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Hands-Free — A “Drive” In An Autonomous Car, Carlos Ghosn Shares His Experience

January 14, 20179 years ago Cynthia Shahan 0 Comments

“We started at the beginning. We were seeing something that other people did not see. Now they are seeing it.” Carlos Ghosn explains that the Renault-Nissan Alliance has been a leader and continues as a catalyst in advancing autonomous vehicle technology, and it aims to continue that leadership. Enjoy watching Ghosn with his hands-free behind the wheel he does little to nothing with, as he experiences a complex drive in an autonomous drive car.

Would-Be Toyota Prius Prime Buyers Reporting Problems With Ordering & Dealers

January 13, 20179 years ago James Ayre 0 Comments

Despite earlier assumptions that the new plug-in electric Toyota Prius Prime would be available nationwide, there have been numerous reports in recent days that those outside of California are having trouble ordering one. And even sometimes that these would-be-buyers are being told that the model won’t be sold outside of California.

2016 Laid Huge Cleantech Foundations — In 2017, We’ll Start Seeing The Beautiful Results

January 12, 20179 years ago Zachary Shahan 0 Comments

2016 was a pretty huge year for cleantech, but I think it was more like a foundation-laying year, whereas 2017 and 2018 will be the breakout years in which we start seeing the walls of the beautiful cleantech transition that foundation is going to support. (Building-integrated solar PV walls with EV charging plugs, of course.)

Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid Has 31% Lower Environmental Impact Than Conventional Model

January 12, 20179 years ago Steve Hanley 0 Comments

Engineers at Fiat Chrysler have calculated the total environmental impact of the new Pacifica Hybrid and determined that over 120,000 miles, it is 31% more environmentally friendly than its sibling, the internal combustion powered Town and Country minivan.

Is 2017 The Year An Electric Car Breaks Onto The USA’s Top 20 Best-Selling Cars…

January 11, 20179 years ago Zachary Shahan 0 Comments

Back in August 2014, I polled CleanTechnica readers on when an electric car would break into the top 20 of US car sales. The specific question was, “When will a plug-in car break into the top 20 of monthly US car sales?”

The most popular response (27%) was 2017.

A Guy Walks Into A Chevy Dealer…

January 11, 20179 years ago Steve Bakker 0 Comments

A guy walks into a local Chevy dealer. Says, “Hey, you guys got any Bolts? That’s Bolt, with a B.” In return, the guy receives blank stares from the sales staff … replaced shortly by smiles, a negatory on the Bolt, and a verbal rundown of all the great models on the lot the guy would just love, such as the Cruze, the Sonic, the Malibu, and yes, the Volt. The Spark went unmentioned.

LeEco Begins Construction On $3 Billion Electric Car Factory In China

January 11, 20179 years ago James Ayre 0 Comments

The Chinese tech giant LeEco has begun construction on its planned $3 billion electric car manufacturing facility in China, following a $1.44 billion investment from an unnamed source.

2017 CleanTechnica Car of the Year Award — and the winner is…

January 10, 20179 years ago Kyle Field 0 Comments

2017 is shaping up to be the year that the affordable EV goes big, with the much anticipated Chevy Bolt and the updated Renault Zoe (with its breakthrough 400 km range) rolling out en masse, as well as the competitive and perhaps widely available Hyundai IONIQ, Toyota Prius Prime, and Chrysler Pacific Hybrid (PHEV). And that’s not even mentioning what is due in the second half of 2017 (hint: Tesla Model 3).

Interesting Cost Analysis Of Chevy Volt Ownership (Gen 1 Volt)

January 10, 20179 years ago James Ayre 0 Comments

An interesting cost-analysis overview of Chevy Volt ownership was recently posted by “edaniel” on the GM-Volt.com forum that seems worth quoting from here.

Tesla, Chevy Bolt, & Other EV Production & Sales Numbers In 2017 — You Guess!

January 10, 20179 years ago Zachary Shahan 0 Comments

CleanTechnica reader “No way” had a great suggestion last week — poll the community on 2017 Tesla production and delivery predictions. We actually did this last year, but I forgot to check on the numbers until Karl Graves emailed them over. A few of us were quite close to nailing the 2016 total. However, I think we didn’t carefully consider production versus delivery figures, so we are clearly separating those this year.