Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Crushing It In Europe

The European EV market is continuing to grow at a steady pace, as the most recent sales figures for the old continent show. The unofficial September 2014 sales figures were recently compiled by the folks over at […]

Nissan LEAF, Chevy Volt, & BMW i3 Dominate Plug-in Car Sales in October

Time for another electric car sales report. As you can see in the charts and table below, the Nissan LEAF again led electric car sales in the United States. The Chevy Volt took its routine second […]

UK Electric Vehicle Projects Can Compete For £15 Million

The UK government and the non-departmental public body Innovate UK are partnering to put up about £15 million ($24 million) for the country’s latest low-emissions vehicles competition. Of that £15 million, £11 million ($18 million) will be […]

Indianapolis Going Electric — City Set To Launch “Freedom Fleet” Of EVs PHEVs

Plans for what will soon be the biggest municipal fleet of electrified vehicles in the nation were recently pushed through in the City of Indianapolis, through a new initiative dubbed the “Freedom Fleet.” The EV fleet […]

Germany Electric Car Sales Doubling (Charts)

The German electric vehicle market has nearly doubled in size since last year (comparing new sales in September 2014 to new sales in September 2013). To be specific — the market saw 1,099 electric vehicles registered in September, bringing […]

Tesla CTO Presentation In Southern California

On October 10, Tesla CTO & co-founder JB Straubel gave a presentation at the Southern California Energy Summit. Unfortunately, I wasn’t at that one, but JB’s presentation was posted online, so I decided to pull out […]

How To Make Li-ion Batteries Live Longer, How They Die (In Depth)

Below is an interesting video on the life and death of lithium-ion batteries (aka Li-ion batteries), as well as some tips on how to make Li-ion batteries live longer. It is definitely for those interested in the […]

Recharging Electric Cars In RV Campgrounds — A Look At Costs

With electric cars becoming more and more common, and more and more electric car drivers using these vehicles to travel through the great outdoors, the interface between said drivers and RV campgrounds is becoming much more common. […]