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January 20, 2022 – Tires are easy to overlook on a car, in part because they’re so durable and low maintenance. Your electric car’s tires are even more important to its overall performance and range than they are to a conventionally powered vehicle.
Underinflated tires – even being low by a few PSI can make a meaningful difference in rolling resistance, and therefore efficiency. Tires that were originally equipped on your electric car were very likely developed for use on that car. The tire’s characteristics such as noise profile, longevity, grip, and rolling resistance are sometimes optimized to that specific vehicle’s traits.
It’s well worth the effort to make sure you not only choose the correct tire for your electric car (be they the car’s original set or a different tire entirely), but also to consistently maintain the tires themselves, too.
via Motor Trend
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Janiuary 20, 2022 – That clog on I-95 in Virginia a few weeks ago had some worried about an electric future, but the fear is unwarranted.
Former EPA higher-up Dan Kanninen, wrote that he was grateful to have been in an EV while stuck in the storm. “When the traffic nightmare finally ended, gas-powered vehicle drivers scrambled to wait in long lines at snowed-in and overwhelmed gas stations, but my EV’s navigation system directed me to a nearby open charger; these charging stations were conveniently installed every ten miles along the traffic corridor. Despite the extreme conditions my EV endured that day, I nevertheless made it to the charger with a fifty-mile range surplus.”
So, what would have happened if the I-95 snowstorm had been populated entirely by electric vehicles? Probably not much would have changed, but a whole lot fewer tons of carbon dioxide would have been emitted.
via Jalopnik
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January 20, 2022 – Not a single advanced driver assistance system offered in today’s new vehicles would meet pending safety criteria being developed by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, according to the organization.
IIHS’ new rating program will evaluate the safeguards that vehicles with “partial automation” use to help drivers stay focused on the road.
The first set of ratings is expected to be issued in 2022, IIHS said, though it did not give a specific date because ongoing supply chain issues have made it more difficult to obtain vehicles for testing. via TechCrunch
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January 21, 2022 – Most Americans cannot buy a car directly from the automaker. In 17 states, laws forbid any automaker from opening a store and selling its vehicles directly to customers. Another 11 states allow only one automaker, Tesla, to open stores and sell directly to state residents.
The question of whether dealerships or EV automakers can more quickly sell EVs to America, the market is eminently qualified to decide. First-time EV shoppers have lots of questions – about battery range, long-term upkeep, even whether they need to do anything different at the DMV – and only full-time, EV-only salespeople can answer those questions well.
Car dealerships’ business model relies heavily enough on maintenance that they might quickly find that they can exist only in the economic niche created by internal-combustion engines.
via The Atlantic
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January 24, 2022 – Companies like Amazon, Best Buy, DHL, Hertz, Schindler Elevator, T-Mobile, and UNFI — were asked what vehicles they wanted manufacturers to build. Those companies plan to buy more than 330,000 electric vehicles, including sedans, SUVs, pickups, and box trucks.
You might think that if electric delivery vehicles are so much in demand by fleet operators, the US Postal Service would be first in line to get them. Politicians have decreed that the next generation of USPS delivery vehicles will be manufactured by a major defense contractor and that 90% of them will be powered by good old fashioned gasoline engines.
One can only wonder why General Motors, Ford, Stellantis, or any of the other legacy automakers with big plans to manufacture electric delivery vehicles weren’t involved in the bidding process for what will be the largest single order for motor vehicles in history. Does anyone else think it’s odd that Tesla is nowhere in this conversation?
via CleanTechnica
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By Art Liggio
It’s that time of the year when many of us challenge ourselves to take stock of the past twelve months and set goals for the year ahead.
Most often these reflections and resolutions are of a personal nature, however, this is also a great opportunity to start off the new year with a commitment to achieve your company’s fleet safety goals and make a meaningful difference for your organization and drivers.
With three Ace’s in-hand: PACE, SPACE and GRACE you can help each driver in your fleet and everyone else in your organization realize their own personal resolutions for the year to be safer behind the wheel.
Are you ready to play the right cards?
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By Amy Dobrikova, Vice President of Fleet Solutions at Blink Charging
The electric vehicle (EV) industry is entering 2022 with unprecedented momentum.
Bolstered by increased investment from OEMs, many of which are expected to roll-out new electric models this year, crucial funding from the Biden Administration and heightened support from cities and states as they double down on their net zero goals, EVs are shifting from sustainable novelties to the future of transportation around the world.
As the electrified revolution ramps up — with more vehicles coming to the market and charging infrastructure expanding rapidly — there’s no better time to consider transitioning your fleet to EVs. While a sustainable alternative to gasoline-powered vehicles, EVs are also significantly cheaper to fuel and require far less maintenance, reducing some of the highest operating costs facing commercial fleet managers today.
As you contemplate how to make your fleet more efficient over the year to come, here are a few considerations on how to transition to EVs.
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