The Nissan LEAF almost set a new monthly sales record in March, ending just 22 sales short of its December sales total at 2,507. Nonetheless, it was enough to crush the competition. The Chevy Volt ended […]
For you Chevy Volt owners or soon-to-be owners, one of your crew has gone and created a new Chevy Volt app. Here are the details (with minor modifications) via the GM-Volt.com forum: Hi Volt/Ampera community, I […]
Admittedly, this article is jumping off of an article that is ~3 weeks old, which is probably ancient in the world of investing, but I think it’s still useful and interesting for the underlying points. At […]
Tesla’s first battery-swapping stations were supposed to open by the end of 2013. They didn’t and they haven’t opened yet. However, Tesla Motors CEO & Chief Product Architect Elon Musk says that they will open within […]
This is actually sort of old, but I just ran across it and it is a lot of fun, so thought I’d share. As you can see on the chart, it’s from Jalopnik. Given that Tesla […]
The Nissan LEAF is the world’s top-selling electric car. The words behind the acronym fit it — Leading, Environmentally friendly, Affordable, Family car. Many of us are waiting eagerly for another version of the LEAF, with a […]
First of all, above is a video of a Tesla Supercharger station that was getting put in and then put on halt for some reason. One commenter on the YouTube page noted that the NJ Power Commission […]
I shared China’s 2013 electric car sales numbers in January. The total for all models came to 6,795. “In the first weeks of 2014,” BYD reports that about 6,000 units of its new Qin plug-in hybrid […]
Frankly, I’ve seen this over and over again — with the Chevy Volt, the Tesla Model S, the Nissan Leaf, and probably other electric cars. It’s a problem… well, a temporary problem, but actually a good […]
BMW i8 specs are out, demand is higher than initial planned production, and the price is still super high. The highly anticipated 2015 BMW i8 plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) is nearly here — production on the first […]
If you’ve ever wanted a briefcase that can transform into an electric scooter (like a Transformer 🙂 ), well, then you’re now in luck. Green Energy Motors Corp is now offering just such a scooter/briefcase. Looks […]
I recently figured out electric vehicle market share for 17 European countries, the US, and Japan for an ABB Conversations article I wrote (full disclosure: I am compensated by ABB for articles written on that site). […]
There’s no denying it — the Dutch electric vehicle market is an interesting one. There was a surge in plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) sales at the end of 2013 because of an expiring incentive for […]
After a month down at #3, the Renault Zoe (205 sales) rebounded to its normal position at #1 in France. Not far behind is the Renault Kangoo ZE (173 sales). The Zoe and Kangoo ZE sat […]
Electric car supercountry Norway continued to go strong in February. Trumping the 1216 electric car sales it had in January, it added 1574 in February. Again, the Nissan Leaf topped the charts. Tesla Model S sales […]
