A new ultra-fast electric vehicle charging station, the largest such station in the world, was recently brought online in Beijing, China. The new station — the new Xiaoying Public Transit Bus Terminal in Chaoyang district — […]
The UK government has agreed to work towards the goal of ensuring that all new cars, buses, and vans sold in 2050 are electrics as part of a new initiative that’s being supported by Norway, Holland, […]
The ongoing ElectriCity electric bus pilot program in Gothenburg, Sweden, has turned some of its buses into Christmas decorations/celebrations of a sort, going by a recent press release. As one can see, the light decorations are […]
Despite the general public impression of Russia as being relatively opposed to renewable energy and electric vehicles, the city of Moscow will actually, reportedly, be getting a fleet of electric buses in 2016. Though, some questions remain, […]
The noted electric bus manufacturer Proterra will now be offering an option for factory installation of Mobileye’s aftermarket collision avoidance solution, as of 2016 models, according to recent reports. For some background here, Mobileye is the […]
Those living anywhere between the Australian cities of Melbourne and Sydney may have had the good fortune of spotting the test run of a new all-electric bus between the two cities over the last few days. […]
ABB has unveiled a new automated fast-charger system for electric buses — a system that will potentially allow electric buses operating in urban environments to run 24/7, only being taken out of service occasionally for maintenance. […]
A new analysis — taking into consideration such variable factors as travel time, associated emissions, overall energy use, noise, taxes, resource use, etc — has determined that electric buses could allow cities in Sweden (and elsewhere) to […]
A new online tool to help fleet operators (delivery fleets, taxi fleets, carsharing fleets, etc) decide when it makes economical sense to switch to electric vehicles (EVs) has been developed by researchers at the German Aerospace […]
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 […]
One of the leading oil suppliers of the world, Norway, is already quite well known for its relatively fast embrace of electric cars, having the highest per capita use and sale of electric cars anywhere in the world. […]
Go-Ahead London has contracted BYD Company + Alexander Dennis Limited to provide 51 emissions-free, all-electric buses as part of a £19 million deal between the groups, according to a recent press release. The 51-strong electric bus fleet […]
The Californian cities of Stockton and Porterville will soon be home to a number of Proterra Catalyst electric buses, according to a recent press release. The electric buses — being purchased with funding from the San […]
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 […]
Proterra and BYD are clear leaders in the realm of electric buses. Proterra, based in California, has made another stop along that route, with $55 million raised through a strategic financing investment round. “This signals a […]
