Dutch EV Incentives — Diving In
In my recent trip to the Netherlands, I got to speak with a handful of electric vehicle experts. Of course, I was quite curious about EV incentives, so I probed them about those. The Netherlands is one […]
Nissan LEAF Used Is Cheaper Than Toyota Prius Used
Originally published on CleanTechnica. Brain Kent — who is on a 100-day, 48-state negative-carbon road trip in his Nissan LEAF — recently dropped an epic comment on an article we published about used Nissan LEAF prices. It deserves […]
New Photos: Tesla Gigafactory
Originally published on CleanTechnica. Our good friend Bob Tregilus, host of the Plug In America podcast, has just dropped us some more pictures of the under-construction Tesla Gigafactory, which will be the largest building in the world in terms of […]
Europe vs North America vs China EV Sales (Charts)
Following sales reports on June US electric car sales, Europe electric car sales, and China electric car sales, I thought it would be interesting to compare the powerhouses (and throw Canada on top of the US […]
Europe Electric Car Sales — Zoe #1, Model S #2, Outlander PHEV #3 In June
Europe electric car sales are in for the month of June from Jose Pontes*. It’s a really interesting market. More interesting than North America, China, or any other, imho. Individual country markets in Europe are getting […]
Understanding TSLA Stock Sales From Tesla VP Jerome M. Guillen
An interesting thread popped up on the Tesla Motors Club forum this week about a stock sale from Tesla VP Jerome M. Guillen. (Full disclosure: I’m long TSLA.) The sale had been announced in an SEC filing, and […]
Ludicrous Tesla Model S P90D Badge Will Be…
Almost immediately after the Ludicrous Tesla Model S announcement was made, people were wondering and asking what the short form of the car’s name should be (I’m going with Tesla Model S P90DL) and what the badge would look […]
Electric Car Tipping Point (For Domination) Within 10 Years, Tesla CTO JB Straubel Predicts (Video)
Tesla Motors CTO JB Straubel was the headliner at Intersolar North America last week. He talked about the transition to lithium-ion batteries and how that opened the floodgates for electric cars and stationary storage (eventually); the […]
Tulip Concept EV Looks Pretty, & Cool
A concept electric vehicle called Tulip was recently unveiled by designer Ognyan Bozhilov on Behance and YouTube. I’m not sure what Ognyan needs to actually produce this vehicle, and I typically don’t cover vehicles unless they look like […]
BYD Qin Still Crushing It In China (China Electric Car Sales — June)
José Pontes does a great job rounding up electric car sales and registration numbers for countries around the world, and that includes China. But before diving into the latest numbers from China, let me get this obligatory […]
Electric Cars Now = 23% Of New Car Sales In Norway
Electric car sales keep climbing and climbing in Norway. In 2013, many of us were shocked to learn that electric cars were accounting for about 10–15% of new car sales in the country. We are now […]
ELIX Wireless Rolls Out A 10kW Wireless EV Charger With 92% Efficiency
The idea of wireless electric vehicle charging is loved by some and despised by others (who think it’s simply too inefficient), but there’s no debating that various companies are putting their money into growing this market. […]
Top 25 Electric Cars In Europe (May Registrations Roundup)
I love looking at the Dutch, French, German, and Norwegian electric car sales data, but looking at the bigger European picture is where the real fun is. Throwing everything together from the different countries, it’s hard […]
Volkswagen e-Golf Is Ecstatic In Norway, Clear #1
After covering France (#2), Netherlands (#3), and Germany (#4) electric car sales, it’s time to cover the big dog — the #1 electric car market in Europe. Norway, here we come! It’s a very different story […]
Volkswagen Golf GTE Takes #1 From Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV In Netherlands
The Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) had been holding the #1 spot in electric car sales in the Netherlands for a while. It’s been doing well in other European markets as well, propelling it to #1 in Europe […]