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Electrification of transport is essential to ensure Europe's energy resilience and achieve climate targets. This requires public #EV charging infrastructure in the right places, at the right time and at the right prices.
In this new Regulatory Assistance Project report we present 7 key building blocks:

this is a $2,000 pink ev car they make in china. #ev #china

The electric vehicle boom in Norway is, in part, a result of high taxes. New vehicles are taxed at 25%, but new #EV at 0%. Registration fees are waved, as are (were?) city tolls, and often there is free EV parking. Plus there are income tax deductions for EV.
Businesses, on the other hand, profit from vastly cheaper electricity prices (compared to households) - or they can use the free (!) ele…

Finally found the option to allow all doors to be unlocked when you walk up to the car.
it's an option called "Selective Unlock" which you want to turn OFF.
#ev #nissan #leaf

Denmark now has more battery-electric cars on the road than diesel cars.
#EV

'EVs are already making your air cleaner"
#EV #ElectricVehicles #AirPollution

EVs are already making your air cleaner
A study in California finds that even small increases in EVs lead to measurable drops in air pollution at the neighborhood level.

Ugh! Just make a normal looking EV that's under $35k out the door and not built by a Nazi.
#EV #electricVehicles
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Brussels 🇧🇪 has reached the milestone of 10,000 public #EV charging points. This is an impressive achievement, considering that eight years ago, at the start of the coordinated roll-out, there were almost none.
https://electrify.brussels/en

Started doing some math on an #EV vs a regular smallish car and I'm slightly shocked that it's not that much cheaper to run as I expected. German petrol is roughly 1,7€/litre if you pick the right station and time (~11€ per 100km). And most subscriptions to charging stations give you 0,49€/kWh at best (~10€ per 100km).
Only when charging at home (or even better with your own rooftop sola…

"Old but Full of Energy: Giving EV Batteries a Second Life"
#EV #ElectricVehicles #Cars #Vehicles<…

There are now 10,000 #EV charging points on the streets of Amsterdam. In addition, there are over 6,000 public charging points in locations such as car parks. How does this compare to other European cities?
Brussels has made significant progress in the past five years!

It's wild how far behind North American, European, Japanese and Korean automakers are in the EV space. I submit it is *primarily* because fossil fuel interests are holding them back.
The new tech in China is stunning.
"The EVs were plugged in at 9% state of charge with 93 kilometers of range (57 miles). In 9 minutes and 51 seconds, they charged up to 97% with the range prediction in their gauge cluster displaying 1,008 kilometers (626 miles).
"The Commies” also seem to do capitalism better than "us”:
"The world’s largest EV maker saw its steepest sales plunge since the pandemic, with February sales falling 41% amid cut-throat competition in China's EV market. BYD is now hoping for a comeback by democratizing its cutting-edge new technology.”
#ClimateAction #EndFossilFuels #Electric #Electrification #EV #Cars #Driving

Finally did it and got a full EV. The 2026 Nissan Leaf seems like everything I wanted and it's now in my driveway.
This with our second car of Honda Clarity means we should almost never need gas again.
#cars #ev

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #CraigCharles
Evinha:
🎵 Esperar Pra Ver
#Evinha
https://charlesj.bandcamp.com/track/evinha-esperar-pra-ver-charles-j-rework
https://open.spotify.com/track/5MlrBIIbUYw0Nj1TEHWhmX

Am 22. März feiern wir im Nachbarschaftsraum A Familiengottesdienst in #Bermbach : "Auf dem Weg nach #Ostern " , 10.30 Uhr #evangelisch

lol. Someone on reddit called me dumb for not knowing the exact kw charge rate I would get at a supercharger my first time trying it based on the outside temperature, battery temperature, and start charge.
"did you do ANY research?"
lol. yeah buddy I did a bunch.
#ev #leaf

🇸🇪 Swedish #EV drivers living in multi-family buildings get a ‘right to plug’ 🔌, meaning that their landlord or owners association cannot withhold permission to install an EV charging point.
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"EV charging keeps expanding despite Trump"
#US #USA #America #EV

EV charging keeps expanding despite Trump
The U.S. added a record number of public electric-vehicle fast chargers last year, keeping up with demand from growing number of EV owners.

2026 Nissan Leaf Charging Test! 0–100% DC Fast Charging Analysis by Out of Spec Testing
#ev

This morning's @electrive.net newsletter contains some highly interesting news: the first German court case on discriminatory pricing at public EV charging stations. This practice is forbidden by the 🇪🇺 #AFIR regulation, as covered extensively.
In this case, the German CPO EWE Go charged much [🧵1/7]
#EV

Landgericht München verhandelt Klage gegen diskriminierende Ladepreise - electrive.net
Am Landgericht München wird seit dieser Woche eine Klage gegen den Ladeanbieter EWE Go verhandelt. Geklagt hat DCS, das sich durch die B2B-Preise

Italian design meets #EV charging infrastructure: Pininfarina will design the future Plenitude charging sites.
https://…

Plenitude e Pininfarina insieme per un nuovo design delle aree di ricarica per veicoli elettrici
Plenitude, attraverso la sua controllata Plenitude On The Road, ha siglato con Pininfarina una partnership strategica finalizzata a trasformare il design delle aree ove sono presenti le proprie infrastrutture di ricarica per veicoli elettrici.

First attempt to super charge with Nissan leaf starting at 64%. 32 degrees out. Forgot to turn battery heater on and only charged at 22kw. Ouch. Turned heater on and after 30 minutes seemed to peak at 28kw.
The leaf is supposed to be able to hit 150kw. But no luck this time.
#ev #cars

I didn't fill up my car with gas yesterday because it was -18°C when I was out in the morning. Yes, I'm a wimp. Gas was 132.5 cents per litre.
Today it's -4°C and bearable for gas pumping activity. But some orange tinted moron in the U.S. decided to start WWIII so gas is 140.7 cents at the cheapest option locally.
I'm shopping for an #EV ...

of course... it's actually much worse than just policy dredged up from the days of Paul Martin and Stephen Harper… it's a gigantic step backward at the behest of fossil fuel interests in order to keep people burning fossil fuels.
EV mandates should be 'sold’ as an affordability measure! Because they are!
No, I don't mean grants, I mean everyday use. Real impacts on your pocket book. How much money would you save if you *never* went to a gas station. Just think about that for second.
Then we can do the math.
My 2019 Hyundai Kona Electric just passed 251152km (palindrome!) yesterday and gets around 6km/kWh on average.
I pay about $0.13/kWh at home to charge so that's $0.02/km. That is $5,023.04 in total energy expenses so far.
Our 2012 Toyota Prius C is at 270,000km and gets about 5.5L/100km or 0.055L/km. At (a discounted) $1.25/L that’s $0.04/km or $10,800 in total energy expenses so far.
Per kilometre the EV is half the cost to 'fuel' than one of the most fuel efficient gas cars out there.
In general, why would *anyone* choose something that costs double to run!?
And yet, the government doesn't sell this as ‘affordability’ it sells it as 'environmental responsibility'.
Let's be honest, they do that because they *know* the environmental message is *less* motivating than money.
Now I said at the beginning, "imagine" never going to the gas station. Obviously that doesn't mean you're fueling for free... but there is another overlooked aspect to this.
Fueling your car is a day to day thing. It's one of the biggest pulls on people's bank accounts precisely because it is such a frequent cost.
Now imagine if that 'bill' was just rolled into your home electricity bill. Which you could do other things to reduce cost overall?
EVs are not just an environmental game changer, they are a financial one for the average person.
That is why oil companies are throwing absolutely everything they have at government (and also fomenting fascism) to keep their good times going, at our expense.
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #EV #ClimateChange #ClimateAction #Driving #Affordability

Reaching the End of the ICEV Domination: 35 Years of Battery Electric Vehicles in Norway
#EV

The backup camera in the 2026 Leaf is so big and clear and the night vision on the camera is amazing. Great feature.
#cars #ev #nissan

How much does it cost to run an electric car in Germany compared to a petrol or diesel car?
With home charging, it is moderately cheaper to run than a diesel car. With regular public charging, charging costs are similar to fuel costs. However, charging costs are higher with public fast charging.
#EV

"Carmaker uses repurposed EV batteries to help power factory in Australia"
#Australia #EV #ElectricVehicles #Cars

Carmaker uses repurposed EV batteries to help power factory in Australia
Repurposed electric vehicle batteries are being used in the energy storage component of a solar and battery system supplying operations at Nissan Australia’s aluminum casting plant in Victoria.

🇳🇴 Norway has reached the milestone of one million electric cars.
Bra jobbet! [Well done!]
#EV

Over én million elbiler på norske veier
I løpet av helgen passerte vi én million elbiler på norske veier. Det viser ferske tall fra Statens vegvesen.

"Retired EV Batteries Scored a New Gig: Bolstering Texas’ Grid"
#US #USA #America #EV

Retired EV Batteries Scored a New Gig: Bolstering Texas’ Grid - Inside Climate News
After reaching the end of their automotive careers, the batteries have been repurposed and are online in Texas.

Nice electric youngtimer from 1992: a Fiat Panda elettra
#EV

Some People Say You Have To Use Tesla Superchargers To Road-Trip. We Just Proved Them Wrong* by Transport Evolved
#ev

"Battery electric cars will overtake diesels in Great Britain by 2030, analysis suggests"
#Batteries #Cars #EV #ElectricVehicles

“Canada's incentive program for zero-emissions vehicles, known as iZEV, was suspended more than a year ago after it ran out of money due to high demand.”
Canadian consumers: we want EVs!
Government of Canada: Hello, we're from 2005. Let's do Fuel Efficiency!
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #EV #ClimateChange #ClimateAction #Driving #Affordability
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ottawa-auto-strategy-announcement-evs-9.7073975

"Pod is now scaling its smart charging capabilities across its existing customer base and extending access to rewards beyond early trials and subscribers to its all-inclusive Pod Drive charging service. Available to thousands more #EV drivers across the UK, Pod could pay out well over £1m in rewards by the end of the year."

"‘We’ve future-proofed’: how UK’s biggest car factory upgraded for EV revolution"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #EV #ElectricVehicles

extremely relevant to the upcoming "Auto Strategy" being released by the Liberal Carney government.
make no mistake. Decades of Canadian, Ontarian, and Alberta governments are complicit in the Oil companies efforts to avoid the transition
#endfossilfuels #canpoli #cdnpoli #onpoli #ev #cars #jobs https://jacobin.com/2026/02/fossil-fuels-michigan-trump-lawsuit

"UK Government extends EV charger grants for businesses"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #EV #ElectricVehicles

Good Morning #Canada
Can Canada's new trade deal with China for #ElectricVehicles jumpstart a shrinking market? Will 49K Chinese #EVs force current Canadian auto suppliers to provide more competitive offerings?
Canada was an anomaly in worldwide EV sales as our electric vehicle sales declined while every other major nation saw substantial increases. Even the U.S. had a modest increase in battery electric vehicles despite Trump's attempts to kill them. Canada EV sales dropped by almost 50% due to canceled government rebates, slow expansion of a charging network, increased pricing, and auto manufacturers cutting back production in favour of hybrids and gas engines. And North American manufacturers invested substantial lobbying dollars to roll back zero emission mandates.
While Canadian manufacturers cry foul, auto dealers are cautiously optimistic. They see cheaper vehicles as a good alternative to what's available today.
#CanadaIsAwesome #ZeroEmission
https://cleanenergycanada.org/canada-broke-its-electric-vehicle-market-in-2025-and-it-did-so-alone/

It's wild that Norway is effectively at 100% *today* and Canada/Carney is trying to tell us 70% in 10 years is good enough.
It's a failure for affordability and climate.
It's a huge win for oil companies and American automakers.
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #EV #Canada #USA #Automotive #Affordability #CostofLiving #ClimateChange #EndFossilFuels
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/livestory/canada-national-auto-strategy-9.7075235

"Report: UK car industry on course to meet 2025 EV sales target"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #EV #ElectricVehicles

"Guest post: How to steer EVs towards the road of ‘mass adoption’"
#EV #ElectricVehicles #Cars #Vehicles

Guest post: How to steer EVs towards the road of ‘mass adoption’ - Carbon Brief
This article sets out the key findings of a new report, including a proposed policy framework that could keep the EV transition on track.

"Analysis: EVs just outsold petrol cars in EU for first time ever"
#EU #EuropeanUnion #Cars #EV

Analysis: EVs just outsold petrol cars in EU for first time ever - Carbon Brief
Sales of battery electric vehicles (EVs) overtook petrol cars in the EU for the first time in December 2025.

Charging for the drive home at the new bank of #bchydro chargers at the end of the #yyj runway in Sydney by the Sea. Awaiting the return of the son from Ottawa.
Last time I was here, @… 's plane flew right over us as we were charging... it was 20m early 😂
(son's flight was delayed 1.5hrs today due to "connecting passengers")
#victoriabc #ev #charging

No Doug. It's the 21st century.
Keep up.
edit: also, why are you covering for American auto companies?
#Canada #EV #Cars #Auto #EndFossilFuels #canPoli #CdnPoli
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/doug-ford-chinese-electric-vehicles-carney-9.7054922