IIHS: Tesla Model 3 Collision Avoidance Rating = “Superior.” What About Other Ratings?

Originally published on CleanTechnica. The Insurance Institute For Highway Safety is a private testing agency for the insurance industry. In its latest report, it has tested the forward collision warning and emergency braking systems built into the Tesla […]

EVs, Automation, and Artificial-Intelligence: Opportunities, and Threats

Image Credit – Yanfeng Interiors 100 Years War Were you aware that 3,285 people were killed today, in a war that has been going on for decades, and that each year at least 20 million people […]

Road Trial to Test How EV Range is Affected by High Acceleration.

Introduction I was recently involved in a discussion below the line about the effect of levels of acceleration an electric vehicle range. This was below one of the articles in CleanTechnica. I was arguing that heavy […]

Does Tesla Have A Free Pass?

Has Tesla Received a Free Pass? Five years ago, electric-powered vehicles began to make an appearance. Nissan and Tesla proceeded along two entirely different approaches to converting buyers from ICE vehicles to electric-powered vehicles. Nissan added […]

The Secret EV Sales Tool!

I’ve been an advocate for EVs since restoring a 1994 USElecticar Chevy S-10 in 2009. I’ll admit my time horizon for wide adoption of EVs at that time was decades out. Little did I realize that […]

There’s No Such Thing as a Free Launch — Top Gear Video Revealing The Difference In EV and ICE traction

Talking about cars in general and electric cars in particular, you are bound to get around to the subject of the launch from 0–60 mph acceleration every now and then. And frankly, it doesn’t really make […]

China’s Green Licence Plates Scheme Goes National

China’s Green Licence Plate Timeline On the 20th of November, it was announced that China’s green new energy license plates would be rolled out across the nation in three stages. Previously, the green licence plates had […]

Ford Reveals First PHEV Designed For Police & Government Organizations

Following the reveal earlier this year of the first pursuit-rated hybrid police vehicle in the world, Ford has now also revealed a new plug-in hybrid offering designed for police forces and other government customers. While the […]

EV Road Trials — Different Levels of Range Under Different Conditions

Introduction On 1 October this year, I published an article in CleanTechnica, in which I shared my experience of driving an EV. I explained the facts, and theory, behind getting the best range out of an […]