The “Fastned Freedom Plan”

Originally published on the Fastned blog. By Michiel Langezaal, Fastned cofounder and CEO Cars with internal combustion engines are a disaster for our health and the climate, and offer a poor driving experience. The sooner we switch to […]

One More Time (Only 7 Questions)

If you haven’t yet answered the survey below (and available here), please take ~3 minutes to do so! Create your own user feedback survey The survey fills out some remaining questions I had for both electric […]

Over 130,000 People Took Part In National Drive Electric Week 2015

More than 130,000 people took part in the recent National Drive Electric Week 2015, breaking the attendance record for the event set just last year, according to a recent email sent to EV Obsession. Altogether, people […]

$145 kWh Battery Cell Costs At Chevy Bolt Launch, GM Says

GM’s electric vehicle (EV) ambitions seem to be shaping up nicely going on recent comments made at an investor conference. Amongst the interesting comments, one stood out in particular: The company is now claiming that the […]

2016 Chevy Volt Initial Review (Important Media Exclusive)

Via CleanTechnica: As Chevrolet prepares to make the much-anticipated 2016 Volt available in several lucky states (and Canada), we’re all anxious to see how the new model looks compared to earlier versions of the Volt. At the […]

Lux Research: Volkswagen “In A Strong Position To Innovate Their Way Out Of This Mess”

Despite the legal (and public perception) issues, Volkswagen could well be in a “strong position to innovate their way out of this mess,” according to the research firm Lux Research. This possible outcome, according to the […]

Ford “Smartwatch” App Lets EV Owners Monitor Battery Remotely

Those who drive one of Ford’s electric vehicles and who also possess an interest in “smart watches” may be interested to hear that the company has developed a new app that allows owners to remotely control their […]

Why People Buy Electric Cars… So Far

Following up on the slew of EV survey results I’ve been sharing, this article focuses on the question of why people buy electric cars. However, I think it’s very important to remember that the data presented are from […]

Electric Car Incentives & Market Uptake By Country

Incentives are an interesting thing. Sometimes, the ones you think will work the best don’t work too well. Sometimes, ones you don’t think will have as much effect end up having a huge effect. Sometimes, incentives work […]

8th Annual Low Carbon Vehicles Show Was A Blast!

Originally published on LinkedIn. By Roger Atkins Amidst the marvel that is the UK’s impressive Millbrook Test Centre – squirrelled away deep in the Bedfordshire countryside far from prying eyes – much of what is up […]

Quick Electric Car Survey

I’ve started writing an electric vehicle report based on the three EV surveys we conducted recently (especially this EV driver survey and this wannabe EV driver survey), but a few extra questions were suggested or came to mind that […]

Electrifying Transport: Necessary Policies

In this final presentation from the Electrifying Transportation panel I moderated at the Renewable Cities Global Learning Forum, professor Jonn Axsen from Simon Fraser University discusses findings he and his team have made in ~10 years […]

Volkswagen E-Golf Crushing Competition In Norway

I’ve finally got what seems to be official and complete data on electric car registrations in Norway. Woohoo! (In case you haven’t been following along for years, public data on electric car sales/registrations are not available for all models […]