Sponsored: Green Rides: Toyota May Be First to Deploy a Solid-State Battery
December of 2020 was an exciting month for electric vehicle advocates, with many companies announcing significant progress developing solid-state lithium batteries. Batteries with solid electrolytes have the potential to eliminate all the major drawbacks of EVs, providing adequate range, fast charging times, safe operation, and competitive sticker prices. If an automaker can be the […]
Sponsored: Green Rides: Get on Board with Drive Clean Bay Area
The global movement to rescue our planet from climate change includes countless organizations of all sizes acting together in a spirit of goodwill. Electric vehicles have emerged as one of the most promising technologies to reduce our carbon dioxide emissions, allowing every motorist the opportunity to be a part of this unprecedented international effort. […]
Sponsored: Green Rides: San Jose Leads the Nation in the Adoption of Electric Vehicles
The United States is the third largest market for electric vehicles after China and Europe, but there is wide regional variation in our EV adoption rates. This new, clean technology is being welcomed enthusiastically in the large metropolitan areas of the west coast, where concern for the environment runs strong. EVs are especially abundant […]
Sponsored: Green Rides: New Electric Vehicle Fees Will Help Fund Roadwork
Starting this month, electric vehicle owners will begin paying an annual fee of $100 to help raise revenue for road infrastructure. The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 authorized the new fee, which will be added to an EV owner’s standard registration fee. Roadwork is mostly funded by gasoline excise taxes. EV owners […]
