Get Electric Vehicle

APRIL 10, 2022

Electric vehicles (EVs) have lower operating costs than conventional automobiles, but their initial cost is greater than their ICE cousins.    As we have mentioned in previous articles, the cost of EV batteries is linked to the higher price of EVs. Bringing Down Upfront Cost. Battery-as-a-Service.

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Charged EVs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

But the time and cost of installing the needed charging infrastructure for electric trucks can vary enormously: “from a few thousand dollars for lower-power chargers to millions of dollars for high-power chargers” that can deliver up to 1 megawatt each. This article appeared in Issue 62: Oct-Dec 2022. Onward and upward. Stay tuned.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 1, 2023

Xerox buys into computing This wasn’t Xerox’s only big bet on computing. There, Kay established the Learning Research Group centered around his conception of a hand-held, screen-oriented, graphical, networked personal computer, which he called the Dynabook. Leadership is a meaningless concept outside of a group.

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Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

One “Jeep guy” wrote, “I didn’t buy the 4xe because it was a hybrid. Auto journalist Adam Tonge noted that his neighbors had purchased a 4xe purely for its low lease cost and because they liked the color—and had no idea it plugged in. How about a lease cost of $265 per month, with $3,940 due at signing? Data: no dice.

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Get Electric Vehicle

APRIL 8, 2022

The concept of individual mobility grew during the pandemic. Now you might think that in our previous articles we pointed out that EV sales are booming and here we are making a contradiction. For example, salespeople must know how to talk about the total cost of ownership, batteries, charging, etc. #3.

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Get Electric Vehicle

APRIL 4, 2021

The one thing that prevents people from buying an electric vehicle is the range anxiety that they have and the perfect solution would be to introduce a solar-powered vehicle in that way the problem would be solved forever. The solar vehicle market is projected to hit $689 billion by 2027, according to some projections.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 8, 2022

This article was first published as “Marcian E Hoff.” In May 1971 an article in Datamation magazine mentioned the product, and the following November Intel produced its first ad for the 4004 CPU and placed it in Electronic News. While a research manager at Intel Corp., It appeared in the February 1994 issue of IEEE Spectrum.

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Cars That Think

JULY 2, 2023

This article was first published as “Design case history: Apple’s Macintosh.” The author spoke with many members of the design team in the months following the 1984 introduction of the Macintosh, however, Steve Jobs did not grant an interview for this article. It appeared in the December 1984 issue of IEEE Spectrum.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 9, 2021

I will continue to dive into these and other key EV adoption questions in the coming months, but with this article I will share some notes and thoughts on some of the near- and longer-term challenges getting in the way of achieving these goals. EV Price Parity With ICE Vehicles Is Fast Approaching. Source: EVAdoption/Loren McDonald.

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Cars That Think

JULY 30, 2023

Moreover, company executives thought Whittingham’s concept was unlikely to ever be broadly successful. They asked company cofounder Nikola Marincic to turn the slurries into cylindrical cells, like the kind someone might buy for a flashlight. But by the late 1970s, Exxon’s interest in oil alternatives had waned.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

Another strikingly different concept evidenced by the PHEV is that it is essentially a large, portable battery that can store energy gathered during one part of the day, and then use it later to power not only itself but also the vehicle owner’s home. More information on e-mile comparisons is given by Reference Nº 2.

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Charged EVs

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Polestar execs offered mixed messages about that—in a virtual press briefing, the head of design said everything was unique to the brand, as visualized in the Polestar Precept concept car shown at the Geneva Motor Show. The cost of getting national recognition for a new car brand has been estimated at $100 million a year for 10 years.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 15, 2021

This article was first published as "Design case history: the Atari Video Computer System" in the March 1983 issue of IEEE Spectrum. A PDF version of the original article including photographs and technical diagrams is available on IEEE Xplore. But once these problems were solved and enough software was developed, the VCS took off.

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Charged EVs

JULY 29, 2021

Vic Shao: For new EV fleet operators, charging as a service can be a difficult concept to wrap their heads around without some sort of comparison to parallel industries, so when I talk about charging as a service, I typically draw an analogy to solar PPAs [power purchase agreements]. The first is the cost of electricity.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

The vans themselves are based on the concept Town and Country EV that was unveiled last Fall by Chrysler. However, because of the duty cycle used by the Postal Service, which generally amounts to only about 18-20 miles per day on a fixed route, these vehicles are being built without the range extender seen on the concept.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Despite this, a 2003 EPRI study , assuming only $2/gallon gas , zero buying incentives, and a PHEV premium of $3-$5,000 more than standard hybrids, shows that the total lifetime cost of ownership for a PHEV will be lower than that of any other vehicle type -- so the payback will be there. Whats Vehicle-to-Grid and why would I like it?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Annual use of an EV should be less than the average cost of $8,000 per year for using a gasoline in many countries including the USA. Instead they could buy back electricity at peak hours from vehicle drivers. Consumers expect a simpler concept. Pre-paid 600 kilometer cards are one approach that is suggested.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 17, 2009

Fisker Automotive , which unveiled the concept version of the Karma in January, recently raised $87 million to help put it into production. Yippeee I cant wait not to buy one. Credit: Kevin Bullis The first plug-in hybrid to be sold in the United States will likely be the Fisker Karma, which is due out in November.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Currently, battery costs are one of the main barriers, but these barriers are declining as usage and production increase while new technologies and materials continue to push down costs. Electricity costs are relatively inexpensive. COMMENTS See what other people think about this article or leave your comments.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Gallery: Plugging in at home Battery swap stations are a concept often associated with Better Place , an EV infrastructure company. A couple of drawbacks to consider might be the capitalization costs of building these stations and the batteries that they would have to have in stock. Hey, maybe you got an email during the drive, right?

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Teslarati

JUNE 18, 2024

This proposal seven is exact same concept at the Tesla Board of Directors supported at the 2022 Tesla Annual Meeting. The Tesla Board of Directors supported this proposal concept in 2022, and should do so today. And I think we could make one for a cost of maybe at at really high scale of about $10,000. Let’s see.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

It is simply the cost of doing business. "On some products, the costs, particularly in advanced technologies, are high," he said in a lengthy interview with Automotive News (free subscription required). Posted by: AJ | Apr 13, 2009 3:24:59 PM Dont buy the hype, version 1 was the EV1 which GM released in 1996.

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