Electric Cars Articles

The Big E: July 17, 2024 – Today’s Most Important News

EV Costs—What a Difference a Day Makes I wrote only three days ago about a study of EV costs that ranked all 50 states by the five-year cost of owning and operating an electric car. The good news is–it found the total cost of ownership over that period was...
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Hate Touchscreens? See How This EV Lets You Add Buttons

There are many, many reasons that modern cars seem to be driving away from physical buttons as fast as they can. Automakers are eager to cut costs, especially in the electric era, and they can't cram every new advanced software feature into a button. But...
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GM delays electric truck plant, punts Buick EV

GM's Orion Assembly Plant won't build electric trucks until mid-2026 Buick's EV timeline just became TBD The Cruise self-driving robotaxi will no longer use the Origin purpose-built vehicle General Motors is again delaying a planned ramp-up of electric pickup...
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Disneyland: The Happiest Place on Earth Is Going Electric

Autopia Finally Will Be Without Fumes Disneyland opened on Sunday, July 17, 1955. My family (mom, dad, older sister and me) went on the second day it was open, July 18. I’ve now been driving electric cars for years, but the cars at Autopia still sputter with...
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