The 3rd Annual National Plug In Day is coming up. The 2013 “holiday” will include tens of thousands of people at free events in 75+ cities. Started in the US, the day is still mostly celebrated in the US, but Amsterdam and the city of Hermosillo in Mexico will also … [continued]
Electric vehicle and Scion enthusiasts in the Pleasanton, CA area may rejoice. Thirty electric Scion iQs have been provided by Toyota to City Car Share for the Dash program in Pleasanton. They will be positioned at 15 sites, with two vehicles at each location. Three sites have already been selected: … [continued]
Originally published on ClimateProgress by Andrew Breiner Every year, automakers of the world fill the Frankfurt convention center with the newest car technology and designs. This year at the Frankfurt Auto Show, that means hybrids and full-electric cars are stealing the show, with a large number of the 70 world-premier … [continued]
At the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show, BMW unveiled its first plug-in hybrid, which is the i8 sports coupe. The US price is set at $135,925. Decide whether you think this is justifiable after reading the specifications below, and leave a comment or two! It is a two-door, two-seat car outfitted … [continued]
The Nissan LEAF will finally be hitting the South African market in October — making it the first electric car for sale in South Africa. Kind of funny when you think about it, given that South Africa is Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s home country. 🙂 The LEAF is expected to … [continued]
One of the most stressful things about renting a car with a conventional rental company is the need to return the car with at least as much gas in it as it had when you rented it. Failure to do so, in many cases, leads to fines and a ludicrously … [continued]
Paul Scott, a founding member of Plug In America and now an LA Nissan Leaf salesman, has long been a leader and visionary in the electric vehicle space. Speaking recently at the 2013 EV Summit at the Google campus in Mountain View, CA, Scott noted to hundreds of EV owners that he … [continued]
Recargo, the company which sells PlugShare, has introduced a new feature for it — PlugScore. The main feature of PlugScore is its rating communication system, which enables electric car drivers to use their mobile devices to see how other charging stations have been rated. You can also help other drivers by … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. As you can see in the table above, 100% electric cars, plug-in hybrid electric cars (PHEVs), and conventional hybrid electric cars continue to do better and better. 100% electrics were up 457.48% in August 2013 compared to August 2012. And they were up 515.51% January … [continued]
BMW isn’t just jumping into the electric vehicle arena and throwing some gorilla glass on it i-brand cars. It’s also employing robots to help sell them. “In a world-first, BMW is employing artificial intelligence to promote its ground-breaking new electric cars through an automated information service for UK customers,” Automotive … [continued]
