DEND recently conducted an online survey of North Dakota to gauge current opinions about electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the state. Electric vehicle infrastructure is a major factor in adoption of EVs and North Dakota continues to improve charging options across the state.
(Dec 30, 2020) Dickinson and Williston latest North Dakota cities to join the DC Fast Charging game as two more charging hubs come online. Bismarck Tribune story What EVs are really going to be available in 2021? The biggest splash will be from several pick up truck models and the Ford Mach-E. Pick out your…
(Oct 1, 2020) More Level 3 DC Fast Chargers energized in North Dakota. Story from KVRR about Fargo chargers. There are now six Level 3 DCFC, online in North Dakota. A total of 17 DCFC hubs were funded by Volkswagen diesel settlement grants in a total of 10 North Dakota cities. Want to give an…
MAY 26, 2020 – In the 2019 State Legislative Session, electric vehicles were the subject of three pieces of legislation, one of which (SB 2061) directed the Interim Committee on Agriculture and Transportation to study electric vehicle charging infrastructure. The Committee has met twice and heard testimony from the Dept. of Transportation and other organizations including…
AUG 21, 2019 – The Cloud Crashed my Tesla on the wrong side of town. Luckily, I had lots of guns and ammo. One of my complaints about Tesla is that if there is a low-tech way to do something vs. a high-tech way to do something, Tesla will force the high-tech way on you,…
July 15, 2020 – (By Scott Meske) – One thing I’ve found is that WATTS, Lignite Energy Council’s Tesla X, draws a crowd everywhere we take the royal blue electric vehicle, even in a pandemic. Family Day Riverwalk was held in Bismarck’s Sertoma Park recently on a postcard perfect North Dakota summer day to give…
The COVID-19 pandemic appears to be hitting the EV market; causing BloombergNEF to downgrade its forecast for 2020 by 16 percent. The impact on battery demand is also expected to be significant. Greenbiz story. GM will continue with plans to retool at Detroit plant to build electric vehicles, even in the face of the COVID-19…
