Can Electric Vehicles Really Be 50% Cheaper to Maintain Than Gas-Powered Cars?
Yes, electric vehicles (EVs) often cost significantly less to maintain than their internal combustion engine (ICE) counterparts. Studies indicate that EVs can be up to 50% cheaper to maintain over their lifetime.[1] Lower Maintenance Costs Compared to ICE vehicles, EVs have far fewer parts. For instance, a typical ICE vehicle has around 2,000 moving parts, […]
$3 billion carbon reduction investment soon to arrive at U.S. ports
Ports will soon see more progress towards a cleaner, greener future! Nearly $3 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds will be used to make ports across the country more climate-friendly. This funding will help improve and electrify port infrastructure at 55 sites nationwide, supporting around 40,000 union jobs, reducing pollution, and tackling the climate crisis. […]
Finding fast-chargers for 26.4 million EVs
In late 2021, 2.4 million Electric Vehicles (EVs) travelled U.S. streets and roadways. Many drew their power from chargers installed in home garages where they could recharge overnight. Those chargers, plus available public chargers, met “early adapter” needs to power a daily commute plus local errands. At vacation time, many EVs would remain garaged while […]
Three recent steps toward an EV infrastructure
The one million Electric Vehicles (EVs) on U.S. streets and highways aren’t causing traffic jams. They travel quietly while 275 million petrol-powered vehicles roar past, spewing CO2 into the atmosphere.[1] Fossil-fueled vehicles outnumber EVs, 275:1. That will soon change. An estimated 26.4 million EVs will be on the road by 2030.[2] Streets will be quieter, […]
Keeping lights on and costs controlled with Vehicle-to-Grid power
The storms, fires, droughts, and floods of climate change are turning off lights and jamming the wheels of progress. In 2022, we see this happen in more places, more often. Power failures have increased by 60 percent over the past seven years. Today’s greater uncertainty advances a business case for backup power. Where once that […]
How EV service fleets can extend their range
A transition from high maintenance petroleum vehicles brings challenges and opportunities to fleet managers. Proactive steps taken today can reduce acquisition and maintenance costs by better planning for tomorrow’s EV service fleets.
America’s road to an EV future
You may know that vikings sailed the ocean blue 471 years before Christopher Columbus reached the Bahamas. You may also have read that in 2021, a Scandinavian country is leading the technological journey away from fossil fuels, toward Electric Vehicles (EV). More than 89% of passenger vehicles registered in Norway last month were EV. Less than 4% were […]
JRTC at LaVilla earns LEED Gold certification
Congratulations to the Jacksonville Transportation Authority and Balfour Beatty for the recent environmental certification of the Jacksonville Regional Transportation Center (JRTC) at LaVilla. The JRTC has certified as a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold facility. Credits for LEED certification are earned for environmentally-friendly and energy efficiency features. The JRTC LaVilla facility earned 63 […]
Orlando’s high-speed charging hub to be Florida’s largest
The City of Orlando’s 100% Renewable Energy Resolution, published in 2017, sets a 2050 target for sourcing 100% of electricity consumed in the city from renewable energy resources and associated technologies. Toward that target, the Orlando Utility Commission (OUC), Orange County, and Power Electronics are collaborating in development of the largest high-speed charging facility in […]