CleanTechnica » top gear http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Nissan & Kia Get Serious About EV Advertising (+ Other EV News) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/16/nissan-kia-ev-advertising-ev-news-4/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/16/nissan-kia-ev-advertising-ev-news-4/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2014 16:28:02 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76425 Here’s another massive link drop of cool EV stories that we haven’t covered on CleanTechnica. From EV advertising leadership to Tesla, Tesla, Tesla…. Enjoy! (Be sure to check out all of our EV stories too!) Non-Tesla EVs Nissan & Kia Up Spending On EV Advertising SunSwift Crowdfunding Campaign Raises $30,000 In 10 Days Acura NSX

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/16/nissan-kia-ev-advertising-ev-news-4/feed/ 1 Top Gear Car of the Year = BMW i8 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/08/top-gear-car-year-bmw-i8/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/08/top-gear-car-year-bmw-i8/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2014 21:00:14 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76043 Originally published on EV Obsession (with some picture changes). What’s the best car of 2014? According to Top Gear, it’s the BMW i8, a plug-in hybrid electric car with a slick look, great acceleration, and the ability to conveniently charge up at home. This is no small deal. Top Gear is a humungous show with

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/08/top-gear-car-year-bmw-i8/feed/ 6 Top Gear Star James May Buying BMW i3 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/09/top-gear-james-may-buying-bmw-i3/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/09/top-gear-james-may-buying-bmw-i3/#comments Mon, 09 Jun 2014 21:00:12 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=67985 Editor’s Note: It comes as quite a surprise, and is so ironic (given Top Gear’s bashing of electric cars over the years), that James May, one of the Top Gear stars, is actually getting an electric car! Admittedly, May is the one most into “new tech” and the future of cars. But nonetheless…. James May

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/09/top-gear-james-may-buying-bmw-i3/feed/ 3 Too Much Electric Car News! http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/07/much-electric-car-news/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/07/much-electric-car-news/#comments Sat, 07 Jun 2014 13:00:59 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=67921 When I started blogging, the Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt weren’t even on the market yet, let alone any other mass-market electric cars. CleanTechnica was publishing approximately 3 articles a day, mostly about solar power, wind power, and sad American politics. Now, we publish approximately 15 articles a day but absolutely can’t keep up with all

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/07/much-electric-car-news/feed/ 2 Mercedes B-Class Electric Pricing Announced http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/01/mercedes-b-class-electric-get-summer/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/01/mercedes-b-class-electric-get-summer/#comments Thu, 01 May 2014 21:50:24 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=66212 Originally published on Gas2. With a Tesla drivetrain and a base price of $41,450, the Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive will hit U.S. showrooms this summer. Production is already underway, and this BMW i3 competitor has plenty to recommend it. But are Mercedes customers ready to commit to a pure electric car? Hey, if it worked for

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/01/mercedes-b-class-electric-get-summer/feed/ 10 Top Gear Loves Mercedes SLS AMG Electric Drive (VIDEO) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/04/mercedes-sls-amg-electric-drive-supercar-advanced-ev-technology-video/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/04/mercedes-sls-amg-electric-drive-supercar-advanced-ev-technology-video/#comments Fri, 04 Apr 2014 13:50:59 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=64862 Originally published on Gas2. Top Gear has run afoul of electric car fans before, but host Jeremy Clarkson positively charged about the performance of the Mercedes SLS AMG Electric Drive. In a competition of one Mercedes supercar vs. another, the all-electric one comes out on top, albeit with an expensive asterisk. In previous video segments, Top

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/04/mercedes-sls-amg-electric-drive-supercar-advanced-ev-technology-video/feed/ 2 Electric Car & Bike News (BMW i3 + Top Gear = Love; Age Of EVs; Bike Sharing Infographic…) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/16/electric-car-age-of-evs-bike-sharing-infographic/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/16/electric-car-age-of-evs-bike-sharing-infographic/#comments Tue, 16 Jul 2013 20:28:53 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=54018 Check out our own electric car stories and “bike” story if you missed any of that top news and commentary in the past week. After you do that, here are some more good pickins: EV News EV Etiquette: 8 Rules Staples Using EV Fleets, & Why Driving a Ford C-MAX Hybrid In San Francisco DOE eGallon Doesn’t

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