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EV Chargers for All!

Cars That Think

When IEEE Spectrum’s editor in chief, Harry Goldstein, needed to replace his 2008 Honda Fit in October 2020, he thought seriously about buying an electric vehicle. Atom Power says its smart circuit breaker will make charging electric cars as cheap and easy as using Wi-Fi. Two obstacles stood in his way. One was affordability.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Revenues, which have grown by about 45% annually during the past five years, reached $4 billion in 2008. He was paid about $265,000 in 2008, and he lives in a BYD-owned apartment complex with other engineers. Each of BYDs business units - batteries, mobile-phone components, and autos - was profitable in 2008, albeit on a small scale.

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