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Today marks exactly 14 years since I experienced my first #EV charging session through international roaming. Unfortunately, it didn't work as it should have.
Rien n'a changé?

Whatever happened to #Tesla 's #robotic snake, that was supposed to connect electric vehicles with chargers autonomously? #EV

Off on an #EV camping trip in a car share car. First time I did this was maybe 8 years ago in a Nissan Leaf, today we're in a VW iD4. I still have no intention of buying a car but the evolution in the last 10 years is impressive.

"Ford UK secures £1bn Government-guaranteed loan for EV expansion"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #EV #ElectricVehicles

The ability to charge your electric vehicle at home appears to prompt the switch to dynamic energy prices. That's what a survey of Dutch #EV drivers indicates: Of those able to charge their EV at home, 41% are on a dynamic tariff, with a further 34% wanting to switch.

EV Charging Cost by the Numbers.
I charge my car at home almost nightly wirh a Level 2 Flo 30A/240V charger.
I noticed today that they have added an "estimated rate" for my address based on my utility (BC Hydro) charge so that it can estimate the cost of the charging.
Their estimate is $0.11400/kWh. I drive alot. 160km a day when I am commuting to work and then 50-100km in the evening 4-5 days a week Dashing. Thanks to dashing I have a solid record of odometer readings.
We have both tiered and time of day pricing so it's complicated to do this manually. I do most of my charging during the lowest rate overnight. I have the Flo charger set to only charge at full 30A power between 11PM and 7AM to match the overnight rate, then 15A in "off peak" (standard rate) and to turn off completely during on-peak 4PM to 9PM times.
I think their estimate is quite accurate considering the overnight rate is usually $0.14 - $0.05/kWh. Ill include my latest electrical bill. (we are billed monthly)
Here are the numbers.
A "full tank" of battery is 65kWh
Monthly: eg. March (full time commuting plus dashing) 4668km
30 charging sessions
853.4kWh
$97 ($2.07/100km)
Last 12 months: 56,107km
8793kWh
$1,002 ($1.78/100km)
There are a few free charges at work in there (15 in the year?) but any saving is eaten up by $6/day parking cost.
As a comparison if I drove our 2014 Prius C hybrid 56,000km at its general fuel mileage of 5L/100km and an average price of $1.60/L that would be $2,800. So I am saving by more than half, and probably more than that, compared to one of the best mileage hybrids out there.
It makes less and less sense to buy a gas car.
(We have 222,607km on the 2019 Hyundai Kona and about 250,000 on the Prius)
#EV #ElectricCar #cost #electricity #bchydro #bcpoli #endfossilfuels

⚡ Want to End the EV Culture Wars? Make EVs Affordable.
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Want to End the EV Culture Wars? Make EVs Affordable.
Culture warriors and industry lobbyists have turned electric vehicles into a proxy battle for deeper anxieties about class, control, and who might be left behind in a green economy. But most people just want a car they can afford.

As part of the 'Deutschlandnetz' initiative, which aims to increase charging coverage across the country, Germany reached its 100th DC #EV charging hub location outside of motorways.
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"UK’s Electric Car Grant expanded to 35 models"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #EV #ElectricVehicles
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After IECharge, which has set up fast #EV charging stations at their solar battery locations (with the lowest price in the French market: €0.25/kWh), there's now another French network offering green electricity directly from the source (also very competitive at €0.30/kWh).

Kallista Energy inaugure la première station de recharge raccordée à des éoliennes
Producteur indépendant d’énergies renouvelables, Kallista Energy a diversifié ses activités en 2022 en lançant le réseau de recharge rapide Yaway...

⚡ It’s Time to Bring Tiny EVs Like the Honda N-One E to the US
#ev

Why the Time for Tiny EVs in America Is Now
After driving a Fiat Topolino earlier this summer, I'm convinced that tiny EVs make a lot of sense even if you don't live in NYC or LA.

EV Realty secures $75M to expand electric truck charging in California. #climatechange #climatesolutions #climate

EV Realty lands $75M to expand electric truck charging in California
The startup has four mega-charging sites planned in the state, and says the underlying economics of electric freight hauling can withstand federal policy…

And just to emphasize the point, we don’t use our car lightly.
We have gone on numerous road trips including from the Pacific to the Atlantic cross Canada in 2022. We have a hitch on the Kona that I use to pull a trailer for everthing from camping, to road trips, to hauling a yard of soil or rock.
We have certainly had some maintenance costs for the Kona. Some regular (brakes, after 150,000), checkups, 12V battery twice, etc. and some self inflicted (alignment and back shocks due to trailering). Visits to the dealer are your standard $500 to $2000 affair once a year. We have a second set of rims for the winter tires. We have bought 2 new sets of tires, one winter, one all season. The all seasons will be replaced after this summer.
The main battery was replaced under recall in February 2022 (before our road trip) at about 50,000km so we have a slightly newer battery than the car but not significantly, and we have not noticed any degradation in charge life.
On this day in 2022 we were visiting Wanuskewin, Saskatchewan just outside Saskatoon on our way back. We stopped to charge in Saskatoon, North Battleford, Lloydminster and Vegreville on the way to the West Edmonton Mall that day :)
#EV #ElectricCar #cost #electricity #bchydro #bcpoli #endfossilfuels

"48,000 Electric Motorcycles in Ghana: New Agreement Sets Ambitious Clean Transport Goal"
#Ghana #EV #ElectricVehicles

48,000 Electric Motorcycles in Ghana: New Agreement Sets Ambitious Clean Transport Goal | Happy Eco News
Electric motorcycles in Ghana will receive a major boost through a new climate agreement between the Swedish Energy Agency and Solar Taxi. This partnership aims to deploy 48,000 electric vehicles by 2030, reducing carbon emissions while creating jobs and building on previous smaller-scale mobility initiatives in the country.

Still more health advantages to electric cars: https://modernengineeringmarvels.com/2025/07/22/surprising-science-how-electric-cars-quietly-transform-urban-air/

Surprising Science: How Electric Cars Quietly Transform Urban Air
“It’s not just the tailpipe y’all,” joked one Electrek commenter, alluding to the black discolorations on alloy wheels visible proof of a less infamous city pollutant: brake dust. For d…

There are over one million public #EV charging points in the EU and over 100,000 in Belgium 🇧🇪 alone. It is a lighthouse for Europe, having more than doubled the number of charging points in the past year and a half!
And if Amsterdam 🇳🇱 were an EU Member State, it would rank 11th with 15,803 public EV charging points, ahead of 17 countries.

Yesterday, Belgium 🇧🇪 celebrated reaching the milestone of 100,000 public EV charging points. Across the European Union 🇪🇺, there are now over one million public EV charging points, not to… | Jaap Burger
Yesterday, Belgium 🇧🇪 celebrated reaching the milestone of 100,000 public EV charging points. Across the European Union 🇪🇺, there are now over one million public EV charging points, not to mention the many more private ones found at homes and workplaces. Belgium has seen significant growth in the number of EV charging points, both private and public, in line with the expansion of the electric car fleet. In 2018, there were just 3,038 public EV charging points, but this figure has s…

14 years ago – my first experience with #EV range anxiety (it all turned out fine). I can't remember when I last had it; it must have been years ago.

How quickly have we gone from: it would be useful to be able to select hotels and overnight stays based on #EV charging points to: never mind, I'm not going to charge there anyway because it's bloody expensive. Three years?

"Want to know how far your new EV can actually go? Take 10–20% off its claimed range"
#EV #ElectricVehicle
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Want to know how far your new EV can actually go? Take 10–20% off its claimed range
Many electric vehicles (EVs) now come with range estimates of 400–500 kilometers, while some premium models claim ranges of more than 600km.

Purchase price parity for a European compact electric car!
Citroën launches a 19990 € version of its C3 #EV. With the French purchase bonus of up to 4242 €, this means they’ve now reached purchase price parity with the petrol version (running costs & TCO are already lower)

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #CraigCharles
Eve:
🎵 Who's That Girl?
#Eve
https://djnikosd.bandcamp.com/track/eve-whos-that-girl-nikos-d-transition-128-108-128
https://open.spotify.com/track/5hALSggfcyvBNLUHY8pvZd

In Norway, just as many new diesel and petrol cars were registered this year as on any given day in Germany before lunchtime.
#EV

Interesting
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/soaring-electric-truck-sales-deal-new-blow-diesel-use-china-2025-07-11/

"UK firms to pay electric company car drivers more towards charging costs"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #EV #ElectricVehicles

The “sticker range” advertised on the lot for our new 2019 Hyundai Kona EV was 420km.
The battery was replaced under recall at around 40,000km in 2022 a couple months before we went on an epic 12,000km Pacific-Atlantic-Pacifc cross Canada adventure.
Fast forward to today. The car is at 226,000km and I am headed 225km down to Victoria to bring my wife home from the Airport.
Car is ready. 100% charge. 468km on the rangeOmeter. That is city driving so I don’t expect to get that range at highway speeds. I’ll top it up in Sydney before heading home. This was always our main criteria. Can we drive to Victoria comfortably.
Yep. No problem. Even 200,000km later!
Range anxiety is a myth foisted on you by the oil industry. They are gas lighting the world into believing we are the problem, evs are the problem, electric systems are the problem.
They are the problem. Them. Not us. Them. They need to end.
#ev #hyundai #endfossilfuels #rangeanxiety

Dynamic #EV charging prices, following the spot market, and available to all - including direct payment with bank or credit card, without ‘fees’. A big ‘Bravo!’ for enercity and EV-Pay for showing what is possible in Germany, despite all the ‘Eichrecht’ hurdles.

Stündlich wechselnde Ladepreise: Enercity und EV-Pay führen dynamische Ad-hoc-Preise ein - electrive.net
Der Strompreis am Spotmarkt schwankt, an Ladesäulen sind heute aber starre Festpreise die Regel. In Hannover ist das bald anders: Enercity und EV-Pay starten

"Self-repairing batteries promise longer life and range for electric cars"
#EV #ElectricVehicles #Batteries

Self-repairing batteries promise longer life and range for electric cars
To achieve better and longer-lasting batteries for electric vehicles, EU researchers are developing technology that enables batteries to quickly detect damage and repair themselves.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #ChrisHawkins
Eve:
🎵 Who's That Girl?
#Eve
https://djnikosd.bandcamp.com/track/eve-whos-that-girl-nikos-d-transition-128-108-128
https://open.spotify.com/track/3uVE5vLKkigiWBOQEgmdDk

‘Competition brings down charging prices in Nordics’
Clear BloombergNEF graph shows that #EV fast-charging prices in markets with a higher share of EVs are also more competitive.
This and other insights in this short video:

Home!
452km driven! 24% on the rangeometer.
7hrs total trip (with stops and some visiting). Time for a nap!
#ev #hyundai #endfossilfuels #rangeanxiety

"Toyota repurposes old EV batteries to power Mazda’s car plant in Japan"
#Japan #Toyota #Cars #EV

Toyota gives old EV batteries a second life to power Mazda car plant
Japanese car manufacturers Toyota and Mazda have launched a pilot using repurposed EV batteries for factory energy storage.

pitstop to pick up kid 1
Still 396km on the rangeometer.
THE OIL PEOPLE SAY I SHOULD BE SCARED OF RUNNING OUT OF ELECTRONS.
i don't feel scared
#ev #hyundai #endfossilfuels #rangeanxiety

Figures from a new T&E UK report: public charging prices have gone up (and not come down), shaping the perception of expensive public #EV charging.
And: in some areas public charging points are out of order longer than in others

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #RadcliffeAndMaconie
Eve:
🎵 Who's That Girl?
#Eve
https://djnikosd.bandcamp.com/track/eve-whos-that-girl-nikos-d-transition-128-108-128
https://open.spotify.com/track/3uVE5vLKkigiWBOQEgmdDk

"Government urged to provide clarity on Electric Car Grant eligibility as EV sales falter"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #EV

Enel X/Enel X Way, Italy’s dominant #EV charging point operator, has been fined €2.3 million for obstructing MSP competition. For example, it has impeded other EV charging apps from offering equal pricing compared to its own.

Colonnine di ricarica, botta e risposta Antitrust-Enel X. Multa da 2,3 mln, l'azienda: noi corretti
L’Autorità censura i comportamenti mirati a escludere gli operatori concorrenti. La società convinta della “piena legittimità della condotta tenuta” e pronta a…

pitstop 2. quick charge up at one of the brand new 180kw BCHydro chargers in Sydney at the east end of the YYJ runway!
Our Kona maxes out at 77kw. We'll charge to 80 or so. Only 212km to get back home.
oh wait! Wifey just flew right over us! 😂 ✈️
Apparently she's a little early. Quick charge indeed! charged to 74%
#ev #hyundai #endfossilfuels #rangeanxiety

"EV charging in the UK double the cost in Portugal - how prices compare to Europe"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #EV #ElectricVehicles

EV charging in the UK double the cost in Portugal – how prices compare to Europe
The costs of charging an electric car on the road in the UK are among the most expensive in Europe

"Similarities between recharging and refuelling make the switch to electric cars an easier choice"
#EV #ElectricVehicles #Cars

Similarities between recharging and refuelling make the switch to electric cars an easier choice
It’s not only the appearance of petrol stations and fuel pumps that has been imitated. The basic principles of charging and refuelling are very similar.

"For the approximate one-third of households across these countries without driveways, the running costs of an EV remain a major barrier to widespread adoption.
Dynamic pricing, where electricity prices vary based on supply and demand, presents an opportunity to allow households to access cheaper electricity when renewables are abundant."
#EV

Linking EV charging and renewables in location and time unleashes additional benefits for the energy transition. How can we make the most of existing data and tools like smart charging?
In my new #RAP Regulatory Assistance Project brief, I explore the EU's REDIII and how countries can take the next step.
#EV

"New York becomes first state to commit to all-electric new buildings"
#US #USA #America #EV

New York becomes first state to commit to all-electric new buildings
The state finalized rules ensuring most new edifices will install electric heat pumps and stoves instead of gas appliances, lowering costs and improving…

In Europe (and increasingly in the US too), EV charging networks that are exclusive to a single brand have become a thing of the past. China now also wants #EV charging networks to be open to all brands.

China Introduces New Regulations: Automakers Must Fully Open Supercharging Stations, Breaking Brand Barriers | ChinaEVHome
By the end of 2027, China targets more than 100,000 high-power charging stations nationwide.

The market share of new battery electric #vehicles in #Canada has fallen from 13.9% in Q4 2024 to 5.4% in Q2 2025.
#EV #BEV

"German firm gives 'second life' to used EV batteries"
#Germany #EV #ElectricVehicles #Batteries

German firm gives 'second life' to used EV batteries
A German company is putting used electric vehicle batteries to new use by stacking them into fridge-size units that homes and businesses can use to store their excess solar and wind energy.

One of the many interesting pages in the Future Energy Scenarios 2025, published today by NESO (🇬🇧 National Energy System Operator).
It focuses on the why, how and what of demand side flexibility.
Key: reward consumers, build trust, automate and smart tariffs.
EV smart charging gateway to more residential flex.
#EV

🇧🇪 Belgium has reached the milestone of 100,000 public #EV charging stations. 77% of those are in Flanders.
In just 5 years, the number has grown tenfold.
With 7.6 stations per 1,000 inhabitants, Belgium now ranks third in Europe, just behind 🇩🇰 Denmark (7.7) and the 🇳🇱Netherlands (11).

Eco-Movement, which holds a quasi-monopoly on EV charging point data in Europe, has been acquired by Dow Jones.
https://www.dowjones.com/press-room/dow-jones-acquires-eco-movement/

Dow Jones Acquires Eco-Movement
Latest acquisition advances Dow Jones’s energy business with industry-leading data  NEW YORK – [September 18, 2025] – Dow Jones today announced it has acquired Eco-Movement, a leading global platform for EV charging station data. Eco-Movement will operate as part of OPIS, Dow Jones’s growing energy business.  Headquartered in Utrecht, Netherlands, Eco-Movement is a leading charge […]

"Six additional EVs added to UK electric car subsidy scheme"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #EV #ElectricVehicles

The payment industry (Visa and Mastercard) is stepping up to make card payments the standard for #EV Plug & Charge #15118.
This makes price transparency even more important and will mess up the pricing circus (every customer gets their own price) for CPOs.

It is fascinating how the electrification of public transport buses is also creating new business and collaboration models: First Bus already opens its depots during the day (when the buses are in service) to pre-approved parties, such as fleets of buses and trucks, and is now also launching #EV charging hubs for everyone (9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.), as “First Charge”, as in Glasgow (34 x 150 kW).

The first batch of prototypes of the new fully electric police patrol cars for the Netherlands is now being trialled. The aim is for a third of the police fleet to be electric by the end of the decade. #EV
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Nederlandse politie voelt Skoda Enyaq aan de tand
Sinds begin augustus heeft de politie de beschikking over drie proefmodellen van de Skoda Enyaq. De politie gaat deze elektrische SUV testen.

The Carney government's suspension of the EV mandate has nothing to do with “pragmatism” or “moderation” as I heard an interviewee say on the CBC this morning.
It's about the Ontario car industry realizing they don't make EVs or even Hybrids that can compete with Korea, Japan, or Europe (let alone China).
People want them. BC is at 20% new (the mandated level), Quebec is at 30%. Those are the #2 and #3 most populous provinces in Canada btw.
It's politics, and... specifically with Carney, cowardice, nothing else. BC’s Energy Minister Adrian Dix called it out
“I want to say this: Their target for this year, we achieved four years ago,” Dix said of the existing federal electric vehicle mandates. “The issue here in Canada -- and I think the federal government needs to engage in this a little bit -- is first and foremost with Ontario.”
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #EV #Carney #ClimateAction
https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/ontario-drove-carneys-decision-to-suspend-ev-mandate-bc-energy-minister-dix/

"Unreliable public charging stations deter many potential electric vehicle buyers"
#EV #ElectricVehicles #Cars #Vehicles

Unreliable public charging stations deter many potential electric vehicle buyers
Public electric vehicle charging stations in America have a bad reputation. They're notorious for breaking down, charging at a snail's pace, refusing customer payment and leaving drivers stranded without juice.

This is a picture I took on this exact day 14 years ago. It shows compact electric vehicles for shared mobility in Berlin, Germany. The future was here — where did it go?
#OTD #EV

"Global EV sales surge in spite of US tariffs and subsidy withdrawals"
#US #USA #America #EV

"EIB invests €17.5m to boost electric vehicle charging network across Greece and Cyprus"
#Greece #Cyprus #EV #ElectricVehicles

€17.5m EIB funding to expand EV charging network in Greece and Cyprus
Funding supported by InvestEU will add 2,200 new EV chargers by 2029, boosting green mobility across Greece and Cyprus.

"Signs for EV chargers to be fitted on major roads amid new home charging scheme"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #EV #ElectricVehicles

"UK second-hand EV market records 40% growth in Q2"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #EV #ElectricVehicles

"Government extends electric van and truck grants to 2027"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #EV #ElectricVehicles

"UK EV charging point numbers up 27% year-on-year"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #EV #ElectricVehicles

"UK launches new ‘Electric Car Grant’ scheme with up to £3,750 discount per vehicle"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #EV #ElectricVehicles

"Dozen additional vehicles confirmed for UK Government’s Electric Car Grant"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #EV #ElectricVehicles

"Ed Miliband accused of subsidising ‘wasteful and dangerous’ electric SUVs"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #EV #ElectricVehicles

"UK electric van demand doubles as sales share of electric cars grows"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #EV #ElectricVehicles

"Government launches Electric Car Grant with £1,500 discount on first approved models"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #EV #ElectricVehicles