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The J1772 charger has quickly become the standard “go-to” charger for manufacturers in the US, with the vast majority of battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids making use of it. The most notable exception from the J1772 is, of course, Tesla, but there are also some Japanese brands such as Nissan cars that are still … Read more
Statistics show that more and more people are beginning to adopt electric vehicles and move away from traditional internal combustion engines. This has created a new reality for drivers and passengers everywhere, and that’s making use of public charging stations, as well as private charging stations that may be installed in their driveways or in … Read more
For most of the past decade or so that EVs have been entering the mainstream, Tesla drivers have enjoyed a number of key advantages over drivers of competing models like the Nissan Leaf, Chevy Bolt and others. For instance, Tesla cars have long enjoyed greater range, with models in 2022 still outdoing the second-generation models … Read more
As more and more of us prepare to make the switch from conventional gasoline cars to electric ones, there is a particular question that continues to nag us throughout our thought process — charging. What kind of charger will I need to keep my electric car battery full? Should I invest in a home wallbox … Read more
Following the news in July 2022 that Tesla plans to open up its supercharger network (with adapters) for non-Tesla drivers, it seems that the world of electric car charging is finally starting to balance itself out. Up until that point, it was generally the case that Tesla drivers in the US could charge anywhere they … Read more
In the world of electric vehicles, Tesla is a bit like Apple in the sense that they just have to be a bit “different” when it comes to their chargers and connectors. In North America, the standard electric vehicle charging connector is the SAE J1772, often shortened simply to “J plug,” but also known as … Read more
Many people ask whether electric cars can charge up while driving along, which this video explores. The short answer is that self-charging road surfaces and physics-defying dynamos won’t really work, but integrated solar panels and improved regen braking will help… a bit. This video explains the benefits and shortfalls of regen braking, and looks at … Read more
As an electric car driver, have you ever been “ICEd”? In the automotive world, the acronym ICE is used to refer to internal combustion engines, and now this verb “to ICE” refers to the practice of drivers parking their ICE cars in spaces that come with an EV charger and are therefore really intended for … Read more
Tesla owners are doubly lucky in that they typically drive cars with a longer single-charge range than most other EVs out there, but also because they have access to the Tesla Supercharger network, something not yet available to all EVs — although that development is supposedly on the way. Currently, in the US, there are … Read more
Countless people around the world are now carefully considering how and when they might make “the big switch” and move over to an electric car. With governments around the world already putting in place measures that will curb the sales of new gasoline cars between 2030 and 2040, OEMs are stepping up EV design and … Read more