric vehicles by 2030: Niti Aayog
The report quantifies direct oil and carbon savings that vehicles incentivised under the FAME II would deliver. India could achieve high penetration of electric vehicles (EV) by 2030 on the back of the success of FAME II and other measures, according to a Niti Aayog report. The penetration of EV vehicles could reach around 80 […]
Norway Creates World Record for Selling More Electric Vehicles in March Than Petrol, Diesel Cars
The surge of electric cars to a 58.4 percent market share in March came as Tesla ramped up delivery of its mid-sized Model 3. Almost 60 percent of all new cars sold in Norway in March were fully electric, the Norwegian Road Federation (NRF) said, a global record as the country seeks to end fossil-fueled […]
EV Demand Cliff or Just a Blip? Tesla Deliveries Plummet 31% in First Quarter
Tesla announced its Q1 production and delivery numbers last night—and the news is not good. Electric vehicle pioneer Tesla announced its first-quarter delivery numbers last night — and the news is not good. After pulling out all the stops to deliver a record 90,700 cars last quarter, Tesla delivered just 63,000 cars this quarter. That’s […]
Who Is Winning the Electric Vehicle Race?
On this week’s Interchange podcast, we look at the latest EV activity from the world’s biggest automakers. Within the next decade, automakers will invest up to $300 billion in electric models, according to a recent tally from Reuters. These automakers are also spending billions more on autonomy to complement those investments. It could result in […]
Duke Energy Wants to Spend $76 Million on Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
North Carolina’s infrastructure has not kept up with the growth of EVs. that would allow EV drivers to zip along highways in the Southeast. North Carolina’s infrastructure has not kept up with the growth of EVs, Duke acknowledged in a filing with the North Carolina Utilities Commission. The state has just 43 public fast-charging stations […]
JSW Energy scraps electric vehicles business plans
JSW Energy Ltd has brought down the curtains on its dreams to roll out its first electric vehicle by 2020, one-and-half years after it had announced plans to enter the market by investing millions of dollars. The company, which is part of the JSW Group, on Friday said in a filing to the stock exchanges […]