2017 Installed Electric Bus Battery Capacity in China 2017 was another big year for the deployment of electric buses in China, with 89,546 deployed, but who supplies the batteries that are creating the world’s largest electric […]
Introduction In January of this year, I wrote 2 major articles, relating to climate change, and what can be done about it. I am now writing follow-up articles about some aspects of that. One item I […]
The oil giant BP will be investing $5 million into the US-based mobile electric vehicle charging tech firm FreeWire, it has announced.
While the move is notable, you’ll also probably notice that $5 million is essentially just chump change to BP — so the investment probably doesn’t amount to much but PR from the BP side of things. FreeWire, of course, may well find the investment funding quite useful.
Introduction In Part I of this article, I introduced the problem of Climate change, and the history of the science behind it. I then went on to discuss green house gases, noting that greenhouse-gas emissions are […]
Has Tesla Received a Free Pass? Five years ago, electric-powered vehicles began to make an appearance. Nissan and Tesla proceeded along two entirely different approaches to converting buyers from ICE vehicles to electric-powered vehicles. Nissan added […]
Are you sitting down? General Motors said this past week it plans to begin producing a fully autonomous car with no steering wheel and no pedals — not in some far off time, but next year. […]
Hyundai has debuted all-new autonomous features on a fuel cell car at CES 2018. Hyping “next-generation fuel cells” may not be more than another misleading pitch, but that’s what Hyundai has decided to showcase this year at CES — a hydrogen-powered […]
As promised, NIO has now officially launched its new all-electric SUV, the ES8, in China. The 7-seat plug-in electric SUV — which features a base price of RMB 448,000 (~$67,700) before incentives; a 70 kilowatt-hour (kWh) […]
Today Elon Musk reached out to thank current Tesla owner for believing in Tesla, and he asked how the company could improve even further. Wanted again to send a note of deep gratitude to Tesla owners […]
The Hazards of Charging up in Public Places If, like me, you charge up your vehicle in public places, I am sure you will be familiar with what I am about to describe. I do my […]
The Big Reveal In Shanghai, on December 11th, 2017, WM Motor Technology Co. held a ceremony to reveal the first car under the new Weltmeister brand, the EX5. The new brand plans to start taking orders […]
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 […]
iSPACE concept car and intelligent network for cars On the 16th of November, on the eve of the 15th Guangzhou International Auto Show, Guangzhou Auto (GAC) held a pre-show introduction of its strategic vision of the […]
Hot off the Press I have just received a press release from Ecotricity, outlining a new deal for EV drivers, starting in January 2018. The deal includes cheaper charging on their public, EV fast-charging network, a […]
2017 JAC iEV7S Review iEV7S details: All-electric range: 280 km / 173 miles Onboard charging options: Fast charge mode — 0 to 80% in 1 hour/ 0 to 100% in 1.5 hours. Slow charge mode — […]
