Chevy Spark EV Now Being Manufactured In USA
Update April 22: As a reader notes: “The Spark EV is made in Korea, the motor will be made in the USA, that’s it. They are actually shipping the motors to Korea, putting them in the […]
300,000 Kilometers & 3 Years Later, BYD e6 Taxis Lose Just 5% Of Range
According to a recent BYD post on Google+, some BYD e6 taxis have been tested for three years now. One result so far is that these taxis have only lost 5% of their range. From the […]
Peugeot Launching 100% Electric Version Of Its Super-Popular ‘Partner’ Van
The french car company Peugot, a part of the second largest carmaker based in Europe — PSA Peugeot Citroën, recently announced that it will be releasing a 100% electric version of their popular “Partner” van. The […]
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’s Texas Dealership Battle
Tesla has a very unique way of selling its cars, as you may have learned by now. And something I didn’t quite catch until recently is that Elon Musk considers it a necessity to the growth […]
Zappos CEO Purchases 100 Tesla Model S Sedans For Project 100
Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh recently announced a coming addition to his “Project 100” in downtown Las Vegas. The Tesla Model S will be part of his complete transportation system, with 100 Model S sedans being added to […]
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 […]
Green(ish) Car Sales — March 2013
I put up a post yesterday on plug-in electric vehicle (including plugin-hybrid electric vehicle) sales for March 2013 and Quarter 1 2013. For an even broader look at “green car” sales (personally, if it’s not a […]
Renault Twin’Z — New All-Electric City Car Concept
The Twin’Z is the latest all-electric concept car from Renault and British designer Ross Lovegrove. The all-electric concept car is the fruit of their close collaboration and brings together two worlds — the world of furniture and that […]
Nearly 200,000 Plug-In Electric Vehicles With V2B Technology To Be Sold By 2020
In a recent study by Navigant Research, the market research firm reports that nearly 200,000 plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) equipped with vehicle-to-building (V2B) technology will be sold from 2012 through 2020. (This should be a standard option on […]
Tesla Likely 1st Quarter EV Sales Leader In US
I wrote yesterday that the Nissan Leaf beat the Volt (by quite a bit) in March sales — to be specific, 2,236 to 1,478. Looking at the full quarter, however, the Volt was on top. The Volt had 4,244 sales, […]
Electric Tuk-Tuk From Terra Motors To Take Over Asia?
I ain’t gonna lie — I think tuk-tuks are pretty damn cute. Of course, the conventional ones are some polluting little dudes. But more electric tuk-tuks are popping onto the scene, which should help to clean […]
Nissan’s 1947 Tama EV
Silver linings are fun. And here’s a historical one that I think you all will love. Following Japan’s WWII loss, the country made a concerted effort to cut its dependence on gasoline, since gasoline imports were […]
Nissan Leaf Has Record Month (2,236 Sales), Chevy Volt Going Strong (1,478 Sales)
March sales numbers are in for the Nissan Leaf & Chevy Volt. After lagging the Volt for many months, Leaf sales shot up and (as you can see in the title) far surpassed Volt sales for […]
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 […]