A big tip of the hat to Bloomberg for uncovering the interesting point that Tesla sales are basically tracking the sales ramp-up of the Ford Model T (and to TeslaMondo, where I found this story). Bloomberg nicely […]
The transportation sector of the global lithium-ion battery market will be boosted to a fair degree by declining lithium-ion battery costs through the year 2019, according to a new report from Technavio. The new report — […]
Some of the factors contributing to the relatively fast adoption of electric vehicles (EV) in some American metropolitan markets have been identified and characterized by a new study from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). […]
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 […]
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 […]
Used Nissan LEAFs can apparently be a pretty good choice for those in the market for a used car, according to Consumer Reports. Given that many LEAFs are now nearing the ends of their leasing terms, […]
Plug-in electric vehicle sales could surge substantially in Canada if vehicle choice and supply (as well as public awareness) is improved, according to new research from Simon Fraser University. The work found that over 33% of all […]
Electric car sales keep climbing and climbing in Norway. In 2013, many of us were shocked to learn that electric cars were accounting for about 10–15% of new car sales in the country. We are now […]
A new survey has given support to something that many who have driven a Tesla Model S have probably already theorized about — the idea that Tesla owner loyalty is probably unequaled in the whole of the auto […]
Some serious crowdsourcing by members of the Tesla Motors Club (and, most specifically, Model X reservation holders) and some nice sleuthing by Fred Lambert reveal that there seem to be about twice as many reservations for […]
I noticed recently that a common search term these days is “cheapest electric car.” Realizing that I’ve never specifically answered that implied question, and that it’s actually quite complicated, I’ve decided that today is as good […]
Electric vehicle (EV) registrations in the UK between January and May of 2015 are already roughly equal to total EV registrations in 2014, based on the most recent figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and […]
Editor’s Note: Aside from home‐based electric vehicle (EV) charging, incentives and practices spurring EV adoption that have worked very well include access to HOV or bus lanes, free access to toll roads, and simply getting more […]
Electric truck and bus sales are expected to surge 10-fold between now and 2023, according to a new report from Navigant Research. The report in question predicts that worldwide sales of battery-electric and electric-assisted commercial vehicles […]
EV Obsession is still very much a baby, but it has been growing strong. 2014 was a great year for us, and the top articles we published were these 12: 1. Electric Cars 2014 — Prices, Efficiency, […]
