Plug-in hybrids appear to be gaining significant market share in Norway, possibly at the expense of all-electric vehicles, going by the May 2016 sales figures recently compiled by the EV Sales blog. Year-on-year sales growth for […]
We previously covered news of Ontario’s rumored $8.3 billion climate change plan, one which features substantial incentives for electric vehicle buyers and owners. It seems that our earlier coverage of the plan was accurate, as the […]
Has the expected delivery timeline for Tesla Model X orders in China been changed? Are international Tesla Model X deliveries running even further behind schedule than previously thought? A recent post on a popular Tesla discussion […]
Some of you may remember that there was previously some bad blood between the runners of the gear-head TV show Top Gear and Tesla — following the use of misleading cuts in footage to make it appear that […]
Originally published on CleanTechnica. Wait a second, is it Groundhog Day? Am I having a flashback? As you may recall, Tesla previously offered a Model S 60. It was even for sale last year. But then […]
The government of Andorra recently approved substantial incentives for the purchase of various types of electric vehicles in the country, according to an email sent to CleanTechnica and EV Obsession. The new incentives will make the […]
Originally posted on the ECOreport. After a year-long test of two Model S P85D loaner cars and the all-electric BMW i3, an important announcement was made this morning. Greenlots, the City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), and […]
We’ve reported previously on the fact that there are now BMW i3s in use in various parts of Europe as police cars. In a nod to that previous coverage, the image below (courtesy of Andrea Podda) […]
As much as 20% of its vehicle sales in the European market will be of electric vehicles by the year 2020, according to Nissan’s Europe EV division chief, Gareth Dunsmore. So, 20% by 2020. Well, that’s […]
An analyst at Global Equities Research by the name of Trip Chowdhry has publicly commented that he considers the market value of the Tesla/Panasonic Gigafactory to be $50 billion, according to recent reports. Considering that the […]
One of the less-obvious ways that Tesla has been shaking up the auto industry with its iconoclastic ideas has been its move towards over-the-air/wireless software updates as a way of dealing with some problems — rather […]
A newly expanded partnership with the Advanced Power and Energy Program at the University of California, Irvine, was recently announced by Kia Motors America and Hyundai America Technical Center through a press release. The partnership will […]
I was never much of a forums dude. But I slowly got more and more into them while covering electric vehicles. I think I first stumbled across the GM-Volt.com forum, and then the Tesla Motors Club forum. […]
Brooks Weisblat of Drag Times recently posted a funny video of him challenging his son to grab a $100 bill from the windshield of his Tesla Model S P90D while accelerating rapidly… the incentive being that, […]
A number of recent strikes in France have done damage (presumably, temporary damage) to the country’s oil industry, and caused a number of gas and diesel shortages. These recent fuel-availability disruptions have apparently driven increased interest […]
