Is Apple Really Developing An Electric Car? (In Depth)
One of the hot electric car stories of the week is that Apple may be working on an electric car of its own. A lot of sites have been eagerly reporting on this, but with little […]
Tesla Gigafactory To Start Early, Reports Tesla Official
The Tesla Gigafactory will reportedly start operations in 2016, rather than 2017 — a bit early. A Tesla official supposedly made such a statement in Japan on Friday. The Gigafactory has been ahead of schedule at least since its site […]
Tesla Soon To Unveil Tesla Home Battery
Originally published on Solar Love. We’re gonna unveil the Tesla home battery, or consumer battery, that will be for use in people’s houses or businesses, fairly soon. We have the design done, and it should start going […]
Tesla Sales — Updates & Estimates
Based on Tesla’s sales, delivery, and production statements from its conference call the other day, I’ve updated US Tesla delivery (what we’re calling “sales”) estimates for 2014 and 2015. I’ve left the estimate for January 2015 as […]
“Secret Weapon” To Increase Tesla Demand & Beat Dealers — Ideas
On the quarterly Tesla conference call held this week, CEO & Chairman Elon Musk stated, “I think we have a secret weapon on the demand side that will probably start to deploy later this year. We’ll see […]
Mitsubishi Concept Plug-In Hybrid SUV Unveiled In Chicago
Mitsubishi has gone and unveiled yet another plug-in hybrid electric SUV — at the Chicago Auto Show yesterday. This follows several other plug-in hybrid SUVs that have been announced by major manufacturers, including Mitsubishi’s own Outlander Plug-in, […]
GM: We Will Seriously, Definitely Produce The Chevy Bolt
General Motors (GM) must have gotten a pretty stellar response to the Chevy Bolt concept electric car that it unveiled at the Detroit Motor Show last month (heck, the Bolt even got the editorial board of the Chicago Tribune […]
Tesla: More Pure-Electric Car Revenue Than All Other Companies Combined
The folks at Tesla aren’t stupid. They know what to highlight to make a point. The first sentence in the 4th quarter & full year shareholder letter Tesla published last night reads: “Tesla continues to drive […]
Tesla Model X Special Features = No Show Before Delivery
We’ve got a lot to report from Tesla’s 2014 4th quarter earnings report and conference call. This post will discuss some of the Tesla Model X stuff. First, however, the Model X has been spotted testing a […]
Check Out These Chicks Reacting To The Tesla P85D
On CleanTechnica this past week, a video of a bunch of dudes reacting to the wicked acceleration of the P85D got a lot of attention. It was fun to watch, but this one below of the […]
Most Fuel Efficient Cars In 2015 (USA)
Our “most fuel efficient cars in 2014” article was one of the most popular articles on the site for a long time… and now it’s time for an update. Of course, US cars just keep getting more and […]
Top 12 EV Obsession Articles of 2014
EV Obsession is still very much a baby, but it has been growing strong. 2014 was a great year for us, and the top articles we published were these 12: 1. Electric Cars 2014 — Prices, Efficiency, […]
Cadillac ELR Prices Just Keep Dropping
When the recommended base price of the Cadillac ELR came out, it made the car a bit of a laugh. Sure, by many standards, the ELR is a beautiful car. It offers luxury, and it offers […]
VW Investing In Battery Startup With Aim To Triple Electric Vehicle Range
Volkswagen (VW) has bought a chunk of battery startup QuantumScape Corp, and those close to the deal say that the aim is an electric vehicle battery with 3 times the range (presumably, for the same cost). Talk […]
Elon Musk & Tesla Hit Back at Claims of Nevada Connivery
After the Tesla Gigafactory was announced, but before a location was selected, there was rampant speculation regarding which state would get it, what they would have to offer, and whether or not Tesla was using negotiations […]