wattlogic
WattLogic
8Following30Followers37Likes
Removing the complexity of installing EV charging stations and energy solutions
Videos
Liked
Time is running out for the Oregon state $7,500 electric vehicle (EV) rebate. The Clean Vehicle Rebate Program from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) offers a standard rebate of $2,500 off a new eligible vehicle with a battery capacity of 10 kWh or more or $1,500 off a new eligible vehicle with a battery capacity of less than 10 kWh. Residents that meet income requirements may also be eligible for a Charge Ahead Rebate with an incentive amount of up to $5,000. The DEQ says due to overwhelming demand and limited funding, rebates will be suspended as of May 1, 2023. Any vehicles purchased or leased on or after May 1, 2023 will not be eligible for the rebate. The program receives funds annually from the state’s Vehicle Privilege Tax and has $15.5 million available for rebates, which is expected to be depleted within the next few months. Once funding is available again, officials will announce the program’s reopening. #shorts #electriccar #oregon #evchargers
All-electric car sales surged in January 2023 with a 74% increase year-over-year. InsideEVs reports that 7.1% of new light vehicles registered in January were all-electric compared to a 4.3% share in January 2022. Out of the 87,708 new battery electric vehicles registered, 57% were Teslas and 43% were non-Tesla vehicles. The next two most popular brands after Tesla were Chevrolet, which had an 8.5% share, and Ford, which had a 7.7% share. The Top Tesla models were the Tesla Model Y and the Tesla Model 3. The surge is attributed to organic growth and the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which brought back the $7,500 federal tax credit eligibility for Tesla and General Motors. #tesla @chevrolet @ford #electriccar
Mitsubishi Motors plans to only sell electric vehicles (EVs) by 2035. The car manufacturer announced its “Challenge 2025” business plan, which includes the rollout of nine EVs in the next five years. The company plans to make 50% of its global sales EVs by 2030 and 100% by 2035. These EVs will include plug-in hybrids, hybrids, and battery-electric vehicles. To make the plans possible, Mitsubishi will increase R&D expenses over the next few years to reach 70% of its budget after 2026. #mitsubishi #electriccar #challenge2025
Australian scientists may have found a way to recycle solar panels, making them even more sustainable. Today about 90 percent of solar panels end up in landfills once they stop working since recycling solar panels is not an easy undertaking due to their many components. That’s why a group of Australian scientists has pioneered a technique to extract silicon from discarded solar panels. The thermal and chemical extraction method doesn’t use dangerous chemicals and is environmentally friendly. Now the researchers are working on creating low-cost batteries from the extracted silicon. #solar #solarpanel #science
82% of 2023’s expected new utility-scale power capacity in the US will be wind, solar, and batteries. That’s according to a new US Energy Information Information Administration (EIA) report. The “Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory” found that it is anticipated that 2023 will see the most solar capacity added in a single year in the US. It will be the first year that more than half of power capacity additions to the US grid are solar. When it comes to wind - as of January 2023, 141.3 GW of wind capacity was operating in the US with 7.1 GW more planned. And 8.6 GW of battery storage capacity is expected to be added to the grid this year, which will double US total battery power capacity. #windenergy #solarenergy #utilityscalesolar
The United States Postal Service @ (USPS) has signed a contract to buy 9,250 Ford E-Transit electric vans with the first cars arriving in December. The USPS also says it will double its initial planned electric vehicle (EV) purchases from about 5,000 to just over 10,000 vehicles. USPS has also put in an order for at least 60,00 next-generation delivery vehicles with 75 percent of them being electric. At the same time, the USPS plans to order more than 14,000 charging stations for its facilities across the nation. USPS says the new vehicles will start appearing on carrier routes in late 2023. #usps #evcharging #electricvehicles
