EV Range Anxiety: It Really Is All In Your Mind
Public fast-charging stations are one way to push EV range anxiety out of the picture, and behavior-based solutions are also emerging.
Redwood Materials Has Good News About Electric Cars
Redwood Materials is at the leading edge of a US-based supply chain for battery materials for electric vehicles.
What Is Actually Going On With Tesla’s New “Tiny Y” & “Tiny 3” Approach?
I found something a bit strange and confusing in this quarter’s Tesla shareholder letter and conference call. Much of the news in recent weeks was about Tesla reportedly dropping the lower-cost car it was supposed to be working on. That stemmed from a pretty detailed and convincing report from Reuters. … [continued]
How To See Two Highly Underrated Places In NM In Your EV
In another recent article, I wrote about the experience of taking a Kia EV9 out on some backroad adventures in New Mexico. But, I also know that not everyone is interested in a review of a Kia EV. Many of us already have an EV we love, and many people … [continued]
EPA, CalEPA Release Plan for Joint Enforcement Work to Protect California Communities Overburdened by Pollution
Plan Builds on Groundbreaking Federal-State Partnership Launched through 2021 Environmental Justice-Focused Agreement LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) today released a two-year action plan to collaboratively address environmental justice issues across California by enforcing laws that protect public health and … [continued]
Plug-in Hybrids Can Buy Us Valuable Time, But They Could Also Become an Obstacle For…
A month or so ago, I explored some ways we could manage a likely onslaught of plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV). Why do we need to think about this? Because revised EPA emissions regulations recently revealed by the Biden administration basically allow a PHEV to count for roughly 3/4 of an … [continued]
New Department Of The Interior Rules Update Onshore Oil & Gas Leasing & Other Regulations
The US Department of the Interior is stepping up regulations to protect federal lands from the havoc of fossil fuel development and rampant disregard for endangered wildlife. It has announced a final rule to revise the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) oil and gas leasing regulations, “which will ensure a … [continued]
Tesla Cybertruck Might Already Be Passing Ford F-150 Lightning & Rivian R1T — Truck Wars…
I wrote a couple of days ago that Tesla produced 1,000 Cybertrucks one week last month. It’s a notable milestone, but if that was the output every week this year, that would still just be a little more than 50,000 trucks. Though, a reader pointed something out I hadn’t caught … [continued]
How To See All of Guadalupe Mountains National Park In Your EV
Growing up around El Paso and southern New Mexico, Guadalupe Mountains National Park has long been a place to go. As a kid, I spent a lot of Saturdays getting up early in the morning to go visit Pratt Cabin in McKittrick Canyon, and even got to go inside a … [continued]
The Rad Power Bikes Radster Trail — CleanTechnica Tested
Rad Power Bikes was the first brand to truly move into the electric bike space with a full range of models and has been a dominant brand ever since. A few weeks ago, the brand announced a renewed focus on safety with a new Safe Shield battery as the firm … [continued]
