8 Best Articles on Electric Vehicles
The most useful articles on electric vehicles from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Electric Vehicles Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on electric vehicles by Refind users in 2023 so far.
- The mental block preventing people from buying electric vehicles
- If all the vehicles in the world were to convert to electric, would it be quieter?
- How climate-friendly is an electric car? It all comes down to where you live
- Here’s how the electric vehicle revolution is going
- Batteries are getting cheap. So why aren't electric vehicles?
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on electric vehicles—all under 10 minutes.
If all the vehicles in the world were to convert to electric, would it be quieter?
Noise pollution is a serious problem, and cars make a lot of it. But roads are also a factor.
The mental block preventing people from buying electric vehicles
A new study found people greatly underestimate how many of their daily tasks an EV could support.
Here’s how the electric vehicle revolution is going
Electric vehicles are moving from niche to mainstream, but the road to mass adoption may be bumpy.
How climate-friendly is an electric car? It all comes down to where you live
Even if all passenger vehicles sold today were electric, it would take more than ten years for the Australian road fleet to be fully electric.
Batteries are getting cheap. So why aren't electric vehicles?
In 2015, the average price paid for an EV was around $36,000. Now, it's over $63,000.
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on electric vehicles.
The future of electric cars isn’t Tesla. It’s golf carts.
Millions of people in China are buying off-brand electric cars, which are cheap, tiny, barely regulated, and extremely useful.
The Costs of Revving Up the Grid for Electric Vehicles
Electric vehicles (EVs) are surging. New estimates predict that by 2030, EVs will overtake internal combustion–powered vehicles in market share. And battery-powered and plug-in hybrids will account for half those sales. To meet the demand of millions of new EVs hitting the road, utilities will need to boost their capacity, and ratepayers will shoulder most of the cost. To help utilities and policy makers in planning for grid capacity upgrades and expansions, Boston Consulting Group project leader Anshuman Sahoo, principal Karan Mistry, and managing director and partner Thomas Baker modeled power demand and rate impacts for various scenarios of EV penetration and charging behavior. Utility executives and policy makers will appreciate this informative white paper.
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