With EV sales increasing, more affordable models are starting to come into the marketplace. GM, in a bid to cash in on this market, recently released the Chevy Spark EV. In limited release, in California and Oregon, the […]
This article is about a study published by Renault on the emissions of electric vehicles vs that of diesel- and gas-fueled vehicles. The Renault Fluence 4-door, 5-seat sedan product line was used for this study. This […]
The US Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced that about twice as many electric vehicles were sold in the first half of 2013 compared to the first half of 2012. The DOE noted the very low […]
The Chevy Spark EV is a compact electric vehicle with some very unusual characteristics (in a good way). 1. The Chevy Spark EV can recharge in as little as 20 minutes using a special charging accessory. 2. […]
Below is one useful review of the Chevy Volt. Notably, as with many things, financial savings or not from driving the PHEV are going to vary from person to person. Also, EV rebates or other incentives […]
Here’s another cool video from Kelly Olsen, this one featuring some Nissan Leaf owners who discuss the benefits of electric cars, how convenient they are, how pretty the Nissan Leaf looks, and how to use the […]
Here’s something that hadn’t really crossed my mind: a new generation of drivers may never have to mess with the complexity, dirtiness, and pollution of driving in a gasmobile. Thanks to the wonderful family who highlighted […]
This is something that may be unique to me, but I don’t think so — for a long time, I thought electric cars needed a special charging station or charger. All the talk about new EV […]
In all seriousness, our roads and bridges don’t have the funding they need. The gas tax needs to be raised and new revenue sources need to be identified simply to maintain the infrastructure we have. That […]
China, the largest country in the world according to population, the second-largest according to GDP, and the largest according to CO2 emissions, has had a tendency of late to do things in a big way. It […]
Following up on the 18 videos we’ve already shared from Tesla Motors’ battery swapping demo on Thursday night, below are four more that were created by the creator of 17 of those 18 videos mentioned above. […]
The big electric car news of the week was surely the Tesla Model S battery pack swap demo that I wrote about yesterday. Tesla had been hinting about it for weeks… or years, depending on how […]
Electric car cost vs gas car cost is a perennial issue of discussion. Of course, the result keeps changing, and the options for comparison keep growing (as more and more electric cars are available for sale […]
A recent Wall Street Journal article included a nice infographic showing that driving an electric car in California or Georgia actually put more money in your pocket than driving a gasmobile. This is something I’ve tackled […]
This really won’t come to any surprise to most people, but electric vehicles are better for the environment and overall human health. To back up this obvious claim, a three-year research project was conducted in the northeast of […]
