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Reduced rate for EV purchases leaving vehicle makers in a quandary
The following link is on today’s AP wire documenting a reduced rate for EV purchases that is leaving vehicle makers in a quandary. Automakers, dealers and shoppers dawdle on EVs despite strong year in US sales growth – Netscape Money & Business Even beyond vehicle cost, until there is an enormous effort to provide sufficient…
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Why Norway is rethinking its reliance on electric cars – Vox
The following link was sent to me by a reader regarding EV’s in Norway. When looking at the statistics in the article, particularly the 87% EV sales rate, and believing that can be easily translated to the U.S., consider the following facts. https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/23939076/norway-electric-vehicle-cars-evs-tesla-oslo The Vox article addresses the inequities and unintended consequences of subsidies for…
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EV’s & Highway Taxes
The following article was in today’s Washington Post regarding EV’s and Highway Taxes. I mentioned the gas tax issue in an email last week. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/16/republicans-electric-vehicle-registration-fees-gas-tax/ The Republican Lawmakers are not incorrect, however their methods for rectifying the gas tax situation in some cases will not work. I have owned an EV for six years. It…
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EV Chargers Major Technical Hurdles
The Chargescape concept at the following link is interesting but it will have some major technical hurdles. They are forming a company to track EV charging. EV owners will allow Chargescape to monitor their charge data and compare it to the utility to control vehicle charge rates and available charging times. While this is interesting…