Well known lithium-ion battery manufacturer A123 Systems (which supplied batteries for the Fisker Karma) went the unfortunate bankruptcy route last year. It is now about to fully pull itself out of that, with the help of […]
Carlos Ghosn is and interesting man. He’s a French Lebanese Brazilian businessman and is Chairman and CEO of both Paris-based Renault and Japan-based Nissan. He’s one of the notable figures most optimistic about the future of electric […]
Evatran’s PluglessTM Level 2 Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging System is a clear leader in the wireless EV charging realm. I’ve been following the technology for years, and there aren’t many that are competing with it. Now, Bosch […]
Echo Automotive, which converts regular old gasmobiles (specifically, fleet vehicles) into plug-in hybrid and conventional hybrid electric vehicles, recently announced that it raised an extra $3 million in working capital. Kudos to Echo Automotive! Here’s the […]
The Nissan Leaf isn’t the only electric vehicle getting a great safety rating. The Ford Fusion Energi plug-in electric vehicle (PHEV) has also received a 5-star safety rating (the highest possible) from the National Highway Traffic […]
The Chevy Volt has a new ad out. I’m sorry to say that I think it misses the mark. It does a great job selling the Volt’s green idealism. But that’s not what should be getting […]
Nissan has been an obvious leader in the electric car arena. It’s getting closing to leading the way in the electric van arena, too. The company is now field testing its 100% electric e-NV200 compact van. In […]
FOX NEWS (“news,” I should write) is so lame I’m not sure if it’s sad or funny. It bashed the heck out of Tesla for years due to the fact that the company won a $450 […]
Production of the Mitsubishi Outlander plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) is set to double now that the source of some fire-related issues has been identified. The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, which is produced in Japan, is going […]
Maps. Electric vehicles. Interactive. What’s not to love! The California Center for Sustainable Energy (CCSE), which administers California’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Project (CVRP), has created a cool new map that shows were plug-in electric vehicles (whose owners […]
Here’s some more good Nissan Leaf news to wrap up the weekend. The 2013 Nissan Leaf has received a “Top Safety Pick” rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). “Driver and passenger safety are top […]
Police fleets in Hong Kong and the UK recently got electric motorcycles and Nissan Leafs (respectively) for their crime-fighting (or crime-dealing, depending who they are) duties. The UK order, for the West Midlands police force, is […]
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has put up official range and fuel economy figures for the 2013 Nissan Leaf. The range (on a 90% charge) is rated at 75 miles. The combined (city and highway) fuel […]
BMW recently hosted a hackathon in Mountain View, CA, aimed at addressing issues related to electric car charging. The hackathon was sponsored by ChargePoint and Drive Now. The big dilemma the hackathon was focused on was how […]
Last week, BYD and the City of Lancaster announced the launch of two BYD manufacturing facilities in Lancaster. BYD is a China-based company focused on the production of rechargeable batteries, electric and hybrid vehicles, and other green energy technologies. It’s […]
