http://youtu.be/XfwOfsR9G-Y First of all, a reader recently dropped us a cool video about LA’s recently installed Nissan Leaf fast charger (aka quick charger). I’m featuring that above (check out more Nissan Leaf and EV videos on […]
The world’s largest nationwide network of EV fast-chargers* is planned for the Netherlands, and ABB has just won the contract. The task for ABB is to put a fast-charging station within 50 kilometers (31 miles) of […]
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 […]
This is something that may be unique to me, but I don’t think so — for a long time, I thought electric cars needed a special charging station or charger. All the talk about new EV […]
The big electric car news of the week was surely the Tesla Model S battery pack swap demo that I wrote about yesterday. Tesla had been hinting about it for weeks… or years, depending on how […]
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 […]
Sales of the Nissan Leaf are booming in Norway. The popular electric vehicle was the second best-selling car, of any type, in the country during the month of April. The Nissan Leaf sold 455 units in […]
I recently highlighted the fact that public EV charging stations are blowing hydrogen fueling stations out of the water, and that there are now well over 5,000 public EV charging stations across the US. There are […]
Here’s Elon Musk at a February 2013 TED Talk discussing electric vehicles, the groundbreaking Tesla Model S, electric vehicle charging stations, solar power, SolarCity, SpaceX, reusable rockets, “the physics approach,” and negative feedback: I’m actually not […]
The Toyota i-Road concept was certainly one of the hottest new attractions at this year’s Geneva Motor Show. And some folks even grabbed videos of the i-Road in action. Here’s one:
If you’re healthy and lucky enough to live to the age of 97, you’ll go through your share of technological revolutions, me thinks. Mr Charlie Yaeger has certainly done so, and changes in vehicle technology are a […]
There’s a lot of hype (overhype, in my opinion*) about the need for more public EV charging stations. But I don’t think anyone realizes just how fast these charging stations are rolling out. AutoblogGreen reports that […]
If you haven’t watched these two videos below, you have to now. Or you at least have to bookmark them for a time when you can watch them in full. Enjoy! http://youtu.be/VUgDcA1pZAM And don’t forget to […]
Giulio Barbieri S.p.A. has announced that it is about to release what it claims is the first electric vehicle charging station that isn’t anchored to the ground but is resistant to theft and vandalism. Say who? The […]
I’ve heard higher figures quoted regarding owners of specific electric vehicles, but this is the first “official” stat I’ve seen. California has more plug-in electric vehicles sold than any other state (12,000, or 35% of nationwide […]
