Consumer Reports routinely ranks the new cars available to American buyers on a number of criteria. Some of them are technical, such as emergency braking performance, acceleration, fuel economy, frequency of repair, and reliability. Others are […]
A new report by Deloitte sees trouble ahead for the EV market. To put it specifically, the consulting firm thinks there will be a glut of electric cars on the market in coming years and not […]
The EPA has stated its intent to freeze Obama-era fuel efficiency standards at the 2020 levels. This could be a disaster for the industry the EPA is supposedly trying to help. Due to a waiver to […]
By Eric Kosak A recently published paper in the Journal of the American Chemical Society titled “Nontraditional, Safe, High Voltage Rechargeable Cells of Long Cycle Life” (April 24, 2018) offers a glimpse into future battery technology. The […]
As the Tesla model 3 gains significant production volume, with most of the 2018 deliveries going to US customers, other players in the US small luxury car segment look set to see their sales halved in […]
Originally published on CleanTechnica. We’re glad to see we’re not the only ones impressed with the amazing Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV). We reported in January that it had just passed 100,000 sales in Europe. Now […]
Introduction I was recently involved in a discussion below the line about the effect of levels of acceleration an electric vehicle range. This was below one of the articles in CleanTechnica. I was arguing that heavy […]
Contemporary Amperex Technology’s Initial Public Offering Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) has been making waves in the news as of late, now with a $2 billion IPO target. CATL, which is the largest battery maker for buses […]
In my previous article I wrote extensively about a specific scheme, in the United Kingdom, for producing bio-gas, which would make the UK self-sufficient for domestic gas, without the use of prime agricultural land, or food […]
China Electric Car Sales December 2017 China’s EV Market Share Hits 3.3%, BAIC EC-Series = Superstar The rise and rise of the Chinese plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) market is unstoppable, with yet another record performance in […]
Total Number of Electric Buses Sales in China for 2017 The Chinese market for pure electric buses had approximately 89,546 sales last year. This is down from 115,700 sales in 2016. This means that year on […]
The Goldilocks Planet Our planet, Earth, is the only planet in the known universe able to support life. I stress here the word, “known”, as statisticians are able to say that, as there are trillions of […]
A lot has changed since I first compiled a list of the 11 electric cars with the most range. Most of those cars no longer make the list. Furthermore, there are a handful of affordable electric […]
Strategic cooperation agreement signed On the 1st of December 2017, Changan Automobile signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement with FAW Group and Dongfeng Motor Corporation. The signing happened in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. Changan Automobile, FAW Group, […]
I’ve been an advocate for EVs since restoring a 1994 USElecticar Chevy S-10 in 2009. I’ll admit my time horizon for wide adoption of EVs at that time was decades out. Little did I realize that […]
