Thinking About a Used EV? The Battery Worry Is Overblown

One of the biggest hesitations people have about buying a used electric vehicle is the battery — specifically, the fear that years of charging cycles have quietly drained an EVs expected range. New research suggests that fear is largely unfounded.A study from...

China Coming to America?

Pretty much the only place in the world where Chinese cars haven’t made inroads is the US. Between tariffs and a ban on software systems controlled by Chinese companies, China has been effectively shut out of the American market. China is the largest vehicle exporter...

One Million Hybrids

Volvo Cars has reached a major milestone, delivering its one millionth plug-in hybrid (PHEV) in September. The achievement highlights the brand’s progress toward full electrification while maintaining strong demand for hybrids as a bridge to that future. Plug-in...

3+ Years of Driving an EV

I started driving an EV every day in the fall of 2021. As I was cruising up Route 2 on a frigid evening this past week, I was struck by how much in that time I’ve come to love driving an EV.I preface this post by stating that I would prefer an EV for a myriad of...

A Steadily Expanding Charging Network

Stats time – here are some interesting numbers I’ve run across recently: • 600 new fast-charging stations came online in the US in the 3rd quarter of 2024.• There are now about 9,000 public fast-charging sites across America.• By year’s end there will be roughly 1...

Steady Progress

We don’t often write about our competitors in this space, but recently we came across some interesting news. In the US in September, the percentage of Toyota’s sales which came from electrified vehicles (hybrids, plug in hybrids, battery electrics) was 48%. Two years...