BMW i3 Production Boost On The Way?
Even though it hasn’t even been released yet, the BMW i3 already appears to be quite the success — with 8,000 preorders already placed, most of the 10,000 vehicles that were intended to be produced in […]
Shell: Oil On The Way Out
Earlier this year, Shell released its most recent future energy scenario report, New Lens Scenarios (check out the PDF here). One of the big highlights, in my eyes, was that one of the scenarios (Oceans) projected that solar […]
Ford Hybrid & EV Sales Continue To Surge
Breaking away from the fold, Ford’s US hybrid and electric car sales actually surged in September 2013 (compared to September 2012) despite Labor Day “falling in August” on the auto industry sales calendar (for who knows […]
Toyota, GM, & Honda Hybrid & EV Sales — Up Or Down?
As I just wrote in my overall US hybrid and electric car sales monthly wrap-up, August and September 2013 were funky months on the automobile industry calendar. Basically, because the last day of the calendar is […]
Leaf & Volt Switch Places At #1 For 5th Time This Year
I just published a full wrap-up of US electric vehicle sales up till the end of September. However, a few specific stories seemed worth highlighting in separate posts. For example, this constant changing of places at […]
100% Electric Car Sales Up 447.95% In US In 2013
August and September 2013 were funky months in the US auto industry. Basically, the reason for this is the auto industry’s funky calendar. The “last day” of the previous month on the auto industry’s calendar is […]
Girls Dig Dudes Who Own Green Cars (UK Poll)
Long gone are the days when the average girl thought a dude with a gas-guzzling pollution-mobile was cool. These days, responsibility, sensitivity, and care for our fellow humans and creatures rises to the top. At least, […]
Who Drives Electric Cars? + Electric Cars Growing Rapidly (Infographic)
The Wall Street Journal (which I just railed on the other day for a horrible post about solar energy) has actually published a pretty interesting infographic on who drives electric cars. Granted, I saved myself the […]
Porsche’s 2nd PHEV Sets Nürburgring Lap Record
Porsche’s second plug-in hybrid electric car (PHEV), the Porsche 918 Spyder, was recently debuted at the 2013 International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt. “The super sportscar with plug-in hybrid drive marks the beginning of a new […]
Scotland Jumps Into EV Revolution
Scotland — long a leader in clean, renewable electricity — has now set a plan in motion for an electric vehicle revolution in order to take even better advantage of that clean electricity. The £14 million ’Switched On […]
Electric Car Sales & Hybrid Car Sales (August 2013 US Sales Summary)
As you can see in the table above, 100% electric cars, plug-in hybrid electric cars (PHEVs), and conventional hybrid electric cars continue to do better and better. 100% electrics were up 457.48% in August 2013 compared […]
Mitsubishi Aims To Produce 2,000 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEVs Per Month
Mitsubishi ran into some battery problems earlier this year that led to it halting production of the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV. The non-production period lasted 5 months. However, Mitsubishi seems to now have things in order and has […]
Volkswagen XL1 — $144,000 (250 To Be Produced)
Volkswagen (VW) has officially announced that it is going to produce 250 units of its Volkswagen XL1 for sale, reportedly at a price of €111,000 (or $143,000). The XL1 diesel plug-in hybrid is claimed to be “the world’s […]
Electric Cars Overwhelmingly Sold In A Few Cities (52% In 5 Cities)
You have probably heard of certain cities which have particularly high electric car ownership rates, often due to their generous incentives. Can you name which five cities have over 50% of the electric cars sold in the US? Here’s the list: Los Angeles…
BMW X5 (Plug-in Hybrid?) Spotted
A BMW X5 hybrid has been spotted with a distinctive-patterned test vehicle paint job. It was known to be a hybrid because of the presence of a hybrid emblem and an electrical receptacle for charging, which […]