Tuesday, August 27th, 2019
Stephan: Here is more good news about the transition out of the carbon era. Colorado now joins California, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont in moving to EV.
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Colorado has become the 11th state to adopt California’s zero-emission-vehicle mandate forcing automakers to sell more electric cars in the state. (emphasis added)
The new rule was passed by Colorado’s air-quality commission by a vote of 8 to 1 on Aug. 23. It requires at least 5% of an automaker’s new car lineup to be electric vehicles, or EVs, by 2023 and more than 6% by 2025.
“It’s a modest proposal in the face of a critical threat. Where the federal government refuses to act, states must lead,” Garry Kaufman, director of Colorado’s Air Pollution Control Division, said in a statement.
The Colorado agreement, which echoes the one announced by California regulators, is tougher than the planned rollback of the Corporate Average Fuel Economy, or CAFE, standards the White House previously outlined.
Similar to California’s zero-emission vehicle rules, automakers are granted some flexibility by receiving credits for the electric cars they sell before the new mandate is put into place. Companies can also buy credits from other […]
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Monday, August 26th, 2019
Stephan A. Schwartz, Editor - Schwartzreport
Stephan: In the miasma that is the news in the United States, important things are getting missed. One is how quickly the transition from a carbon to an EV vehicles network is occurring.
I have dedicated today's SR to this one issue both because I think it is that important but, also, because it is happening almost unremarked by the majority of people.
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Monday, August 26th, 2019
Stephan: I think we are moving very close to the tipping point, from carbon to non-carbon, and when your thinking about your next car, here is a good assessment of some questions one should ask.
Autolist has released a new survey showing consumer attitudes on electric cars. Among other questions, consumers were asked what their biggest reasons were for not buying an EV, and the answers were pretty much what you’d expect.
The top reasons given were range, price, and charging. But the problem is that these concerns are, by and large, out of date.
In the chart below, you can see a breakdown of the most common responses.
Range, price, and charging are the top four responses, with No. 3 and No. 4 both being charging-related.
Almost half (~40%) of respondents were concerned about each of these issues, even though modern 250-mile range EVs are available new for under $30k post-incentive and are capable of 50-250 kW charging rates on thousands of chargers installed across the US.
These numbers are all good enough for the vast majority of drivers.
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