San Diego Gas & Electric EV-TOU-5 Rate: A Model For Other Utilities

As San Diegan’s we appreciate our clean environment and we strive to do more. As a San Diego native, the hazy brown skies and pollution of the 70’s and 80’s mostly caused by our larger neighbor to the north, LA, and our love affair with the gasoline-powered car, left an indelible stain of wrongness on […]

Mr. Mobile Drives Hydrogen Car To See If It’s Really The Future

Hmm … Are hydrogen-powered cars really the future? While it may make some people sad or mad, InsideEVs mostly avoids extensive coverage of hydrogen-powered vehicles. Yes, we do, in fact, try to cover anything with a plug (which a few rare FCEVs do have). And, hydrogen vehicles are truly EVs. Toyota and a few other automakers are still […]

Two Bit da Vinci Explains Why EV Driving Dynamics Trump Gas

We surely wish everyone was aware that EVs are just way better from a driver’s perspective. Yes, yes, yes … Electric vehicles are touted for being more efficient and for saving the environment, due to a lack of tailpipe emissions. But, all of that aside, what about the experience of driving one? It used to […]

2.5 Years, 25k Miles On A Chevy Volt: Should It Stay Or Should It Go?

YouTuber Rob Ferretti says during his 3 year 2016 Chevy Volt lease, his maintenance costs have been $0 After 2 1/2 years of ownership, Rob Ferretti is reflecting on his experience with the Chevy Volt. The car has been hassle free so far with no mechanical issues and is still on the original set of […]

Here’s Seven Reasons Why Electric Vehicles Will Kill The Gas Car

ELECTRIC VEHICLES WILL KILL THE GAS CAR — HERE’S WHY Are the days of the gas guzzler numbered? Tom Raftery (via Forbes) says there are “seven reasons why the internal combustion engine is a dead man walking.” He explains, “Electric cars are the future. The transition has just begun, but the move from ICE vehicles to electric […]

Fuel Cell Vehicles Will Be Possible When BEVs Allow It

Hmm…why’s that? Well, hydrogen fuel cells require clean air. With all the talks of hydrogen fuel cells we’ve seen in the past several years, we missed one additional drawback of the FCVs that wasn’t explored till a Daimler, ZBT GmbH and Forschungszentrum Jülich study. The problem is that fuel cells are affected by traffic-related air pollutants […]

Venturing To The South Pole In An Electric Car Powered By The Sun

Effort aims to spur environmental action Adventurous expeditions have long been a part of the story about the transition to electric vehicle dominance, and now a new effort is about to extend that tradition. Meet the Polar Explorer (pictured above): a solar-powered four-wheel-drive vehicle made largely from recycled plastic that will attempt to reach the South […]

What Incentives Do I Qualify For By Buying An Electric Vehicle?

EV BUYERS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A ONE-TIME FEDERAL TAX CREDIT, IN ADDITION TO ANY APPLICABLE STATE AND LOCAL INCENTIVES. Though full electric vehicles are typically more expensive than comparable conventionally powered models, EV buyers can offset much, perhaps all, of the price premium through generous federal and state incentives. FEDERAL INCENTIVES For its part, the […]