<p>How can you promote EVs and diesels at the same time?  I’m not sure but General Motors is trying to do so.  They have focus on both sides of the spectrum trying to please everyone.  Pick a direction and stop hedging your bets.  Tesla PROVES that Americans want an EV solution, but the “Heartbeat of America” needs an AED and to get their head on straight.</p>

How can you promote EVs and diesels at the same time? I’m not sure but General Motors is trying to do so. They have focus on both sides of the spectrum trying to please everyone. Pick a direction and stop hedging your bets. Tesla PROVES that Americans want an EV solution, but the “Heartbeat of America” needs an AED and to get their head on straight.

GM Confounds Me Yet Again

Electric Vehicles are everywhere.  All major car manufacturers, from the highest-end performance brands to the lowest-end utilitarian family wagons, are working to produce an EV option for the marketplace.  Battery capacity breakthroughs and concept cars shrouded in secrecy dominate the news.  Here in America, public charging infrastructure is popping up… in big cities where consumers are realizing they can electrify their commute and save 70% on fuel costs.  But what about small-town America? Ben Jones, an electrical engineer for an distribution cooperative in southeastern Kentucky believes so.  He’s been exposed to EVs and charging infrastructure projects for his utility.  Ben believes that EVs need to be in every town and the right combination of battery range and charging options make electric cars very attractive to rural inhabitants.  But that was not always the case. The EV Diaries chronicle Ben’s conversion from skeptic to being a self-appointed EV ambassador.  He talks about h

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Electric Vehicles are everywhere. All major car manufacturers, from the highest-end performance brands to the lowest-end utilitarian family wagons, are working to produce an EV option for the marketplace. Battery capacity breakthroughs and concept cars shrouded in secrecy dominate the news. Here in America, public charging infrastructure is popping up… in big cities where consumers are realizing they can electrify their commute and save 70% on fuel costs. But what about small-town America? Ben Jones, an electrical engineer for an distribution cooperative in southeastern Kentucky believes so. He’s been exposed to EVs and charging infrastructure projects for his utility. Ben believes that EVs need to be in every town and the right combination of battery range and charging options make electric cars very attractive to rural inhabitants. But that was not always the case. The EV Diaries chronicle Ben’s conversion from skeptic to being a self-appointed EV ambassador. He talks about h

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