Great Lakes Echo

Why Michigan’s rural residents are reluctant to drive electric vehicles

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By Bauyrzhan Zhaxylykov

New U-M survey finds only about 5% of rural Michigan residents say they would choose an electric vehicle as their next car. Researchers attribute much of that reluctance to misinformation about the availability of public chargers and the cost of EVs and replacement batteries. The Whitmer administration is pushing to expand electric vehicle use to meet climate and clean energy goals.

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Most Maritime Shipping Battery Propulsion Studies Are Already Obsolete

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Most maritime battery studies are already obsolete. That is not a criticism of the researchers who wrote them. It is a recognition that their assumptions were grounded in the battery costs and energy densities available at the time. Several of the most detailed recent merchant shipping studies modeled battery system … [continued]

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Rideence To Start Local Assembly Of Electric Vehicles At AVA Plant In Mombasa, Kenya

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Rideence Africa Limited, a subsidiary of the Garden Real Group, is an integrated electric mobility solutions provider in Kenya. Rideence currently operates one of the largest electric ride-hailing fleet in Kenya. Rideence is also developing a nationwide charging network. The next big step as part of Rideence’s strategy is now … [continued]

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