Tesla Model S A “Top 10 American Car Of All Time,” Terrorizes Oil Industry

In the latest of a very long line of accolades and distinctions that the Tesla Model S has carved out for itself during the last few years, the highly regarded electric vehicle (EV) was recently named […]

Mitsubishi, EDF, PSA, & Others Launch 2nd-Life Batteries Pilot

Siblings Mitsubishi Motors Corporation and Mitsubishi Corporation have teamed up with a number of big corporate players to run a demonstration project using old electric car batteries for stationary electricity storage in Europe. The full list of […]

Car & Driver Calls Tesla Model S 70D “Car Of The Century”

In a recent article, the highly regarded and long-respected industry magazine Car & Driver gave pretty high praise to the recently upgraded Tesla Model S 70D — even going so far as to referring to it as […]

Nissan-Renault Alliance Sells Its 250,000th Electric Vehicle

More than 250,000 electric vehicles (EVs) have been sold to date by the Renault-Nissan Alliance — making the alliance far and away the world’s top seller of EVs. For those with a sense of curiosity to […]

Study: Chevy Volt Burns Less Gas & Emits Less Smog-Forming Gases Than Competitor PHEVs

A new study from GM (recently presented to the Society of Automotive Engineers) found that the Chevy Volt burns considerably less gasoline than competitor plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), as well as generating considerably less of the the […]

Tesla’s Competitive Advantages — 5 Big Ones

Tesla has several big competitive advantages, imho. I’m going to discuss 5 below, but 3 tangible ones and 2 intangibles. [Full disclosure: I’m long TSLA… for obvious reasons.] Tesla’s huge competitive advantages, imho, are: 1) The […]

Georgia Bill Would Cut $5,000 EV Incentive + Add $200/Year Fee

Georgia’s House and Senate have passed a bill that would eliminate the state’s $5,000 zero-emission-vehicle (ZEV) tax credit and also put a $200/year road usage fee on electric vehicles. Oy, not good news. The bill hasn’t been signed into […]

Plug-in Hybrid Class 3 Truck Launched By Efficient Drivetrains

One of the big things CleanTechnica and EV Obsession readers have repeatedly pushed for, requested, aggressively demanded, etc., has been electric trucks (plugin-hybrids at the least). When you think about how inefficient trucks are, there’s great […]

Chevy Volt = “Best Green Car 2015” on Consumer Reports Top 10 List

For the second year in a row, the Tesla Model S was the “best overall” car on the market, according to Consumer Reports in its 2015 “10 Best American Cars You Can Buy” ranking. Something that got […]