Plug-in Hybrid Cars Must Be Plugged In. Who Knew?
A report by Fleet News slams plug-in hybrid cars. But its analysis is twisted to show bias toward diesels.
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Electric Car S-Curve Adoption By Country (Fun Chart!)
Electric car sales are increasing at very different speeds around the world. Some developed countries still only see a handful of electric car sales per month. Others are moving hundreds of cars off of lots and into garages every day.
Plug-In Electric Vehicle Sales In North America To Be 50% Higher In 2017 Than In…
Sales of plug-in electric vehicles in the North American markets will be roughly 50% higher in 2017 than they were were in 2016, based on current trends, according to a new report from Navigant Research. That should come as no surprise to those of you who follow our monthly electric car sales reports.
Mercedes To Bump Electric Car Investment In US By $1 Billion, Expand Partnership With BYD
Mercedes is expanding its investment in electric car and battery production facilities in the US and increasing its cooperation with BYD in China.
Intel & Waymo Collaborated On Compute Platform Design For Self-Driving Cars
Despite Intel’s recent acquisition of the self-driving tech pioneer Mobileye, the company is apparently still (or perhaps actually because of that) working with other firms on related projects.
Der Spiegel Questions Whether German Auto Industry Can Survive
The German auto industry faces increasing pressure from Tesla and Chinese auto makers. Can it survive the transition to electric cars?
SpaceX Dude’s Tesla Model 3 Order Update … Elon Musk Inc … Nissan’s LEAF “Trick”…
It was another blazingly hot week in EV world, led by rock star Tesla (and its Model 3) but also backed up by a strong performance from sidekick Nissan (and its new LEAF). Some original pieces from some of our thoughtful writers caught a lot of eyeballs, as did several exciting and surprising news stories. Solar energy and wind energy jumped in for a bit as well.
Lyft May Get $1 Billion From Google/Alphabet
Alphabet, parent company of Google, is about to invest $1 billion in ride hailing service Lyft. Will the money help Lyft overtake Uber?
Santa Monica Alt Car Expo Brings EVs To The People
The Santa Monica Alt Car Expo is consistently packed to the brim with useful people and experiences, which makes it one of the best events at promoting plug-in and alternative fuel vehicles. Year after year, I look forward to attending to not only see and drive the latest electric, plug-in hybrid, and fuel cell vehicles, but to also meet up with the team of people who actually know all the ins and outs of the car.
Electric Cars Have Obvious & Not-So-Obvious Impacts
Electric cars and other vehicles continue to gain momentum, just as autonomous features are becoming mainstream. But while potential job losses due to autonomy are a strong focus, the multitude of impacts electrification will have on road transportation aren’t as clearly stated.
