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Automaker Zero Emissions Sales Pledges Side by Side
Source: EV Hub Automakers have made big and bold commitments to zero emissions vehicle sales. It is, however, hard to parse through what the commitments mean and how they compare. The above [...]
Staff Picks with Spencer
Source: Staff – Atlas Public Policy. One of my first jobs was at Blockbuster video where we had a staff picks shelf (my only pick was Million Dollar Baby). Today, we explore the [...]
101: Raw Materials and EV Supply Chains
Source: Demand for critical raw materials in EVs – Analysis - IEA Let’s talk EV supply chains and try to keep it a little breezy. As I only have so many words in [...]
HERE IF YOU NEED: EVs as backup batteries
Source: Nissan Leaf 012 - Electric vehicle battery - Wikipedia There have been several exciting moves recently to use EV batteries to power more than just the vehicle. This is called bi-directional power [...]
A big week for big EVs
Source: WikiCommons There were a bunch of big developments last week for big EVs. The White House put out a summary of some of the actions here – but I want to focus on [...]
War in Ukraine Dashboard
Source: War in Ukraine – Alliance For Securing Democracy (gmfus.org) This week, we take a pause from EV content to talk about Ukraine. The Russian invasion has led to enormous death and [...]
3 Stories from Q4 2021
Source: EV Hub We just put out our quarterly slides, summarizing developments in Q4 2021. Here are three stories from Q4 2021 that caught our eye. Highest selling quarter and highest selling [...]
The State EV Olympics
Source: EV Hub Love the Olympics but bored of all that snow and ice? I’ve got the race for you. I present: the 2021 EV state race. The criteria are these – [...]
Justice40: What is it and where do things stand?
Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Justice40 Map Tool released last week. Source: Electric Vehicle Charging Equity Considerations There has been a lot of chatter recently about Justice40 (also J40) and its potential impacts on [...]
Model by model, how do EVs do?
The analysis is a model-to-model total cost of ownership comparison between gasoline vehicles and electric vehicles. In other words, when someone is looking to buy a vehicle in 2022, how do EVs fare against some of the most popular gasoline vehicles in the country over an 8-year timeframe with all costs included?
The Corridors are Ready
Map of the mainland United States. The green denotes “corridor ready”, and the orange denotes “corridor pending”. Purple dots denote fast charging. Source: FHWA. There is $7.5 billion available for EV public charging [...]
Charging in 2021: A State of Play
This data includes public and workplace charging by year. Source: EV Charging Deployment on EV Hub. The National EV Charging Summit was held last week. The Summit drew attention to the need for public charging across the [...]