Electric Vehicle Survey Reminder
If you, like me, are a “wannabe” EV owner, here’s one last reminder to complete the survey below. You can also click this link and complete it there. In either case, be sure to click “Done” when you complete […]
Wyoming Electric Vehicle Tax Launched (Boo!)
Following on the heels of 7 other states around the country that have made similar moves, the Wyoming legislature recently passed a bill that will see electric vehicle (EV) owners charged a $50 annual fee, supposedly […]
California’s Pilot Program With Special EV Charging Rate Ending Soon
As noted recently in a post on the Tesla Motors Club forum (tip of the hat to “lov2krz“), the current PEV (plug-in electric vehicle) pilot program in California is “ending” somewhat soon. So, for those interested, […]
Wannabe EV Owner/Lessee Survey!!
Our survey of electric car owners and lessees went very well, with 800 people completing the survey! A couple of years ago, I think we wouldn’t have gotten half that number. But now is time for the […]
Nissan LEAF & Renault Zoe Trump Mercedes A180, Mercedes C180, & BMW 320i
Originally published on CleanTechnica. Years ago, I did cost comparisons of the Nissan Leaf and “comparable” Nissan gasmobiles. I haven’t been doing such comparisons any longer for one simple reason: it’s like comparing apples and oranges. Basically, […]
How Getting An Electric Car Can Cut Your Electricity Bill
The common assumption is that getting an electric car will jack up your electricity usage and thus electricity bill, and that is probably the norm to one extent or another, but that’s not always the case. […]
BMW i ChargeForward Pilot Launches In San Francisco
BMW and Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) have partnered to launch an 18-month pilot of the BMW i ChargeForward Program in San Francisco, according to recent reports. The pilot program will see roughly 100 BMW i3 […]
Top EV Cities In US — 10 Charts
Some of the factors contributing to the relatively fast adoption of electric vehicles (EV) in some American metropolitan markets have been identified and characterized by a new study from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). […]
JB Straubel (Tesla CTO) Talks About Disruptive Shift To Lithium-Ion Batteries, + More
Earlier this year, Tesla Motors CTO JB Straubel gave a presentation at the THINK 15 conference. I recently caught word of a video of his presentation and checked it out. It’s a good one (of course), so […]
Last Reminder: Complete This Survey If You Drive An Electric Car
If you were MIA this weekend and missed my first appeal to complete an electric car owner and lessee survey that I created, I would like to humbly request that you step it up and complete […]
Dutch EV Incentives — Diving In
In my recent trip to the Netherlands, I got to speak with a handful of electric vehicle experts. Of course, I was quite curious about EV incentives, so I probed them about those. The Netherlands is one […]
Nissan LEAF Used Is Cheaper Than Toyota Prius Used
Originally published on CleanTechnica. Brain Kent — who is on a 100-day, 48-state negative-carbon road trip in his Nissan LEAF — recently dropped an epic comment on an article we published about used Nissan LEAF prices. It deserves […]
Electric Car Tipping Point (For Domination) Within 10 Years, Tesla CTO JB Straubel Predicts (Video)
Tesla Motors CTO JB Straubel was the headliner at Intersolar North America last week. He talked about the transition to lithium-ion batteries and how that opened the floodgates for electric cars and stationary storage (eventually); the […]
Smart Buy: Used Nissan LEAF
Used Nissan LEAFs can apparently be a pretty good choice for those in the market for a used car, according to Consumer Reports. Given that many LEAFs are now nearing the ends of their leasing terms, […]
Chevy Bolt Updates, + Awkward Swipes At Tesla
General Motors (GM) seems keen to keep a strong focus on its coming long-range, affordable electric car — the Chevy Bolt. If nothing else is clear, it’s clear that GM wants to be seen as a […]