Kentucky has long been a dominant force in the automotive industry, boasting hundreds of factories and producing vehicles for brands like Ford Motor Co. and Toyota Motor.
Now, the commonwealth stands to grow from just a key player for automakers to the “new Michigan” with the expanding frontier of electric vehicles.
E&E NEWS PM | An upgrade to a battery manufacturing facility in Lancaster, Ohio, marks the first project to come online after receiving funding from the bipartisan infrastructure law.
PITTSBURGH — Intelligent power management company Eaton today announced the expansion of its newest global Innovation Center near Montreal in Brossard, Quebec less than a year after its opening. After developing cutting-edge software in the region for nearly 40 years, last year the company announced its Innovation Center focused on the research and development of distributed energy resources (DER) technologies.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Rivian's (RIVN.O), opens new tab head of manufacturing is leaving the electric vehicle startup to join Stellantis (STLAM.MI), opens new tab at a time when the maker of Jeep SUVs and Ram pickups is preparing to launch a number of battery powered cars.
Household vehicles were driven an average of 64.6 minutes on a typical day in 2022 (including all trips made that day) and parked for the remainder of the time (95%). Drivers in all Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) averaged between 61 minutes and 68 minutes per day with the longest driving time of 67.6 minutes for those in MSAs with 1-3 million people. Household vehicles being parked for 95% of a 24-hour day offers opportunity for EV charging.
Charging isn’t the headache that many people think it is. For many, the outlet that’s already in their garage is almost always all they’ll need to keep an EV running.
With electric vehicle prices tumbling in recent months, consumers are facing new considerations about whether EVs could provide overall savings when compared with gas-powered cars.
A driver can easily get more miles from an hour of level 2 charging while their light-duty EV is parked and plugged into a charger than the average person drives in a day. Most EV charging is Level 2 which provides about 25 miles of range per hour of charging. According to the 2021 National Household Travel Survey (NHTS), the national average driving distance is 19.9 miles per day. This holds true both for drivers living in rural areas, who drive an average of 24.3 miles per day, and those in densely populated urban areas who drive 17.8 miles per day. The speed of modern DC fast...Read More
A new $100-million lab in Auburn Hills will test electric vehicle batteries against a host of stresses, helping automakers ensure safety and get new EVs on the market faster.
