Unfortunately, playing catch-up over the holidays kicked an article idea out of my head. Fortunately, an article on GM-Volt kicked it back in. Jeff Cobb of GM-Volt went ahead and published “9 new plug-in cars to […]
Following up on my quick comparison of the Nissan Leaf, Volkswagen e-Up!, and BMW i3 — as well as full reviews of the Volkswagen e-Up! and BMW i3 — here’s a “full” review of the 2014 Nissan […]
Electronics giant Samsung may have decided that it is qualified to enter the electric car arena, and it may well be. The South Korean smartphone, TV, camera, laptop, etc leader (which is actually South Korea’s largest […]
For most people who are either already using or considering electric and hybrid vehicles, there are two main considerations. Going green The first of these is environmental. Transport accounts for around 23% of overall CO2 emissions […]
We’ve written about it many times: electric cars are much, much cheaper to run. Based on the average price of electricity in the US, gas at $3.50/gallon, and the average miles driven per year, the Nissan […]
As I wrote last week, BYD was the only company that met Barcelona’s specifications for an electric bus pilot program in the city. The company is clearly a leader in the electric bus realm. A couple […]
I covered in-wheel electric motor startup Protean back in October 2012. Naturally, it takes a while for a company to get rolling, but Protean recently announced some pretty big news. It has partnered with FAW-VOLKSWAGEN AUTOMOTIVE CO., […]
This is a topic I’ve written about numerous times, but I just ran across some more numbers and studies that make me even more optimistic. When a new technology goes from no market share to market […]
You may have heard of the vehicle-to-grid (V2G) concept in which electric vehicles can supply their battery power to electricity grids during peak hours and other electricity shortages. Nissan recently decided to apply a somewhat similar concept to […]
I guess this is primarily a story for our European readers, but with the numbers Renault is throwing around, it’ll likely interest everyone. The French automaker is reportedly going to unveil a 141 MPG concept car […]
One of the most notable people I talked with at EVS27 in Barcelona last month was Brian Wynne, President of the Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA), President of the GoElectricDrive Foundation, Vice President of the World Electric […]
The experience of Barcelona’s leading transit agency, Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB), provides an excellent comparison of the key difference between battery-electric vehicles and hydrogen-powered vehicles, a difference that exists today and will exist indefinitely. TMB has […]
Update: A California study* has found that “71% of the sample of 3,800 PEV owners who acquired their car after February 2012 buy the car and only 29% lease it. Out of the three main models, Volt […]
There’s a somewhat odd meme still going around that claims that electric cars are expensive. A little bit of research quickly debunks that. The average price for a new car in November 2013 (in the US) […]
100% electric car sales are up about 300% in 2013 so far, while plug-in hybrid electric car sales are up about 31% for the same period. Note that Tesla doesn’t report its sales on a monthly […]
