Tag: Transportation

It probably wasn’t easy learning what to do and—more importantly—what not to do at the first U.S. gas stations in the early 1900s, but we eventually found our way. You have to imagine the same will happen at electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. Sure, EV owners have chargers at home, but retailers have already begun…

What does a company known for televisions and smartphones know about cars? A recent string of filed patents might provide the answer in a few years. Samsung Electronics Co. has filed patents in the U.S. and South Korea for components and technologies typically used to manufacture electric vehicles (EV), according to the The Wall Street Journal.…

One of the nation’s largest cities has one of the largest vehicle fleets and, in turn, enjoys some of the largest savings by adding electric vehicles (EVs). A pair of case studies from the Electrification Coalition show that the cities of Houston, TX and Loveland, CO have experienced sizable savings since they added EVs to…

The average fuel economy for vehicles has never been higher. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) annual report shows that 2012 model year cars and trucks averaged 23.6 miles per gallon—an all-time high. That figure is 1.2 miles per gallon higher than 2011 models. [caption id="attachment_315552" align="alignnone" width="385"] Graphic credit: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency[/caption] The…

Though fewer than 1 percent of the U.S. population drives an electric vehicle (EV) or plug-in hybrid, four out of ever 10 households could begin doing so with little or no change to their driving habits and vehicle needs. That data comes from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and Consumers Union, which issued a report Wednesday based on…