We’ve covered POD Point a handful of times, but I got to interview CEO and Founder Erik Fairbairn a few months ago and haven’t yet gotten around to writing up a story on that. Well, now’s the […]
US electric car sales (pure electrics and plug-in hybrids) rose 4.4% in February 2016 vs February 2015, but that slight change masks large variations by type of EV. 100% electric cars dove 14% (4479 sales in Feb 2016 vs […]
The next generation of the MINI Countryman SUV/CUV will likely be offered as a plug-in hybrid, as well as a gas-powered version, according to recent reports. The global communications boss for MINI, Andreas-Christoph Hoffman, confirmed the […]
A number of car dealers around the country have begun to receive the first 2017 Chevy Volts, paving the way for the nationwide release of the model year (the 2016 model year wasn’t widely available), according […]
The Aston Martin DBX — a model that will be made available in hybrid and all-electric versions, in addition to a petrol/gas one — will be manufactured in south Wales, according to a recent announcement. The new […]
Roughly ⅔ of all Honda cars will be electrified in some way by 2030, going by recent comments made by the company’s President and CEO Takahiro Hachigo. It should be noted here that the comment clearly […]
California may end up removing all of the caps on plug-in hybrid access to carpool lanes (currently allotted via green HOV solo-access stickers) until the year 2019 — if all of the amendments to current laws […]
The London High Court has gone ahead and tossed out a legal challenge intended to stop production of new ultra-low emissions black cabs, according to a recent press release. As a result of the decision, the […]
Massachusetts will be slashing the rebate available for electric vehicles with a base MSRP over (or equal to) $60,000 — down to $1,000 per vehicle, from the previous rebate amount of $1,500 or $2,500. Electric vehicles […]
The lithium-ion battery packs that’ll be used in the upcoming Chrysler Pacifica plug-in hybrid minivan will be supplied by LG Chem, according to recent reports. The new contract will see the Korean company supply 16 kilowatt-hour […]
The Volvo V90 wagon plug-in hybrid — a new sibling to the S90 sedan and the XC90 SUV — was recently unveiled in the Swedish capital of Stockholm. The reason that the 3 vehicles mentioned above […]
Autonomous cars seem to be everywhere nowadays (that’s an exaggeration, I know), with the latest sighting being a driverless Audi A8 L W12 that served as a VIP shuttle at Berlinale. The driverless Audi in question […]
BMW will be showcasing the newest plug-in variant of its 7 Series line of luxury sedans — the BMW 740e iPerformance — at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show, according to a press release from the company. […]
GM’s vaunted Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid Powertrain technology may eventually end up being used by rival automakers according to recent reports. GM’s global powertrain chief Dan Nicholson recently revealed, in an interview with Automotive News, that […]
Plug In America has a great electric car subsidies and incentives resource on its website, but I figure a lot of people are not aware of it. It’s actually a map, and as you hover over each […]
