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May 20, 2022

It’s Electric! EV Charging Still Sucks

“Public EV Charging Still Sucks, but Ford Is working to fix It. For years, legacy automakers haven’t done much to improve the public charging experience for their customers the way Tesla has” John Voelcker. Wait, Ford?John continues with “ten years after its first Supercharger site opened, Tesla is undeniably the gold standard for EV fast charging. Drive up, plug in, then stay only as long as your car suggests to gain another 200-plus miles of range. It’s easy, seamless, and now all but ubiquito

May 18, 2022

It’s Electric! Global Event Today

Join Mary Barra, Kyersten Siebenaler & EVHybridNoire focusing on education, environmental public policy advocacy and providing resources to underserved communities of color today at 3PM EST.Topic: Accelerating Electric Vehicles: A Global Event with Norway and the U.S. Exploring Best Practices to Accelerate Multimodal EV AdoptionDescription: This virtual event will focus on policy and practice solutions that are transferable with e-mobility professionals from Norway and The U.S. engaging in accel

May 18, 2022

It’s Electric! Only EV’s on Farm of Future

Tractors in EV action. Lights, camera and a big John Deere. And they are here after being announced a few years ago by our Deere lovers and electrification is in their big picture!Rural ElectrificationAgricultural electrification is coming sooner than you think.
by Lorne McClintonAt the time of writing, 19 countries, including most of the world’s major economies and 12 U.S. states have announced bans on the sale of vehicles powered by fossil fuels after 2030 to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Char

May 17, 2022

It’s Electric! PEAR Ripens

We make no apologies for the image as FoxConn, Lordstown and Fisker plant the EV SUV seeds. Let’s hope this idea becomes fruitful. Read on and decide..Just the facts as researched from the distinguished Motor Trend folks to Apple and a few in between. In 2019, Lordstown Motors initially bought their Ohio, USA plant from General Motors and claims it’s invested $240 million in prepping the factory for production. In 2009, Fisker announced the former General Motors plant in Wilmington, Delaware wou

May 15, 2022

It’s Electric! 1911 Ford Model T

Any year, any make and model. Challenge the creative and they will convert your dream ICE machine to all-electric. And now, it has become affordable and much easier.The video is short yet long in imagination of what the original sounded and smelled like in 1911. Yet over 100-years later, the classis is now a true clean, Green motoring machine!If anyone needs the specifications and more information, just reach out now! And stay tuned…

May 13, 2022

It’s Electric! EV Expertise from Greg Coles

Gregory Coles and I met by accident. Actually, several of them because we have both been in the automotive business towing cars to building all-electric vehicles. See what is coming next with CFA Weiss!Thank you for viewing and from the newest electric car to classic cars being converted to the dream of the future, check out our videos on the subject of electric cars, trucks, bikes, and more. Remember to subscribe and click the bell so you know when we post more videos. You can also see more of

May 13, 2022

It’s Electric! EV Conversion Association

If you want to see what is new (or old) in the world of EV’s, check out a local car show or follow us as we attend, film and report on. Credits to JR Myers and the Electric Vehicle Association!Given the Electric Vehicle Associations history, it was formed in 1967 as a way to share the benefits of transitioning gasoline vehicles to electric, the Electric Vehicle Association saw its membership as a result of two gas shortages in 1970 and 1973 that gripped the U.S. causing drivers to face around-th

May 12, 2022

It’s Electric! Raise $$$ & Fail

“Raising Big Money Then Falling” says Randy Essex, USA Today and it makes one wonder. Buy an EV from a start-up, established company or combo of both with all-electric vehicles?Randy writes ” Rivian’s initial public offering last year raised $11.9 billion. The share price hit a peak of $172.01 on Nov. 16. At the end of the year, that was down to $103.69. The stock has tumbled further since then, closing the first quarter at $50.24, costing Amazon $7.6 billion in the quarter and Ford $5.5 billion

May 11, 2022

It’s Electric! EV Emergency Vehicle

In an emergency, every second counts and most vehicles cannot get in, down and out in time. Enter Barbara Lebar and Manta Aircraft for one of many Greener solutions!According to a bit of research, the mission here is to “offer innovative, ready-to-build aircraft for Urban/Regional Air Mobility, which combines the advantages of the vertical (or very short) take-off and landing capability with the speed and long range features of winged aircraft, the silent electric propulsion and the endurance en

May 9, 2022

It’s Electric! 1952 F to E – Motorcycle

Nearly any year, make or mode of transportation can be converted from old, unreliable and stinky to clean, Green machines by nearly everyone in our series of ICE to EV’s on GreenTV!The styling, look and feel of a classic simply cannot be replaced by newly built models yet what bothers most of us is the leaks, smoke and breakdowns.Stay tuned as we bring you converted ICE machines on land, water and air along with the how to do, what is needed and where to obtain the components needed to Green you

May 8, 2022

Earth Day EV Out of Juice

The ending could have been bad. Instead, it launched a new industry designed to create jobs, reduce range anxiety and transition to clean, Green transportation. Many thanks to the Jaqueline Lacy, car girl, inventor, Mother and partner.What became of a bad situation created the first EWT (Electric Wrecker Truck) like pictured above in the first State in the nation. These USA made and converted EV HD Trucks and will help EV and ICE drivers everywhere in the USA.And now, a Delaware Public Benefit C

May 4, 2022

EV Greenwashing: Another World’s First

World’s first this, that and now the claim to world’s first Electric motorcycle with built in solar panels and dubbed the “Tesla of motorcycles. By who? When a Green start-up recently wrote the story, our team drove right into the claims of solar helping to charge this little two-wheeler. And we didn’t find much to back the claim to the world’s first title. This is not to deny the company or it’s write-up credit. We’re just looking for facts.And in my case, Greenwashing claims nearly killed me i