Orlando’s Electric Fleet Leadership (EV Obsession Video)

David Dunn, Fleet and Facilities Division Manager for the City of Orlando, kicked off his EV Transportation & Technology Summit presentation by explaining that the City of Orlando has a deep sustainability focus, and an aim to adopt […]

GM’s Electrification Path & Plans (EV Obsession Video)

GM’s Britta Gross, Director of Advanced Vehicle Commercialization Policy, gave perhaps my favorite presentation at the EV Transportation & Technology Summit. Her presentation was essentially split into two (or three) sections. She first talked about Drive Electric Florida, then Drive Electric […]

EV Standards & EV Technology (EV Obsession Video)

To kick of the presentations at the 1st annual EV Transportation & Technology Summit, Doug Kettles provided an introductory presentation (“EV 101” is what I’d call it) that covered many aspects of EVs. He discussed different […]

Tesla’s Secret Master Plan (For Those Just Joining The Party)

If you’ve obsessively been following Tesla for long, there’s a decent chance you’ve already run across this. But a few things this week reminded me that the majority of the population, and probably even the majority […]

Renault-Nissan EVs Saved 18 Tons Of CO2 From Being Emitted At COP21 –108,000 Miles Without Petroleum

EV Obsession previously covered the Renault-Nissan Alliance’s support of climate action with EV shuttles at COP21. Well, here you have some math thanks to that support — the fleet of 200 electric vehicles saved 18 tons of […]

Carlos Ghosn Talks LEAF, Electric Car Future, Carsharing, & Connected Cars In Paris

Electric vehicles are only ~1% of the car market at this time, according to an interview with CEO Carlos Ghosn, but that is expected to change fast. In the short video below, one finds fascinating points from […]

Nissan & Eaton Partner For Second-Life Battery Energy Storage Ambitions

The energy management company Eaton has partnered with Nissan in order to work on second-life electric vehicle energy storage solutions, according to recent reports. The partnership will see the lithium-ion batteries used in Nissan’s electric vehicles […]

Top 10 EV Obsession Stories of the Week

Check these out if you missed them during the week: New Tesla Model X Pictures More Reasons Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars Aren’t The Future (via CleanTechnica) Why Would Apple Sell An Electric Car? Former Exec Jean-Louis Gassee Explains […]

Cleantech Talk #13!

Originally published on CleanTechnica. We’ve finally relaunched Cleantech Talk! And there are two new co-hosts for the show — Kyle Field and Matthew Klippenstein. You can listen to this week’s episode on iTunes, on SoundCloud, or […]

Volvo XC90 T8 Voted Car Of The Year By Stuff Gadget Awards 2015

One of the top selling “gadget magazines” in the UK, Stuff, has named the Volvo XC90 T8 Twin Engine as the “Stuff Gadget Awards 2015 Car of the Year,” according to recent reports. The Volvo offering […]

Study: South Africans Can Save Big By Going Electric

Car owners in South Africa can save significant amounts of money by switching over to electric models, according to a new study from the uYilo e-Mobility Technology Innovation Programme at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. The new […]

Solar Cars Save Money

Originally published on Clean Power Research. By Gavin Novotny Is it possible to save more money by combining an electric vehicle (EV) with a home solar PV system rather than considering each individually? Often the answer […]

Model X Fuel Efficiency Tidbits & Related Points

Originally published on CleanTechnica. By Mike Barnard The Tesla Model X is the first fully electric SUV in the world. It was announced with much fanfare — Bioweapon Defense Mode! Falcon-wing doors! Clown-car volumes of people […]