Breaking the Barriers to EV Adoption: What Your Business Can Do to Help
Plug-in electric cars like the Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt arrived on US roads nearly a decade ago. From the moment they arrived, the call went out for businesses to get behind electric vehicles. That made a ton of sense. Employers have many...
A Guide to Bringing EV Charging to Your Multi-Family Community
For more than a century, motorists have fueled their vehicles in the same way. You drive to a neighborhood gas station and pump in a tankful of gasoline. That’s the way it works whether people live in a sprawling single-family home or a...
Five Ways Utilities Can Focus on Customer Loyalty. Loyal Lifetime Customers
Utilities in the United States can no longer assume that residents will automatically be long-term, loyal customers. Deregulation, community-based energy services, and novel technologies are putting new power into consumers’ hands. Growing ranks...
Don’t Tally EV Sales Numbers, Keep an Eye on Electric Vehicle Market Share
It’s been nearly a decade since the first mainstream plug-in cars, like the Nissan LEAF and Chevrolet Volt, first went on sale. In that inaugural year, 2011, merely 17,425 US car buyers purchased an EV or plug-in hybrid. It was an ultra-niche...
Today’s savvy homeowners are increasingly using networked thermostats, app-controlled lighting, and energy-efficient appliances to manage creature comforts and electricity bills. The smart home revolution goes into overdrive when residents buy an...