Chrysler Electric Minivan Comes To Market!
We had heard whispers and rumors of Chrysler bringing a plug-in hybrid minivan to the scene in late 2015, and the North American International Auto Show is about as close to late 2015 as it gets […]
2016 Electric Car Sales Predictions
2016 looks like it will be an interesting year for electric car sales. We have some significantly upgraded versions of the Nissan LEAF and Chevy Volt, as well as several new entrants to the market — such as […]
Tesla Model S Tops Consumer Reports Survey For Most Satisfying Commuter Car (Again)
The Tesla Model S is the most satisfying car for commuting, according to the most recent Annual Auto Survey from Consumer Reports. Following closely on the first place position held by the Tesla offering are two […]
US Electric Car Sales Report: Tesla & BMW Have A Big Month
Following my slightly premature highlighting of Tesla crushing the electric car competition, here’s my full electric car sales report for December and 2015 as a whole. There’s not a whole lot more to add. However, aside […]
Tesla Crushes Nissan & GM In 2015 Electric Car Sales
I’m still waiting for all of the 2015 automotive sales numbers to roll in before publishing my monthly electric car sales report, but the numbers from most of the big players are in, so I thought it […]
Mercedes-Benz Lifecycle Analysis For GLE 500e PHEV Released
A lifecycle analysis for the GLE 500e 4MATIC (called the GLE 550e in the US) plug-in hybrid SUV was recently released by Mercedes-Benz, giving us some insight into the overall environmental impact of the model. Perhaps […]
New PHEV Vehicle Access To California’s Carpool-Lanes Ending
Buyers of new plug-in hybrids in California will no longer have access to the state’s carpool lanes — if no new legislation is passed, that is. The reason for the end of new plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) […]
Our Autonomous Driving Future, & Transportation Planning For EVs (EV Obsession Videos)
Aside from my own presentation, which I’ll share soon, there are a couple more EV Transportation & Technology Summit presentations that I recorded and wanted to share. I don’t have much to say about them, so I’ll just […]
Utilities & EVs (EV Obsession Video)
I made a mistake the other day when I said this presentation was perhaps my favorite presentation at the EV Transportation & Technology Summit. I had forgotten about the presentations of a couple of utility guys. […]
PlugShare 101 (EV Obsession Video)
Ashley Horvat, VP of Strategic Initiatives at PlugShare, gave a 30-minute presentation at the EV Transportation & Technology Summit to explain PlugShare and also discuss the West Coast Electric Highway. PlugShare is the most popular charging station locator app/website in […]
Audi A3 Sportback e-tron vs Audi A3 Sportback TDI 2.0
Originally published on CleanTechnica. “This is a noisy beast!!” That was the first thing that came to my mind and lips when I turned on the Audi A3 TDI 2.0 that I rented last week. And no, […]
Orlando’s Electric Fleet Leadership (EV Obsession Video)
David Dunn, Fleet and Facilities Division Manager for the City of Orlando, kicked off his EV Transportation & Technology Summit presentation by explaining that the City of Orlando has a deep sustainability focus, and an aim to adopt […]
GM’s Electrification Path & Plans (EV Obsession Video)
GM’s Britta Gross, Director of Advanced Vehicle Commercialization Policy, gave perhaps my favorite presentation at the EV Transportation & Technology Summit. Her presentation was essentially split into two (or three) sections. She first talked about Drive Electric Florida, then Drive Electric […]
Drive Electric Florida & Drive Electric Orlando (EV Obsession Video)
GM’s Britta Gross, Director of Advanced Vehicle Commercialization Policy, gave perhaps my favorite presentation at the EV Transportation & Technology Summit. Her presentation was essentially split into two (or three) sections. She first talked about Drive Electric Florida, then Drive Electric […]
2017 Chevy Volt vs 2016 Chevy Volt
We’ve reported several times on the new 2016 Chevy Volt and the impressive all-electric mileage it brings to the table, and noted that there was still a bit of uncertainty out there about the possibility of incremental […]