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California road tax bill
Source: Green Car Congress: California Governor signs $52B fuel tax and vehicle fee bill for transportation infrastructure; $100 ZEV fee
California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed into law SB1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. The bill will raise $52.4 billion over the next decade through an increase in fuel taxes and vehicle fees—including on zero emission vehicles (ZEVs)—to fix roads, freeways and bridges in communities across California and put more dollars toward transit and safety.
The package is funded in the following ways:
- $7.3 billion by increasing diesel excise tax 20 cents (currently $0.13) on 1 November 2017.
- $3.5 billion by increasing diesel sales tax to 5.75% on 1 November 2017.
- $24.4 billion by increasing gasoline excise tax 12...
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Electronic Design: EVSE
Source: EV Success Hinges on Smarter, Faster Charging Stations
The bad news is that EVs are marginally viable because of their high cost and short range. However, progress is being made on these limitations in light of new vehicles from General Motors (Chevy Bolt), Tesla (Models S and 3), and others. Range is still limited to 100 to 200 miles or so, and battery-charging time is excessive. Electric vehicles (EVs) face stiff competition from traditional internal-combustion vehicles with the low gasoline prices, and the broad network of gas stations that can pump fuel into vehicles in minutes compared to the few hours of charging required to achieve a full charge in an electric vehicle.
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AAA Buys 250 Prius C
AAA "Gig" car sharing using Prius c
AAA club unveils Gig, a 'one-way' car-sharing scheme - Roadshow
When you book the car, you have 30 minutes to grab it before it's once again available to other users. You can unlock the car with your phone or with something called a Gig Card, which is mailed to you after your first trip and contains a unique RFID chip that can also unlock the car. -
VW Is Electrifying, Toyota Wants Gas
Hydrogen that is. They want VW to spend some of the penalty money on hydrogen charging stations.
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Nice Ford Plug-In Article
Source: Plug-in hybrid owner tops 500 mpg | Local Government | journalstar.com
That was Harish Singh’s goal when he leased the new car three years ago. He wanted to get 101 miles per gallon of gasoline with that plug-in hybrid.This is the type of articles we need to see in the popular press.
He’s already beat that goal, averaging just more than 500 mpg last year, when he drove about 14,000 miles and filled up at the gas station just once.
Singh is passionate about his car, about using less gasoline and about the joy of owning a plug-in hybrid that gives you the best of both worlds.
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New Prime competitor? LOL
Mitsubishi creates another PHEV.
Mitsubishi celebrates 100-year-old car with PHEV re-creation - Autoblog
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What Drives Us Podcast - #228 Carma - What Drives Us
Huge thanks to Tony who did almost all the news this week… russell’s rant, there is no apple car Mark The 3500 Chevy Bolt EVs in the US travel past 4.5M miles Here’s a preview of the upcoming 2018 Leaf Tony Heavy Hype from Fisker And an interesting article about how Fisker hired a company […]
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Review: 10 things you'll want to know about Chevy's new Bolt EV
10 things you'll want to know about Chevy's new Bolt EV:
GOING ELECTRIC - 10 things you’ll want to know about Chevy's new Bolt EV | LA Car
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Ambient lighting in the Premier edition of the Bolt EV -
GreenGrandPrix results 2017
Results: Green Grand Prix - Home
Category driver vehicle MPG 1 Stock Plug-in Brian Kiser Upstate Toyota ’17 Prius Prime 90.7 2 Prius Challenge Gen. 2 Nick Conti Alfred State ’09 Prius 46.5 3 Prius Challenge Gen 3 Chris Van Stavorin PCT ’12 Prius 44.0 4 Prius Challenge Gen 4 Dave Gillespie ’17 Prius 62.2 5 Most Fuel Efficient Mike Dorshimer ’17 Volt 116
I've followed this well run event for several years but I just didn't have the time to make the trip. Maybe 2018 if my wife and her dogs will go with me. <GRINS>
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Are Brake Bleeds necessary?
Are brake bleeds necessary...I have a 2014 model with 50K miles... -
What Drives Us Podcast - #227 Elon, Get Your Thumb Out Of Trump’s nice person - What Drives Us
Patrick Connor’s feature; Russell’s Rant: Build it and they will park Russell (via patrick) Model S driver survives epic crash Even the obvious, sensible stuff must die EVs can go fast Tesla loves trucks Tony Electricity is cheaper than gas throughout the US Evan (via mark) Chevy unveils a new Plugin Concept at China Autoshow, […]
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Toyota's New Bet on Hydrogen
I thought Toyota indicated they were moving away from hydrogen? Now they design a hydrogen powered semi truck.
Toyota Unveiled Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Truck at Port of Los Angeles | WIRED -
Electric Vans from German Postal Carrier
Source: German Postal Carrier May Enter Commercial Electric Van Business
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Deutsche Post DHL Group has 2,500 Streetscooter electric delivery vans in its fleet. The company will be doubling its current annual production level to 4,000 by the end of the year.
Part of that production output can be sold to external fleet customers at a price of 32,000 euros ($34,000), according to Automotive News.
The company is now considering launching a second assembly plant that could increase annual production to 20,000 a year.
Deutsche Post DHL bought Streetscooter in 2014 and planned initially to build 2,000 electric vans a year. Steetscooter also offers electric work trucks and delivery scooters.
Volkswagen Group CEO Matthias Mueller said he was “annoyed beyond... -
Car Comparison: 2017 Hyundai Ioniq vs. 2017 Toyota Prius
Car Comparison: 2017 Hyundai Ioniq vs. Toyota Prius | Driving
NB: The video and article have two different fuel economy numbers for the two cars. I think the article numbers are final ones just before they returned the vehicle (as mentioned when they were quoting the Prius numbers). -
Tata Bolt
Source: Never Minding the Chevy Bolt EV, Tata Shows Off Its Own Bolt EV in the UK
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. . . Tata Motors recently showed a proper Bolt EV of its own.
Described by author “Nigel” for The Red Ferret as “impressive,” and “very nice,” with good drivability, attention to detail, and fit and finish all around, the electric conversion of Tata’s UK-built Bolt subcompact left him “a little bit shell shocked.”
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Et Tu Edmunds
We've dealt with hybrid skeptics for years who spread a lot of FUD and now this:
A True or False Quiz on Hybrids, Plug-In Cars and Fuel Economy | Edmunds
(NOTE: take the " " out of this:
https: //www.edmunds.com /car-news/tips-advice/a-true-or-false-quiz-on-hybrids-plug-in-cars-and-fuel-economy .html )
"Hybrid cars save you money."
False.
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"If you want to save money on gas, you really need a new hybrid, plug-in hybrid or EV."
False.
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"Fuel economy is all about the car and its technology."
False.
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"EVs can work for anyone."
False.
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"EV range is inadequate for most people."
False.
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"If you buy an EV, you can get a federal tax credit."
True — for now.
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What Drives Us Podcast - #226 The Farm And The Furious - What Drives Us
Thanks to Lee Moon for the title this week. Russell Autonomy is not the right goal Mark US surpasses 1% share of market in EVs for first time! Paul Hybrid cop car Russell Elio Tony EVs are the future We touch on the Farmers hacking their tractors as an indicator of what we discussed many […]
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Bridgestone "ologic technology"
A little late, Bridgestone implemented what I had to do on our former Prius by tire testing and substitution.
Source: ologic | Bridgestone
Now if we could just fit them on a Prius . . .
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