There’s been some criticism of Tesla as of late, owing to the problems that have accompanied the launch of the Model X. Most of these have seemingly related to longer-than-expected wait times for delivery — apparently, […]
It’s a somewhat common industry practice for automakers to purchase the offerings of rival automakers in order to tear them down, to try to get an idea of things that can be stolen, etc. While it probably comes […]
It seems that roadtrips in electric vehicles are becoming increasingly feasible (and enjoyable), given how often we seem to be hearing about them as of late. Of course many of the roadtrips we’ve covered recently have […]
Most of those reading this are probably already aware that electric vehicles were actually quite popular back at the beginning of the 20th century, near the dawn of the automotive industry. The extent of this popularity […]
While the electric vehicle sector is often spoken of as a relatively homogenous entity, the truth is that there’s not necessarily that much overlap between buyers of a Tesla Model S, a Nissan LEAF, a Mahindra […]
Despite all of its ongoing legal and PR issues (following the diesel emissions cheating scandal), it seems that Volkswagen is still chugging along just fine …. The company recently released a number of new teaser images […]
The wireless electric vehicle charging technology company Momentum Dynamics will deliver a 200 kilowatt (kW) wireless (inductive) charging system for the municipal bus market by the end of the year, going by recent comments made by […]
The top producer of automotive-industry-utilized lithium-ion battery cells in 2014 was Japan — with around 2 gigawatt-hours of batteries produced in the country during the year — according to a new infographic from the US Department […]
More than 1.4 million kilometers (869,919.7 miles) of travel was undertaken via Audi’s Electric Mobility Showcase — which saw 80 Audi A1 e-tron prototypes and 40 production models of the Audi A3 Sportback e-tron put to […]
The effects of global demand-side polices incentivizing plug-in electric vehicles purchases were examined in a recent report from Navigant Research — one that saw trends in historic sales and market conditions correlated with incentives-based support efforts, […]
The former electric motorcycle firm Mission Motor Company has been acquired by Vayon Holdings Limited, according to a recent press release. The acquisition by Vayon Holdings was, according to the firm, driven by its interests in […]
The findings of a recent study on consumer attitudes toward electric and low-emission vehicles, commissioned by the California Air Resources Board, is slated to be publicly presented by Dr Ken Kurani of the UC Davis Institute […]
The CEO of Tesla, Elon Musk, took quite a different tack in 2015 as compared to many other auto manufacturer CEOs with regard to monetary compensation, with the popular public figure only taking home $37,584 in […]
While executives at most of the major auto manufacturers around the world have been burying their heads in the sand for the last decade or so with regard to electric vehicles, the recent unveiling of the […]
Researchers at Lappeenranta University of Technology in Finland recently completed work examining new methods of extracting lithium from natural brine sources — revealing that the new methods allow for an increase in the purity of the […]
