Craig Farrand, Zondits guest, 11/29/2022 As the Rolling Stones once sang, “Ti-i-i-me, is on my side, yes, it is!” And the same can be said for the challenge facing the …
EVs May Challenge the Nation’s Electric Grid, But May Also Help Read More »
Craig Farrand, Zondits guest, 11/18/2022 Here’s a question: Gasoline and diesel taxes contribute a large share of the funding for the building and repair of roads and bridges. But EVs …
How Will EVs Pay Their Way on Maintaining US Roads? Read More »
Brian McCowan, Zondits staff, 11/1/2022 In the Greater Boston area, electric school buses are doing more than taking students to and from school. Energy stored in the buses’ batteries is …
Get Schooled on the Viability of Two-Way Vehicle to Grid Energy Storage Read More »
Craig Farrand, Zondits guest, 10/19/2022 When Robert Anderson strapped a non-rechargeable battery and motor onto a carriage nearly 200 years ago (arguably driving the first EV) it also started a …
EV History Part IV: 200 Years Later, Batteries Remain the Weak Link of EVs Read More »
Craig Farrand, Zondits guest, 10/6/2022 By the second decade of the new century, the success of Tesla had lit a fire under the butts of U.S. European and Asian automakers. …
EV History Part III: Tomorrow’s Models are Coming Fast to a Showroom Near You Read More »
Craig Farrand, Zondits guest, 9/27/2022 This is the second article in a multi-part series on the history of the electric vehicle. For those of a certain age, the early- and …
EV History Part II: The Oil Embargo Sparks a Response that Doesn’t Last Read More »
Craig Farrand, Zondits guest, 9/21/2022 This is the first in a multi-part series on the history of the electric vehicle. In the beginning, there was the hand crank. NOT! Contrary …
EV History Part I: The Story of the Electric Vehicle is Nearly 200 Years Old Read More »
Craig Farrand, Zondits guest, 8/23/2022 Before there were personal electric vehicles (EVs) there were electric streetcars. In Detroit, the first electric streetcars went into service in 1886 — 10 years …
Craig Farrand, Zondits guest, 8/15/2022 It’s well publicized that California leads the nation in electric vehicle ownership, with EVs representing 23.2% of all vehicles on the road. So, who would …
EV Charging Access is Expanding in the Most Unexpected Region: the Midwest Read More »
Craig Farrand, Zondits guest, 8/12/2022 With all the current interest in EVs and both private and government investment in charging infrastructure, Zondits was surprised to see this headline from July: …
