One of my favourite reports of the month, the China EV Sales Report, was published yesterday. I always look forward to the monthly China EV Sales Reports here on CleanTechnica. That’s because markets like China and India are probably the most likely candidates for scaling affordable electric vehicles for the … [continued]
Earlier this month, BYD launched the updated Qin Plus EV. It comes with a high-efficiency heat pump as standard. The electric motor has been upgraded to 150 kW. So, you can get a full BEV with a heat pump, with a 150 kW motor, and with a 57.6 kWh Blade … [continued]
I have to say — the past week has been a bit of an odd one in the cleantech world. Twitter rants galore, ongoing media #fails, trouble actually test driving an EV, and Oompa Loompas (sort of) have made me feel like the world is just spinning a bit faster than normal in the washing machine. Or maybe it’s just the heat.
How large is the Chevy Bolt exactly? How do you tell if the model will be large enough to provide the interior space that you’re looking for in a car? When looking at images of the Chevy Bolt (or most any other car), it can be a bit hard to … [continued]
This article was originally published on EV Obsession. Something that I think not many people are aware of is that some green cars are only produced because of California’s strict laws aimed at greening the automobile industry. Unfortunately, while some automakers get the underlying point of it all and eager … [continued]
Editor’s note: Just last week in my Top Electric Vehicle Stories of 2013 post, I noted that the Honda Fit EV is a great-looking EV with good specs but that “competing with the Leaf is no easy task these days.” In particular, after moving Leaf manufacturing to the US, Nissan … [continued]
Zipcar, the top carsharing network in the world, just announced that it is introducing the 2013 Honda Fit EV into its Los Angeles fleet of vehicles. The addition comes as a result of Zipcar’s recently created partnership with Honda, which will see the manufacturer’s top-of-the-line electric and hybrid vehicle make … [continued]
The car sharing company Zipcar will start including 2013 Honda Fit EVs in San Francisco this month. Zipcar will station the Fit vehicles at City Hall at 34 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, at the InterContinental, and at Parc 55 hotels (near the Powell St. BART). A Zipcar spokesperson said that … [continued]
California and Oregon residents, like Matt and Becky Walton, get first dibs on the 2013 Honda Fit EV. The couple, who live north of Los Angeles, were the first to sign up to lease the Fit EV on Honda’s website, and they have now received the first Honda Fit … [continued]
When applied poorly the Return on Investment measurement can have us working for our money instead of making our money work for us. We want certainty and we need accuracy, but when our need for certainty over-reaches our desire for accuracy we tend to accept any answer…
