Welcome Evans Motor Works as a new partner with Drive Electric Dayton. Owner Jim Evans says that his dealership is Dayton’s premier destination for new BMW and Volkswagen vehicles and for pre-owned cars. “Our single location hosts our BMW dealership and our Volkswagen dealership, and the Evans Motorworks Pre-Owned Vehicles […]
Our partners at Motor celebrated the opening of their Dayton location this week. Congratulations to Michelina Restaino, the fleet operations manager, and her Motor team for launching operations in southwest Ohio.Motor offers electric car subscription services. As our partner, Motor provides a $200 discount on its subscriptions to members of […]
Tesla, Volkswagen, and other EV manufacturers qualify for the new 2023 U.S. EV tax credit, Teslarati reports. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced the vehicles that qualify for the 2023 EV tax credit. The full list of EV models eligible for the new and updated $7,500 U.S. federal tax credit includes EVs made […]
Electric vehicles accounted for 5.6% of all new vehicles sold last year, according to Kelley Blue Book. CNN reports that may not sound like a lot, but as recently as 2019 that figure was just 1.4%.Based on the experience in other global markets – particularly Norway – 5% market share […]
Tires intended for conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles will fit your EV car’s wheels, but using them in this way would be a bad idea, ArtsTechnica reports.Tires meant for EVs are engineered to withstand the additional weight, dynamic loading, and tractive demands of an EV, among other things.Using non-EV […]
Join us today as a member of Drive Electric Dayton and you’ll be invited to special events, including EV test drives. You’ll gain access to unique insights about mobility electrification in Dayton and the surrounding Miami Valley in southwest Ohio. BONUS! You automatically become a member of the Electric Vehicle Association. […]
Google has just made electric vehicle owners’ lives easier with an important update to Google Maps that essentially allows you to search for fast charging stations, InsideEVs.com reports.So whereas before you might have been directed to a slower charger, even though you were searching for something more powerful, now this […]
The Volkswagen Group continued to drive forward its successful global electric offensive. The deliveries of all-electric vehicles were up 25 percent in the first nine months year-on-year.Despite ongoing supply constraints, 366,400 BEVs have been handed over to customers until the end of September, up from 293,000 in the prior-year period.The […]
Disabled folks are the largest minority group in the U.S. and need to be included in the EV revolution.It needs to happen now, at the beginning of new standards and guidance for the wide-scale deployment of EV infrastructure and vehicles, writes Dee Henry, a program assistant with Clean Fuels Ohio.Why should […]
Electric cars, trucks, and SUVs cost less to own via lower maintenance costsAccording to the federal Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, the estimated scheduled maintenance costs for an electric vehicle averages $0.06 cents per mile, while it’s at $0.10 per mile for a conventional ICE-powered ride.Those who clock […]
