A completely wireless power transmission technology capable of powering high-capacity transport (such as high-speed rail, harbor freight, and airport transportation) has been developed by the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and the Korea […]
One of the most common myths repeated and repeated and repeated in mainstream media (and even in cleantech and EV media) is that plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) aren’t selling well. Quite to the contrary, for this […]
(Update) Also See: Second Thing I Learned From The Tesla–NYTimes Debacle Third Thing I Learned From The Tesla–NYTimes Debacle I’ve written several articles on the Tesla–NYTimes (or Tesla–John Broder) story. But way beyond the specifics of […]
US high-speed rail (HSR) is a dream of many, including President Obama and Vice President Biden. The Obama administration and Congress dedicated a good bit of funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 […]
Update: I’ve changed the images below to only show the first 8 years of ownership, since the warranties for batteries tend to end at 8 years, and we have no good idea of what an EV […]
UPDATED COMPARISONS HERE — better assumptions (especially the price of a Ford Focus most comparable to the Ford Focus Electric) — but doesn’t include the intro sections below. Is an electric car worth it? Probably a […]
Poland is apparently getting an upgrade to a bit of its railway lines, with DB Schenker Rail Polska S.A. ordering 23 electric trains (or “locomotives,” as Siemens call them) from train giant Siemens. DB Schenker Rail Polska is […]
GM made a couple of big EV announcements in the past couple weeks. The automobile giant announced on Thursday that it had opened a global research center in China. The research center’s focus is on electric vehicles. […]
Electric cars aren’t the only electric vehicles out there. And, arguably, electric trains are a whole ‘nother level of awesome. While still not the norm, capturing the braking energy of trains and turning it back into […]
In October, we noted that the Ford C-Max Energi Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) had become the most fuel-efficient PHEV on the market. It has a combined rating of 100 MPGe. Well, the 2014 Honda Accord PHEV […]
It’s no secret: electric vehicle (including hybrid electric vehicle) sales are expected to rise a ton in the coming years. So, we can expect to see many record-breaking months, but I certainly haven’t gotten tired of […]
In an effort to boost its 2013 Prius Plug-In Hybrid sales, Toyota is reportedly offering discounts (or “financing funds”) of up to $5,000 on the PHEVs. There’s also a deal for regular Prius Hybrids, worth up […]
It’s no secret — China’s automobile ownership is booming. The best the country can do to avert ecological catastrophe as a result of that is get more drivers into clean electric cars. Hybrid electric vehicles aren’t […]
When I see Porsche or Ferrari electric vehicles, for some reason, I think, “Wow, that is awesome!” (Oh yeah, that’s because they are awesome.) Not only are they awesome because these vehicles are beauties of human […]
