Congress #Fail: 3 EV Tax Credits Now Gone
First of all, a quick note on why I support EV tax credits: we need to switch from gasmobiles to EVs in order to avert catastrophic global warming, in order to stop killing countless people and […]
5-Year Wireless Electric Bus Trial Begins In UK
There’s no doubt about it — wireless electric vehicle technology gets people excited. It’s not as efficient as conventional electric vehicle charging, but it’s more convenient and something that simply gets people excited. So, I’m sure […]
BYD & New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority Complete Successful Pilot Of BYD All-Electric Bus
Adding on to other successful pilots of BYD’s battery-electric bus, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) just completed a successful pilot of the BYD bus. This electric bus from BYD reportedly has a range of 140–155 miles […]
Nissan Leaf Review
Following up on my quick comparison of the Nissan Leaf, Volkswagen e-Up!, and BMW i3 — as well as full reviews of the Volkswagen e-Up! and BMW i3 — here’s a “full” review of the 2014 Nissan […]
Battery Breakthrough From Nanoflow Battery Company EDEN?
Below is an interesting-looking battery company and some grand claims. As with all such news, I wait to see a commercial product before getting too excited, but if the technology is as good as the PR […]
Samsung Files Electric Car Patents
Electronics giant Samsung may have decided that it is qualified to enter the electric car arena, and it may well be. The South Korean smartphone, TV, camera, laptop, etc leader (which is actually South Korea’s largest […]
Protean & FAW-VW To Bring In-Wheel Electric Motor Tech To A 100% Electric Car
I covered in-wheel electric motor startup Protean back in October 2012. Naturally, it takes a while for a company to get rolling, but Protean recently announced some pretty big news. It has partnered with FAW-VOLKSWAGEN AUTOMOTIVE CO., […]
6 Nissan Leafs Power Office Building In Japan
You may have heard of the vehicle-to-grid (V2G) concept in which electric vehicles can supply their battery power to electricity grids during peak hours and other electricity shortages. Nissan recently decided to apply a somewhat similar concept to […]
141 MPG Renault Plug-in Hybrid For 2014?
I guess this is primarily a story for our European readers, but with the numbers Renault is throwing around, it’ll likely interest everyone. The French automaker is reportedly going to unveil a 141 MPG concept car […]
Volkswagen e-Up! Review (Full Review + Test Drive Videos)
A UK price of £19,250 (about $31,540) for the Volkswagen e-Up! has just been announced, and my second video from my second test drive of the Volkswagen e-Up! is nearly published, so I think now is a good […]
Only 22% Of Population Familiar With Tesla Model S!! Only 31% Familiar With Nissan Leaf
Confirming what I postulated last weekend, people are not familiar with electric cars yet. In a survey conducted by Navigant Research, only 31% of respondents were familiar with the highest-selling electric car to date, the Nissan […]
BMW i3 Review (+ VIDEO)
So, I got the opportunity to test drive the BMW i3 one week ago in Barcelona. The following is my full BMW i3 review. I included an initial review of the BMW i3 alongside reviews of the […]
Via Motors VTrux Gets Solar Tonneau Option, But So Many Questions…
Via Motors is is getting a lot of attention for its pioneering plans to bring a “mass market” electric truck to the show — VTrux. Now it’s getting even more attention for offering a solar tonneau to […]
Nissan Leaf vs Volkswagen e-Up! vs BMW i3 (Exclusive EV Reviews)
UPDATE: Full BMW i3 review here. I was able to test drive about 8 electric vehicles in Barcelona over the past week. I will have longer reviews of many of them in the coming days or […]
Tesla UK — All The Details Via Elon Musk
Tesla’s first showroom in the UK, located in the high-end Westfield Shopping Mall in White City London, was officially opened last week. While the opening of Tesla’s first showroom for the Model S in the UK […]