When A Hack Is Not A Hack (Yep, We’re Talking Tesla)
I saw an interesting note on the Tesla Motors Club forum a few weeks ago about some “white hat hackers” who were going to hack a Tesla Model S at a big hacker event and thus […]
Tesla Snake Charger Gets Real
I was just writing about Tesla’s elusive automatic “solid metal snake charger” last week, when discussing Volkswagen’s recently unveiled automatic electric vehicle charger. Perhaps Tesla heard, as it just unveiled a video of its work-in-progress snake […]
CarCharging Group Closes Offering, Raising $830,000
One of the leader’s in the field of electric vehicle (EV) charging services, CarCharging Group, recently closed a securities offering, altogether raising proceeds of $830,000, according to reports. The offering — which consisted of convertible preferred […]
30 New EV Charging Stations In Downtown San Diego Courtesy Of Emmes
Downtown San Diego is now home to 30 new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations thanks to Emmes Realty Services. The new stations are located in the company’s public parking garage at 707 Broadway (707) in the […]
JB Straubel (Tesla CTO) Talks About Disruptive Shift To Lithium-Ion Batteries, + More
Earlier this year, Tesla Motors CTO JB Straubel gave a presentation at the THINK 15 conference. I recently caught word of a video of his presentation and checked it out. It’s a good one (of course), so […]
Last Reminder: Complete This Survey If You Drive An Electric Car
If you were MIA this weekend and missed my first appeal to complete an electric car owner and lessee survey that I created, I would like to humbly request that you step it up and complete […]
New ClipperCreek EV Charging Station Announced
A new 40 amp, 240 volt, Level 2 electric vehicle (EV) charging station dubbed the HCS-50 was recently unveiled by the company ClipperCreek. The new charging station — which is rated for both indoor and outdoor […]
New Photos: Tesla Gigafactory
Originally published on CleanTechnica. Our good friend Bob Tregilus, host of the Plug In America podcast, has just dropped us some more pictures of the under-construction Tesla Gigafactory, which will be the largest building in the world in terms of […]
Europe Electric Car Sales — Zoe #1, Model S #2, Outlander PHEV #3 In June
Europe electric car sales are in for the month of June from Jose Pontes*. It’s a really interesting market. More interesting than North America, China, or any other, imho. Individual country markets in Europe are getting […]
California Orders More Proterra Electric Buses
The Californian cities of Stockton and Porterville will soon be home to a number of Proterra Catalyst electric buses, according to a recent press release. The electric buses — being purchased with funding from the San […]
Understanding TSLA Stock Sales From Tesla VP Jerome M. Guillen
An interesting thread popped up on the Tesla Motors Club forum this week about a stock sale from Tesla VP Jerome M. Guillen. (Full disclosure: I’m long TSLA.) The sale had been announced in an SEC filing, and […]
Ludicrous Tesla Model S P90D Badge Will Be…
Almost immediately after the Ludicrous Tesla Model S announcement was made, people were wondering and asking what the short form of the car’s name should be (I’m going with Tesla Model S P90DL) and what the badge would look […]
Energica Ego Electric Superbike Now In Hollywood Electrics
The Italian-made Energica Ego electric sport-bike will now be available at the noted Californian retailer Hollywood Electrics, following a deal between the retailer and Energica Motor Company, according to a recent email sent to EV Obsession. […]
Electric Car Tipping Point (For Domination) Within 10 Years, Tesla CTO JB Straubel Predicts (Video)
Tesla Motors CTO JB Straubel was the headliner at Intersolar North America last week. He talked about the transition to lithium-ion batteries and how that opened the floodgates for electric cars and stationary storage (eventually); the […]
Honeywell Getting Blink EV Chargers, Via CarCharging
CarCharging (Car Charging Group) and Honeywell International have partnered for the implementation of Blink electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure at the Honeywell offices in Phoenix, Arizona, according to a recent press release. The new deal between […]