According to the Untied States Department of Energy (DOE) roughly 75% of all plug-in electric vehicles sold in the U.S. in 2018 were produced right at home. In fact, from 2012-2018, the United States has been the leader in both EV manufacturing and overall sales. Since 2011 when the DOE began collecting data on EV sales, sales of EVs have skyrocketed worldwide from … [Read more...] about Majority of Electric Vehicles were Made in the U.S., says the DOE
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Electric Cars in Cold Climates: Why do EV Batteries Lose so Much Range when the Weather Drops?
I am the proud owner of a 2012 Nissan Leaf. I am also a resident of the greater Washington, D.C. area. If there is one thing I or any of my fellow residents of this area can tell you, it gets cold here in the winter. If there is one thing my zippy little red car doesn’t like, it’s cold weather. While sub-zero temperatures are rare, temperatures in the teens and twenties are not … [Read more...] about Electric Cars in Cold Climates: Why do EV Batteries Lose so Much Range when the Weather Drops?