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A Huge Chunk Of America Is Getting A New Electric Car Charging Network
We’ve been jealous of Europe’s burgeoning electric car charging infrastructure for a while now but the U.S. is finally getting some of that sweet, sweet infrastructure of our own with six American utilities across the South and the Midwest announcing a new EV charging network called the Electric Highway Coalition.
The network will stretch across 16 states and connect “major highway systems from the Atlantic Coast, through the Midwest and South, and into the Gulf and Central Plains regions,” as outlined in a statement from American Electric Power (AEP), which happens to be one of the U.S’s largest electric companies.
There will be fast chargers! In a statement from Entergy, the proposed “charging stations will provide DC fast chargers that can get drivers back on the road in approximately 20 to 30 minutes.”
Read the article at Jalopnik.
2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV Adds Style and Space to Affordable Electric Vehicle
The 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV injects welcome style and bravado into Chevy’s affordable small electric vehicle but none of the off-road ability you might expect from the suffix EUV, though.
EUV stands for "electric utility vehicle," but the label is a tip of the hat to the front-wheel-drive vehicle’s looks more than any greater off-road ability than the smaller Bolt hatchback.
The EUV offers plenty more passenger space than the already accommodating Bolt, along with EV efficiency and a very appealing base price of $33,995. Chevy EVs are not currently eligible for a $7,500 tax credit, but that may change by the time the EUV goes on sale this summer.
Read the article at Detroit Free Press.
Volvo is the Latest Automaker to Sell its Cars Online — But How Does That Work, Exactly?
Volvo is the latest automaker to radically reshape its marketing and retail operations, moving all its vehicle sales online and going all-electric by 2030 — a process accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic.
On Tuesday, Volvo rolled out the C40 Recharge, its second long-range battery-electric vehicle. The automaker plans to offer only battery-electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids by 2025, then pare down to pure electric vehicles by 2030.
At the same time, it will slash the seemingly countless options buyers currently must wade through, shifting to pre-selected packages with only a few standalone options. Volvo also will automate the buying process. Dealers will largely just offer test drives, and handle service and repairs. Virtually everything else will go online.
Read the article at MSN.
Workhorse Meeting with USPS About Lost Mail Truck Bid
Commercial EV startup Workhorse will have a “face-to-face” with the United States Post Office on March 3rd to find out more about the agency’s decision to have defense manufacturer Oshkosh build the new fleet of mail trucks.
Workhorse was the last remaining bidder pitching to build an all-electric fleet, an idea that President Biden supported with an executive order shortly after he took office.
The USPS announced the new truck last week after a yearslong bidding process that saw multiple manufacturers from around the world build and pitch prototypes in hopes of winning the contract, which could ultimately be worth billions of dollars. A new mail vehicle is desperately needed, as the current trucks — which were built by defense contractor Grumman — are being stretched past their expected expiration date, which is costing the agency a fortune. Many trucks have even caught fire. They also don’t have modern features like air conditioning or airbags.
Read the article at The Verge.
