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*|FNAME|* 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇱<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/@raymondpert" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>raymondpert</span></a></span> <br>So disappointing. Nissan was an early entrant into the <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a> market and was next behind Tesla in number of EVs on the road, then they just… Let their foot off the gas.</p>
Terence Eden<p>🆕 blog! “Petrol Stations 🆚 Car Charging Locations”</p><p>Journalists love context-free numbers - things that sound large and scary, but without any helpful information to allow you to judge their significance.</p><p>Here's a good example from a BBC article about Electric Vehicle subsidies:</p><p>There are around 1.3 million electric cars on Britain's roads but currently only around…</p><p>👀 Read more: <a href="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/07/petrol-stations-%f0%9f%86%9a-car-charging-locations/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/07/petro</span><span class="invisible">l-stations-%f0%9f%86%9a-car-charging-locations/</span></a><br>⸻<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/car" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>car</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
Terence Eden’s Blog<p><strong>Petrol Stations 🆚 Car Charging Locations</strong></p><p><a href="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/07/petrol-stations-%f0%9f%86%9a-car-charging-locations/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/07/petro</span><span class="invisible">l-stations-%f0%9f%86%9a-car-charging-locations/</span></a></p><p></p><p>Journalists love context-free numbers - things that <em>sound</em> large and scary, but without any helpful information to allow you to judge their significance.</p><p>Here's a good example from a BBC article about <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn5kpkypxp6o" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Electric Vehicle subsidies</a>:</p><blockquote><p>There are around 1.3 million electric cars on Britain's roads but currently only around 82,000 public charging points.</p></blockquote><p>Bloody hell! That's rubbish! Bring down the government! Woke nonsense!</p><p>OK, let's take a moment to contextualise those number.</p><p>There are about <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/vehicle-licensing-statistics-2024/vehicle-licensing-statistics-united-kingdom-2024#licensed-vehicles" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">34 million cars on the road</a>. About 1.3 million cars are pure electric. So, about 32,680,000 dinosaur-juice cars.</p><p>How many petrol pumps do you think there are in the UK?</p><p>Have a guess.</p><p>Back in 2021, <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57416829" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">the BBC reported on the decline in petrol stations</a>:</p><blockquote><p>If this prediction is correct it is a death sentence for many of the 8,380 petrol stations in the UK.</p></blockquote><p>Wait…! So there are 0.06 public chargers per EV, but only 0.0002 petrol stations per fossil fuel car?!!?</p><p>Lots of EV chargers will have multiple charging heads - allowing two or more vehicles to be charged at once. Similarly, petrol stations often have multiple pumps.</p><p>Let's assume that every EV charger can only do one car at a time, and every fuel station has 10 pumps. That's <em>still</em> a hell of a lot more chargers per EV than pumps per petrol car.</p><p>Of course, the elephant in the room is charging time. Electric Vehicle take much longer to recharge than a petrol car takes to refuel. As a rough average, an EV takes 30 minutes to get to 80% full. That will depend on the speed of the charger and the capacity of the battery. It takes maybe 10% of that time to fill a petrol car from empty to full.</p><p>But petrol cars <em>always</em> need to be refilled in public. Most EVs are recharged in private. Sat on a driveway or plugged into a lamp-post overnight, they start the day full. Given the <a href="https://www.nimblefins.co.uk/best-car-insurance/average-car-journey-uk" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">average journey length of under 10 miles</a>, the typical EV will <em>never</em> need to use public charger!</p><p>There are <a href="https://www.zap-map.com/ev-stats/home-and-community-charging" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">around a million home EV chargers installed</a>. Around 2/3rds of home have <a href="https://field-dynamics.co.uk/research/public-charger-catchment-research/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">access to off-street parking</a> which would allow a private charger to be installed. That just doesn't happen with petrol. You can't install a petrol pump at home.</p><p>All of those EVs will start the day with the capacity to take 20 average trips before needing to recharge. If any of those trips end at a supermarket, work car park, or anywhere else with a charger, they'll start their next journey full.</p><p>Suppose that you do decide to drive &gt;200 miles in a single journey. You should be taking <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-highway-code/rules-for-drivers-and-motorcyclists-89-to-102" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">a 15 minute break every 2 hours</a> - but let's say you go for 4 hours, taking your car from full to empty. At which point, you probably need a piss and want to stretch your legs. Plug in at a service station, go to the loo, have an overpriced coffee and disappointing sandwich, walk back to the car and - oh look - it's practically full.</p><p>Does the country need more public chargers? Probably, yes. Are chargers all concentrated in wealthy suburbs or evenly distributed? Who knows. What are the current occupancy levels of public chargers? Those would all be excellent questions to research and publish.</p><p>Presenting context-free numbers doesn't help people understand the scale of the problem.</p><p><strong>Frequently Made Comments</strong></p><p>Please don't bother replying with any of the following:</p><p><strong>peOpLe sHoUlD jUsT UsE publiC trANsporT</strong></p><p>I agree.</p><p><strong>wHAt ABoUt bAtTERY sWappiNg</strong></p><p>Until every car has an identical chassis and battery, it isn't going to happen.</p><p><strong>i liVe IN amErica And ALWAys dRive 700 MILeS pER dAy up fRozen MoUNTainS</strong></p><p>We're talking about the UK. Most people don't have regular journeys like that.</p><p><strong>i likE THE LOud NoISE MY eNgIne MAkes</strong></p><p>Everyone else on the street hates you</p><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/tag/car/" target="_blank">#car</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/tag/ev/" target="_blank">#ev</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/tag/news/" target="_blank">#news</a></p>
Jaap Burger<p>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?</p><p>In my new <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RAP</span></a> Regulatory Assistance Project brief, I explore the EU's REDIII and how countries can take the next step.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SmartCharging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmartCharging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/REDIII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>REDIII</span></a></p>
Jaap Burger<p>One of the many interesting pages in the Future Energy Scenarios 2025, published today by NESO (🇬🇧 National Energy System Operator).</p><p>It focuses on the why, how and what of demand side flexibility.<br>Key: reward consumers, build trust, automate and smart tariffs.<br>EV smart charging gateway to more residential flex.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Flexibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Flexibility</span></a></p>
Jaap Burger<p>The largest source of flexibility is modelled to be electric vehicles (EVs), including cars, vans and trucks, with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SmartCharging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SmartCharging</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/V2G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>V2G</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a></p>
JuneSim63<p>A new £650 million grant will slash electric car prices, saving UK households up to £3,750 when they upgrade or switch to electric </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ElectricVehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricVehicles</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EVSubsidy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EVSubsidy</span></a> <br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Energy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ClimateEmergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateEmergency</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/discount-of-up-to-3750-on-electric-cars-set-to-slash-costs-for-thousands" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gov.uk/government/news/discoun</span><span class="invisible">t-of-up-to-3750-on-electric-cars-set-to-slash-costs-for-thousands</span></a></p>
Manish Vij<p>If you drive a V12 Ferrari you will get pantsed by an <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Kia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kia</span></a> momwagon <a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=b82E-4oSfdE" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=b82E-4oSfd</span><span class="invisible">E</span></a></p>
Adam Wilbert<p>Went to the Seattle Space Needle today to check out the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Slate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Slate</span></a> electric truck in person. Initial impression on sitting in it is that it feels solid and looks clean. Very comfortable and had lots of headroom. Was expecting it to come off a bit flimsy or feel cheaply built and it definitely does not.</p><p>It had a custom light blue Space Needle themed wrap, which looked sharp with the white cab, and light gray interior panels.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SlateAuto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SlateAuto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Seattle</span></a></p>
🧿🪬🍄🌈🎮💻🚲🥓🎃💀🏴🛻🇺🇸<p>&gt; By leveraging the proven Shine chassis, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Honda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Honda</span></a> can significantly cut development costs, manufacturing complexity, and market price. That’s a big statement given that surviving in price-sensitive markets like India demands simplicity and reliability</p><p>&gt; This could be the first truly mass-market electric motorcycle from a major OEM, with a sticker price likely far below the $5,000 mark</p><p><a href="https://electrek.co/2025/07/14/hondas-super-low-cost-electric-motorcycle-revealed-in-new-patent-images/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">electrek.co/2025/07/14/hondas-</span><span class="invisible">super-low-cost-electric-motorcycle-revealed-in-new-patent-images/</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sfba.social/@tedward" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tedward</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/electric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electric</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/motorcycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>motorcycle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/motorcycles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>motorcycles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/electricVehicle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electricVehicle</span></a></p>
EVGas<p>A new law has taken away your $7500 EV savings starting Sep 30. Get an EV while you still can! Start saving 69% today. More details here: <a href="https://frequal.com/ev-gas/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">frequal.com/ev-gas/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/evgas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>evgas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tesla</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hyundai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hyundai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cheapgas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cheapgas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DollarGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DollarGas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/goelectric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>goelectric</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/carbon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>carbon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/globalwarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>globalwarming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/electricvehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electricvehicles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kickgas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kickgas</span></a></p>
Jaap Burger<p>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 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a> charging hubs for everyone (9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.), as “First Charge”, as in Glasgow (34 x 150 kW).</p><p><a href="https://www.firstbus.co.uk/about-us/ultra-rapid-electric-vehicle-charging" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">firstbus.co.uk/about-us/ultra-</span><span class="invisible">rapid-electric-vehicle-charging</span></a><br><a href="https://www.firstbus.co.uk/first-charge-superhub-glasgow-faqs" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">firstbus.co.uk/first-charge-su</span><span class="invisible">perhub-glasgow-faqs</span></a></p>
Definitely Doc D<p>Saudi Arabia (??) goes all in on EVs.</p><p>Using them and making them.</p><p>Plus charging network by end of 2026 (!!!): <br>"trying to cover about 70 to 80% of travel requirements across the Kingdom" </p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/climatehope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climatehope</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/ev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ev</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/fossilfuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fossilfuels</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/saudiarabia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>saudiarabia</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/03/business/saudi-arabia-electric-vehicles-eviq-hnk-spc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">edition.cnn.com/2025/07/03/bus</span><span class="invisible">iness/saudi-arabia-electric-vehicles-eviq-hnk-spc</span></a></p>
MidgePhoto<p>EVs are nice (<a href="https://photog.social/tags/Farage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Farage</span></a> is not)<br>Nobody is forced to have one.<br>If your employer dispensed petroleum free at your workplace, so each evening your car went home full of fuel, you'd find it tempting.<br>If petrol dripped slowly off your house roof every time the sun shone on you you'd be (terrified, but) odd if it didn't encourage you to catch it for traction power.</p><p>Both often apply - by analogy - to EVs.</p><p><a href="https://photog.social/tags/petrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>petrol</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/sunshine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sunshine</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a></p>
MidgePhoto<p>I do an informal survey of cars in car parks when I go there.<br>Basically looking for green flashes on the number plate, = EV and older ones before that identifier came in.<br>In the spaces opposite the coffee shop (I commonly walk to) over 3 years we have gone from rare sightings to very often one EV and sometimes 2. </p><p><a href="https://photog.social/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/parking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>parking</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/incidence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>incidence</span></a></p>
MidgePhoto<p>I live on a road which is a main route into the city. I like it, but at a couple of times a day it is a bit noisy and there's a bit of a smell of petroleum.</p><p>It went amazingly quiet during lockdown.</p><p>As combustion vehicles are gradually replaced by electric I've been listening and sniffing for a change, and I think it is here. <br>Not yet large, but coming on.</p><p>(The new rubbish trucks being electric made a separate and particular difference, much appreciated.)</p><p><a href="https://photog.social/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/noise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>noise</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/smell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smell</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/traffic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>traffic</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a></p>
Not Rappaport<p>The Exquisite Beauty of Las Vegas Heat</p><p>by Penn Jillette</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/07/10/opinion/car-driving-desert-hot.html?unlocked_article_code=1.WU8.NQAn.y68GBsAcH6G8&amp;smid=url-share" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/interactive/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">7/10/opinion/car-driving-desert-hot.html?unlocked_article_code=1.WU8.NQAn.y68GBsAcH6G8&amp;smid=url-share</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a></p>
chris actual<p>Somebody really needs to re-dub the engine sounds in every serious racing or car chase movie scene with the quiet <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ev</span></a> motor whine and tire noise. Imagine Bullit or days of thunder or F1 with no engine/clutch/shifting sounds. I don’t know why but I need it</p>
Steve in Ventura<p>Cadillac seems to have recently established itself as the luxury <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a> leader in the US</p><p><a href="https://insideevs.com/news/765467/cadillac-bets-on-evs/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">insideevs.com/news/765467/cadi</span><span class="invisible">llac-bets-on-evs/</span></a></p>
Steve in Ventura<p>Disappointing that Nissan, Ford and Honda are scaling back their <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a> plans. Honda is still planning on coming out with their zero model which I’m curious about. </p><p><a href="https://www.techspot.com/news/108649-ev-makers-delay-cancel-models-us-tax-credits.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techspot.com/news/108649-ev-ma</span><span class="invisible">kers-delay-cancel-models-us-tax-credits.html</span></a></p>
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