2015 Kia Soul EV Price Unveiled
Kia recently jumpstarted enthusiasm about the 2015 Kia Soul EV with a new commercial featuring horny furry lab hamsters. Now it has gone a bit further (and in a more practical direction) with the unveiling of […]
New Chevy Volt App
For you Chevy Volt owners or soon-to-be owners, one of your crew has gone and created a new Chevy Volt app. Here are the details (with minor modifications) via the GM-Volt.com forum: Hi Volt/Ampera community, I […]
Tesla / Elon Musk Townhall Meeting In Amsterdam (56-Minute Video)
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and CTO JB Straubel recently stopped into Amsterdam for a 1-hour townhall meeting with Tesla Model S owners and enthusiasts. A video of the meeting was recorded (natch) and is embedded above. Questions […]
Renault Zoe EV Gets iPad App
The Renault Zoe EV — a French electric car that is currently sold in France, the UK, Germany, Italy, and Spain — has just gotten an iPad app that is supposed to be pretty innovative. The […]
iPhone Electric Scooters
The name Terra Motors may ring a bell for you. It has developed an awesome electric tuk-tuk, which we wrote about back in April. Well, the company has also developed an iPhone-connected scooter. With the A4000i, you just […]
BMW i3 Details
A number of additional details about the BMW i3 electric car were recently revealed by BMW. After a bit of corporate “we’re becoming sustainable because we also love the world” talk, BMW gets into some of […]
Chevy Volt Owner Review After 1 Year
Below is one useful review of the Chevy Volt. Notably, as with many things, financial savings or not from driving the PHEV are going to vary from person to person. Also, EV rebates or other incentives […]
Mobile Apps For Electric Cars On The Rise
No matter what you need, chances are that there’s a great app to make life easier. This is true for electric car owners as well. Many consumers are interested in green cars, but hesitate due to […]
Electric Car Cost vs Gas (Calculators)
Electric car cost vs gas car cost is a perennial issue of discussion. Of course, the result keeps changing, and the options for comparison keep growing (as more and more electric cars are available for sale […]
BMW Sustainability Hackathon Winners Solve EV Charging Dilemmas
BMW recently hosted a hackathon in Mountain View, CA, aimed at addressing issues related to electric car charging. The hackathon was sponsored by ChargePoint and Drive Now. The big dilemma the hackathon was focused on was how […]
Zappos CEO Purchases 100 Tesla Model S Sedans For Project 100
Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh recently announced a coming addition to his “Project 100” in downtown Las Vegas. The Tesla Model S will be part of his complete transportation system, with 100 Model S sedans being added to […]
Ford Offers $50K Reward For Fuel Economy App
The Ford Motor Company has recently announced a $50,000 challenge for today’s best app developers. Looking to regain the claimed fuel economy of some of its hybrids, Ford is offering a $50,000 award to developers who […]
BMW i3 Coming, + BMW Electric Car Drivers Charge Less Over Time
The BMW i3 is set to roll out this year, which I think has many of us EV lovers a little giddy. BMW’s i series looks hot, different, sharp. It looks like it was made to […]
Nissan Leaf Is Hip, Hot (Commercial)
Nissan has a new commercial out (you can watch it below) for the Nissan Leaf. The key takeaway point that I think Nissan is (quite successfully) aiming for is that the Leaf is hip and hot […]
Self-Driving, iPad-Controlled Nissan Leaf RobotCar
Who knows if this will ever turn into something practical, but it’s pretty cool, and my guess is that it will help advance vehicle technology to some degree or another. Check out the videos below, and […]