Host your own Electric Driveway Party
Do you have a new electric car? If so, it’s party time! Specifically, you should consider hosting an Electric Driveway Party. Here’s the basic idea: park your car (and other local plug-ins, if you can get them) in your driveway, and invite anybody and everybody. Friends, neighbors, coworkers, family. Don’t[…]
PlugStar is making EV shopping easier
Buying your first EV can be a daunting experience. Will an EV even work for me? Which car is best for my needs? How will I charge it? How much will the electricity cost? And what incentives will I get? Often, shoppers will take these questions to the car dealer,[…]
What does the EPA’s announcement on fuel efficiency standards mean for EVs?
Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency took a huge step backwards by weakening fuel efficiency standards. What does this mean for the electric car market? First, this announcement will set off a new round of collecting evidence, comments, and hearings through a public stakeholder process, which will take some time[…]
The last frontier goes electric
Residents of Alaska, a state better known for its oil industry, are increasingly switching to electric vehicles. The state benefits from an abundance of hydroelectric power, while gas prices are among the highest in the nation, making EVs a particularly attractive option for utilizing resources and saving money. Additionally, Alaska[…]
New team members at Plug In America
We are excited to introduce four new staff members that recently joined the Plug In America team! Kathryn Urquhart, program manager for consumer engagement, is helping manage our PlugStar EV dealer program. She comes to PIA with 10 years of experience focusing on the confluence of transportation policies, environmental policies,[…]
What Does 40% EV Market Share Look Like? Hint: It Looks Norwegian
I have just returned from attending the Nordic EV Summit in Oslo, Norway. Remarkably, more than 700 people attended from 33 countries to learn about what has been achieved with electric vehicles in Norway. The conference was hosted by the Norwegian Electric Vehicle Association, TU, Electric Mobility Norway, and Nordic Energy[…]
Why You Should Consider an Electric Motorcycle (Especially if You Have a Gas Bike!)
We recently had the opportunity to sit down for a Q&A with Jay Friedland, one of Plug In America’s board members, and a strong advocate of electric motorcycles. We talked with Jay about why electric motorcycles are great, what incentives are available, and what Plug In America is doing to[…]
Act right now to lift the cap on the EV tax credit and bring back the credit for EV charging stations and 2-3 wheeled electric motorcycles!
Update: Plug In America Friends, Congress voted February 9 on a budget deal that included a number of tax credit extensions that had previously expired. For EV Drivers, we had two small victories! First, the 30% tax credit for charging stations was extended until Dec. 31, 2017. While clearly this[…]
Are we there yet? – We are and, we’re celebrating the end of our pioneering days
Posted with permission from PIA Board member Michael Thwait, with minor edits. Originally published on Facebook Notes. The pioneering days of Electric Vehicles (EVs) are over for us, will I miss them? Nine years ago I plonked down all of my spare cash for the nuttiest of ideas around –[…]
China’s EV Market is a Huge Opportunity for American Automakers
By Yair Crane In December 2017, I had the pleasure of co-leading the first New Energy Vehicle (NEV) Trade Mission to China from the United States since China declared an imminent ban on diesel and gas vehicles. (New energy vehicle is the Chinese term for all alternative fuel vehicles.) Visits to Shanghai, Jiangsu, and[…]
Plug In America’s Top Five 2018 Electric Car Predictions
The staff and board at Plug In America teamed up to make some bold predictions for the year ahead for the electric car. What do you think? Too bold? Not bold enough? Chime in with your own in the comments below. California will announce phase out of gasoline vehicles. California[…]
The Future of the Truck
It was only a few years ago that many people dismissed electric cars as rattle-trap golf carts that could barely go on the highway. That was before Tesla demonstrated that a well-engineered electric car could beat the pants off of any gas car on the market for raw acceleration. We[…]
