Tesla Battery Swap Q&A And Demo Videos
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 […]
Tesla Unveils 90-Second Battery Swap (VIDEO)
Tesla’s last big announcement following months of good news and press conferences was the announcement that it could perform a 90-second battery swap and would be rolling out battery swapping stations on the East and West […]
Zap Jonway Introduces 4 New EV Models For China
Zap Jonway, an automobile manufacturer headquartered in Santa Rosa, California, has unveiled its latest lineup of 2013 electric vehicles, including two versions of a 5-star minivan, a 3-Door E380 SUV, and a 5-Door E-Falcon SUV. The 5-star minivan […]
Electric Car Cost vs Gas (Calculators)
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 […]
Wheego Electric Cars Selling Despite Lack Of Attention, To Offer Electric SUV
Wheego is an electric car company based out of Atlanta that you probably haven’t heard of. It doesn’t get nearly the attention of Tesla or the Nissan Leaf, or even CODA. Of course, its sales don’t […]
Mia Electric Microbus — £16,995 (Photos & Video)
The Mia Electric Microbus, a rather interesting and cute little vehicle, is hitting the aisles in the UK this summer (i.e. it’s going on sale there). According to a Mia Electric press release, the electric microbuses […]
Driving An EV Puts More Money In Your Pocket
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 […]
Honda Reduces Cost Of Fit EV To $259/Month
Honda has just announced a deal for those who are looking to lease their Honda Fit EV. Starting in June, Honda will cut the lease price of the Fit EV from $389 a month down to […]
Chevy Spark EV Price Is $27,495 Before Incentives!
The 2014 Chevrolet Spark EV has undercut the prices of the rest of the electric vehicles on the market. At $27,495 without the federal tax credit (which is up to $7,500), it’s a real steal. When […]
Nissan Leaf Battery Can Now Be Leased In UK, 100 Improvements Made To Car
Potential Nissan Leaf customers in the UK may be happy to hear that they now have this option. You can now get a Leaf in the UK for as little as £15,990 (after the UK £5,000 plug-in grant), […]
Tesla 4th Model — Affordable EV — To Come In 2017
Tesla’s fourth production model is now expected to be released as early as 2017, according to the man — Elon Musk — himself. The new model, following after the Model X SUV in 2014, will be […]
Nissan Leaf vs Nissan Rogue (Cost Comparison)
Update: the 2013 MPGe rating for the Leaf is actually 116 (not 99), so the calculations below are actually heavily biased in favor of the Rogue. Feel free to play around with the spreadsheet to see more accurate […]
Nissan Leaf vs Nissan Juke (Cost Comparison)
Update: the 2013 MPGe rating for the Leaf is actually 116 (not 99), so the calculations below are actually heavily biased in favor of the Juke. Feel free to play around with the spreadsheet to see more accurate […]
Bollore Bluecar — €12,000 Electric Car
Electric cars keep getting cheaper and cheaper, fast. Of course, one easy way to drop the purchase price of an electric car is to drop its battery pack. Naturally, an electric car needs batteries to run, […]
2013 Nissan Leaf Range Gets 15% Boost In Europe, Price Drop
The UK-produced Nissan Leaf is reportedly getting a bit of a performance boost. The 2012 Japan-produced Leaf got a very respectable 109 miles of range (on a single charge). However, the 2013 UK-produced Leaf will get […]