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Kia has updated their transition plan for global sales of EV's. This week Kia updated their Plan S that called for 11 EVs by 2030 as they transition from ICE to Electrification. Today, Kia is moving up to have 7 dedicated EV's on the market by 2026 from an 11 model EV lineup. Kia is planning to have 40% of global auto sales be EVs by 2030 as they then start to phase out ICE in favor of an EV lineup. Kia unveils roadmap for transformation, focusing on EVs and mobility solutions (kiamedia.com) Kia won the J.D. Powers Survey for top EV in it's respective category for the Kia Niro EV having the best ownership experience. This was based on reply's by 10,000 Kia Niro EV owners. KIA NIRO EV NAMED CATEGORY WINNER IN NEW J.D. POWER ELECTRIC VEHICLE EXPERIENCE OWNERSHIP STUDY (kiamedia.com) Kia Motors America Newsroom (kiamedia.com)

revel, a startup that in 2018 launched across multiple cities, New York City, Washington DC, Miami and the California Bay Area with a fleet of electric mopeds has now expanded again starting in Brooklyn NYC with their first Superhub ultra fast charging with a Superhub built in the old Brooklyn Pfizer building parking garage. 630 Flushing Avenue Revel believes they can grow beyond everyone else due to a simple business model of the following: Only pay for your charge, never for access to our Superhubs Level 3 chargers for charging everyone Latest tech for the quickest charge available. Superhubs with no wait, multiple chargers supporting simultaneous charging. Revel - Electrifying Urban Mobility (gorevel.com) Press Release Revel 2_03 Charging Announcement Release.pdf

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WOW, Icy winter conditions cause a 1 mile long 70 plus auto / semi accident with 5 dead. Crazy and this is in Ft. Worth Texas. Horrifying Footage Shows 70-Plus Vehicle Pile Up in Ft. Worth That Killed at Least Five (thedrive.com)

Some very cool Stuff GM has done on the CES web site in relation to their EV long term plans. Exhibits | GM Exhibit Zero Inflection Talks | GM Exhibit Zero

Totally agree, there seems to be two mind sets, those that see auto's as an appliance to be used and those that care about their auto and not wanting to mess it up. NJ, NY, MA, etc. I saw way too many new auto's messed up as the owners / drivers just did not care. I also saw those that did care. Clearly a mixed pot, but you have aggressive reckless drivers and then what I call the aggressive defensive driver. I put myself in the second camp of aggressive but defensive driver. I want to get from point A to B and back but without damaging my auto.

Today EVGo anounced that Tesla owners would gain an additional 600 recharging stations across the US as EVGo adds Tesla Charging cords to their stations. Tesla connectors coming to over 600 EVgo electric vehicle charging stations - Electrek Teslas will soon be compatible with EVgo charging stations across the US - Roadshow (cnet.com) Continued expansion of charging options for the EV revolution.

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Today is freezing, snow being called for tonight and all week. Loving it, but it took me in this direction for music.

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While the author put in gm when it should be GE in the title as the story does identify that this is about GE turbines, the amount of power these new versions can create can clearly add a ton of power to the grid. Vestas takes GM’s ‘world’s largest offshore wind turbine’ title (electrek.co)

Could the existing way of buying auto's in the US be on it's death bed? Earlier this year, I posted about how Lexus was re-defining what luxury buying was about and how you could use online ways to make the buying experience more pleasurable. Toyota has now also kicked off their all new re-image of the New Car buying experience and it starts with being online, NOT at a dealership. Toyota's own research according to them is that 2 out of 3 buyers would rather pay a set price and buy via online than go into a dealership and negotiate a price. Toyota Reimagines the New Car Buying Experience with Complete Online Retail Solution - Toyota USA Newsroom Quote: Toyota’s SmartPath technology puts the car buying process in the hands of the customer, providing an integrated user experience across Toyota.com, buyatoyota.com, the dealership website and the physical dealership store. Customers can choose the path that works best for them by starting their journey online, saving their progress in the “digital garage” and picking up where they left off at the dealer, or completing their purchase with their SmartPath dealer entirely online.

Toyota built it's 30 millionth auto on their on their Princeton, Indiana assembly line. The honor of this auto was the all new 2021 Toyota Sienna Hybrid Minivan. Very cool video to watch of the assembly at the press release below. Who knew they had a multi-lug torque wrench that quickly puts all nuts on at once to the right torque. Very cool to see the assembly line in action. 30 Million and Counting! - Toyota USA Newsroom Kenworth Truck makes history at Pikes Peak with help from Toyota in the form of a Fuel Cell Class 8 Semi truck that is wicked fast! The video below shows this truck demolishing the 150 turns and elevation run to 14,115 foot summit. This is one bad ass T680 Class 8 Semi! Kenworth Truck Makes History at Pikes Peak With Help From Toyota - Toyota USA Newsroom

Exciting news on the EV front. Effenco is offering their Heavy Duty EV Powertrain at the same price as the Diesel version. The truck technology is used in over 400 different trucks in 10 countries and has over 3 million miles driven now. Their Supercapacitor battery system allows a much faster recharge time over traditional Li-Ion battery packs and will allow companies especially in the shipping container yards to change over to EV faster since the cost is the same with better performance from higher torque and power. Charged EVs | Effenco offers its heavy-duty EV powertrain at the same purchase price as diesel alternatives - Charged EVs TOYOTA has announced today that they will introduce two electric auto's and a new plug-in Hybrid in 2021 to their portfolio. Electrification began 25 years ago with the Prius and continues today with their newest BEV and PHEV auto's to come to market in 2021. Per the press release, Toyota has announced that 40% of the New U.S. auto sales will be in the form of Hybrids, Plug-in Hybrids and EVs with a 70% sales rate by 2030. Toyota has their new e-TNGA EV platform that is also being shared with Subaru and will be what Subaru builds their EVs on that will come out in the near future too. This third Plug-in hybrid will join the highly successful Prius Prime and RAV4 Prime. Toyota to Debut Three New Electrified Vehicles for U.S. Market - Toyota USA Newsroom Toyota confirms US arrival for two electric vehicle models in 2021 (greencarreports.com)