Holiday good news

[Darrell Boggess]

Batteries are becoming more widespread and their cost is dropping (almost by half in the last decade). See the story below.

Our family got a second EV this month, a 2022 Chevrolet Bolt, and we learned about winter EV driving when a planned 100 mile roundtrip on the odometer showed 130 miles used on the battery display.  Batteries perform better when they are not cold.  It's less of a concern with newer EVs that can go hundreds of miles. Our daily driving of a 2014 Nissan Leaf has averaged 20 miles per day, maybe typical for a local commuter car.

see   https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/batteries/2024-was-a-fantastic-year-for-energy-storage?utm_campaign=canary&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_Q9l6iKZKKJKXnwTBN5lE1Vf7q158B46lkTwFvdyhkbL2Ap89E1Hb_f9TqnWdTnrOJksTFbAObSIwvrzIcjDU3g2W0Hg&_hsmi=339751431&utm_source=newsletter