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Over the weekend of June 19th-22nd I embarked on an EV towing road trip from Orlando to St. Louis to pick up my wife’s newly inherited 1929 Ford Model A.

Debunking the Myth: Electric Vehicles Are a Liability in Florida Hurricanes

The weirdest question of the electrification age is – is a battery electric vehicle (BEV) really greener than my internal combustion engine (ICE)? Well, of course it is, but you weren’t thinking of just the operation of the vehicle, were you? It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to determine that; just follow an ICE vehicle closely, and you can breathe in why it is not greener! To fully answer your question, we need to look at more than just the operation.

I’ve been driving an electric vehicle (EV) for over a decade, and one of the most consistent questions I get asked by non-EV drivers is whether I can take my EV on a road trip. The answer is, heck yeah!

Remember the 2012 film Trouble with the Curve, starring one of my heroes, Clint Eastwood.

There has been a shift in mobility behavior in recent years, with electric vehicles (EVs) leading the charge toward a more sustainable future. As both government and industry recognize the importance of embracing net zero, workplace charging (WPC) is becoming increasingly common.

Electric Vehicle charging is not quite the same as combustion engine fueling. Some good experiences, and some bad, but always different.

Will the widespread adoption of BEVs strain our power grid beyond capacity? Could plugging in my BEV be the tipping point for our beloved electric grid, upon which we rely for countless daily activities? While this concern is voiced by personal BEV owners, it looms even larger for commercial fleet operators. Let’s explore this issue in greater detail.

The city of Orlando has a sustainability goal of achieving net zero carbon dioxide emissions by the year 2050. As the city’s municipal utility, Orlando Utilities Commission, known as OUC, the Reliable One, announced its intention to meet that goal, as well as interim targets of 50% reduction by 2030 and 75% by 2040.

Broward County Schools is one of just a handful of Florida school districts that have started the transition to electric school buses. Florida Transportation Systems (FTS) and FPL, the electric utility serving the county, were integral partners in the school district’s decision to make the shift. At this time, the Broward Schools has taken delivery of 20 of the 60 electric school buses on order.

As businesses increasingly transition to clean vehicle solutions, Miller Electric has positioned itself to help their clients supercharge their infrastructure and offer sustainable solutions that power their customers, fleets, and more.

The Winter Park Natural Resources & Sustainability Department is responsible for the overall operation and management of sustainable initiatives. They recently updated the Sustainability Action Plan (SAP) that was adopted by the city commission in January 2023.

USFSP Gets Electrified

Pulitzer Prize winning auto columnist, Dan Neil, discusses his next car in the Wall Street Journal — and it’s going to be electric.

National Lab Demos High-Power Wireless EV Charging: Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have demonstrated a 120-kilowatt wireless charging system for vehicles—providing six times the power of previous ORNL technology and a big step toward charging times that rival the speed and convenience of a gas station fill-up.

Koben Systems’ New Scalable Battery Storage Solution for Multi-Unit and Workplace EV Charging

Researchers at North Carolina State University have built an electric vehicle fast charger that is at least 10 times smaller than existing systems and wastes 60 percent less power during the charging process, without sacrificing the charging time.

Workhorse Enters Into Initial Production of NGEN-1000 All-Electric Delivery Van: “Look around you. Virtually everything you see in your home or place of business got there because a delivery truck brought it. The vast majority of those delivery trucks are heavy beasts — 8,000 lbs and up — powered by diesel engines.

Worldwide, about 100,000 electric buses are sold annually, 95% of them in China. In the US, Navigant predicts electric buses will account for only 15% of the market by 2025. Even in China, where national policies strongly favor electric transportation, battery operated buses account for only 70% of the total bus market.

Inside EV’s has released multiple figures illustrating the current trends in the plug in electric vehicle market, including the latest sales from the month of August, and the results are great! The electric car movement is still in full throttle, as the market continues to grow and sales increase.