BMW i3 Sales Take Off
The Nissan LEAF took the show in August, with a record-breaking sales month. However, that was almost expected based on its performance in previous months. I think the biggest positive surprise this month was the big […]
Nissan LEAF Lands Largest Sales Month Ever (EV Sales Report)
The Nissan LEAF has been crushing it this year in sales. It is far-and-away the leader in electric car sales for the year to date, sitting at 16,853 compared to the Chevy Volt’s 11,598 and the […]
1914 Electric Vehicle Ad in LIFE Magazine
One of our readers recently passed along a photograph of a 1914 LIFE magazine ad about “the economical electric.” Interestingly, it talks about electricity “constantly decreasing in cost,” which clearly didn’t hold steady for too long. However, electricity […]
Fun Chevy Volt Commercial
Someone recently passed along to me a fun Chevy Volt commercial I don’t think I had ever seen. It’s actually quite old, but worth a share, and if I hadn’t seen it before, I imagine plenty […]
Europe Electric Car Sales Up 77% In 2014
It’s hard to get European-wide numbers for electric car sales. In fact, it’s hard to get numbers for almost any country in Europe. A Norwegian electric vehicle association was publishing Norway’s numbers regularly for awhile, as was a […]
Tesla Gigafactory Infographic
The Tesla Gigafactory is one of the hottest cleantech stories of 2014, if not the hottest. Someone recently passed along a cool Tesla Gigafactory infographic that includes quite a bit of interesting info about the lithium-ion […]
Tesla Starts Delivering Model S’s to Hong Kong
Last week, Tesla began deliveries of right-hand-drive Tesla Model S’s in Asia, Hong Kong to be specific. Movie stars*, rich tech lovers, and Tesla’s Vice President of World Wide Sales and Service, Jerome Guillen, were present. Aside […]
Nissan Leaf & Ford Continue Their Strong Year (July US Sales Update)
July was a momentous month for Mercedes and me. Mercedes saw the US birth of its first electric vehicle, the Mercedes B Class Electric, and my little girl was born. With this being a monthly electric […]
This Is Not The Model X, Tesla Confirms
Not that many people would assume it was, but just for clarity’s sake (or, more likely, a bit of fun), Tesla Motors took to the Twittersphere in order to officially state that the vehicle in the […]
Tesla Motors — Infographic
Originally published on CleanTechnica. Haven’t gotten your Tesla Motors news fix yet today? Here, we can help you. 🙂 While not exactly news, this great new infographic may indeed teach you something new about the very […]
European Tesla Supercharger Network To Soon Span The Continent
Originally published on CleanTechnica. Tesla is aiming to have a pan-European network of Supercharger stations up and running by the end of the year, according to recent reports. Or, in other words, the European Tesla Supercharger Network […]
Tesla = The World’s Most Important Automaker?
Originally published on CleanTechnica. Is Tesla Motors the world’s most important automaker? Whatever you may think about that question, one of the most important financial services groups in the world, Morgan Stanley, apparently thinks so. Do […]
France EV Sales Update — Renault Zoe Crushes It
After a bit of delay, we’ve got the full electrified car registration numbers for France for May. Thanks a great deal to France Mobilité Électrique for sharing the numbers, and also a thanks to EV-Sales Blogspot for distinguishing BMW […]
Tesla Fremont Factory Tour, From An Automotive Insider ©
Originally published on CleanTechnica. By Jeff Cohen Over the years, I’ve been fortunate to tour many automotive assembly plants. As a child, I saw 1965 Ford Mustangs assembled at the Ford River Rouge factory in Michigan. When […]
Nissan Leaf Stays On Top, Ford Fusion Energi Close Behind (US June EV Sales)
Once upon a time, the US electrified vehicle (EV) sales rivalry was between the Nissan Leaf and the Chevy Volt. Now, it seems the Ford Fusion Energi has taken the Volt’s place, but the Nissan Leaf is […]