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Tony, I'd think that your referring to people as 'low-brow' might also violate the terms of service as a personal attack. At least, it seems so to me. Whether it is or not, it's definitely not taking the high road. Back on topic, those who are interested and don't follow MNL might wish to...

I'm not sure, but I think the remaining one at Bookman's may have been the first. OTOH, one has now popped up on the big island of Hawaii - the photo is unmistakably a dual-mode charger.

True, I was sloppy in my wording. While it's possible to burn H2 in an ICE, only 'FCEVs', 'FCHVs', and 'PHFCEVs' are electric tech among H2-fueled vehicles.

As I'm always at pains to point out, H2 is electric tech, as they are FCEVs, i.e. electric vehicles. As to which wins out, we'll see, but it's always nice to have competition to keep companies motivated to improve their offerings.

Two of the three U.S. CCS QCs in Arizona formerly shown on Plugshare have now disappeared. OTOH, new CCS QCs have now appeared in Vermont and New Jersey. The Vermont listing seems solid; I'm not sure about the one in New Jersey.

Although the $6,548 BMW CCS QC announcement isn't news, some of the details mentioned in this article at ABG, "Plug In 2014 BMW i DC Fast is poised to change the EV game", are new. Quoting from the article: "That's why the first of the new blue boxes will be installed at the 285 i dealers in...

Yes, they've got the capital, a point of sale billing model with which we have over a century of successful experience, and the real estate in the right places. The problem with QCs is that no one has been able to come up with point of sale billing that costs less than gas for a Prius, because...

Famous last words: "You can't get people to sit on top of a bunch of explosions", said by an early auto maker (Albert Pope?) ca. 1898, as he explained why BEVs would win out over ICEs. Let's just say that his claim didn't hold up. Yeah, we've all seen the Hindenberg, even though we now know...

Just depends on the relative rate at which FCEVs and BEVs improve. Each has advantages and disadvantages at the moment, and the competition will keep both technologies advancing, until we can pick a winner (or both win).

I can't speak for Japan or Europe, but there will be a variety of sources here in California. Some will be from SMR from NG, some from biogas (municipal sewage used for heat/electricity/H2), some electrolysis from wind/solar/nuclear, etc. The requirement is that a minimum of 33% comes from...

Do they still have a car with a radar gun sitting in Nicasio most weekends?

Back when I was considerably younger and owned a Datsun 2000 Roadster, I used to occasionally drive over to Marin from Oakland early on nice Sunday mornings with only the tonneau cover on, dressed in wool turtleneck, hooded windbreaker, watch cap and driving gloves, just so I could blast along...

There are three new CCS/Chademo shown on Plugshare in the Bay Area. Two are eVgo dual CHAdeMO/CCS : one in Mountain View, one in Menlo Park. [Edit: the one in Mountain View is a separate unit; the one in Menlo Park has just disappeared from Plugshare] There's also a dual unit in Benicia, not...

Which is why I wrote "in a few special cases".

Although it's certainly a far cry from any official move by GM to offer the Spark EV in more states, this article from insideevs.com indicates that in a few special cases some are escaping: "Chevy Spark EV Trickles Into Dealerships Outside Of California And Oregon"...

There aren't any yet, and the one previously shown at Sonnen BMW in Marin has now disappeared from Plugshare. Meanwhile, another one has popped up in SoCal, but it's at Pacific Nissan in San Diego, so it's highly unlikely - judging by the photos there's just a CHAdeMO there. I don't know if...

No, LG Chem uses LiMN2O4 chemistry. The battery in the 2014 Spark is by A123 and is LiFePO4. Each has advantages and disadvantages, but personally I prefer LiFePO4 for its better cycle life, heat tolerance and lowest risk of thermal runaway. LiMNO4 has higher specific energy/energy density...

Either 14 or 15 CCS locations in the U.S. now. One of the 5 in SoCal has now disappeared from the Plugshare map, and I'm still unsure if the Marin BMW one actually exists. People need to stop posting 'coming soon' locations on Plugshare. If NRG-eVgo has started to retrofit their sites as...

High temps = low air density = less drag (and higher tire pressures if you haven't adjusted them).

Updated U.S. CHAdeMO totals in OP to 633, per Nissan claims in GCR article: http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1093001_nissans-dc-quick-charging-stations-630-chademo-sites-live-today