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Going the Distance: Range Anxiety Overlooks EVs’ Sweet Spot

There’s a famous clip from the sitcom Seinfeld, where Kramer takes a car out for a test drive and—with a nervous but eventually supportive salesman in the passenger seat—sees just how far he can drive with the needle dipping well below “E” on the fuel gauge.

When a LEAF Falls

With a $6k price cut on the Nissan LEAF, what does a sub-$20k EV mean for the industry?

4 Things Utilities Can Learn From Hallmark

We can credit Hallmark with capitalizing on consumer demand for desired products and services, and utilities could borrow a few tactics from Hallmark’s century of business refinements.

On With the Wind

Are direct-drive turbines the future of wind energy?