What must America sacrifice in order to slow down its unprecedented oil consumption of nearly 19 million barrels per day? To cut back on the $3,600 or so that the average U.S. household spends annually to drive its cars from point A to point B? Less than you think. Much less. In fact, next to [...] read more + share +
With so much buzz about electric cars being the future of the auto industry, there is a concern among consumers about how electric cars operate and what habits, if any, drivers will need to change when they make the switch to electric motoring. One common question we are asked is, “What if I forget to [...] read more + share +
The pessimists are at it again. Last week Reuters ran a story suggesting electric cars still have a long way to go before they’re the “perfect solution” to our country’s transportation-related pollution woes. Why wait for the perfect solution when a good solution with the room to grow into the perfect solution is already here? The Reuters [...] read more + share +
There’s a lot of buzz following the Business of Plugging In conference in Detroit about mass adoption of electric cars and the impact it will have on the grid. On a panel, Chairman of Edison Electric Institute Anthony Earley said, “The beauty of electricity is it’s already there … So we’ve kind of got a jump-start” [...] read more + share +