Editor’s Note: Steve Hanley of sister site Gas2 just dug a fascinating comment off the very bottom of a recent Fast Company article. The comment comes from Tesla’s vice president of North American sales, Ganesh Srivats: “We’re throwing preconceived notions of auto sales out the window and starting from the ground … [continued]
We’ve previously reported on the news that Mercedes will possibly create a new sub-brand to sell its various all-electric and plug-in hybrid cars under. While it seems a fair possibility that the company will be revealing something more about these rumors relatively soon — at an upcoming auto show, for example — … [continued]
Volkswagen has entered into talks with the Germany-based solar energy firm SMA Solar about a potential energy storage business collaboration, according to recent reports. Talks are still in the early phase, though, so it may be that nothing comes out of them. When questioned recently on the matter, an SMA … [continued]
The second generation of the BMW i8 (not the refreshed i8 due in 2017, it should be noted) will possess 750 horsepower and an all-electric range of 300 miles per full charge, according to recent reports. It’s not clear if the 300 miles relates to the unrealistic and lax European … [continued]
As a CleanTechnica reader, you are forced to attend the upcoming EV Transportation & Technology Summit — literally, forced. Okay, let’s just calm down a little bit. More seriously, the upcoming EV Transportation & Technology Summit in Cocoa, Florida, looks like it’s going to be an excellent EV education and networking opportunity, and I … [continued]
Originally published on Gas2. The Netherlands may soon approve of an outright ban on new cars fueled by gasoline or diesel fuel by the year 2025. Pursuant to pending legislation, only zero emissions cars powered by batteries or hydrogen fuel cells will be permitted after 2025. Germany may not be far behind, with … [continued]
Editor’s Note: We already covered the interesting new Sierra Club report showing that auto dealers aren’t too swell at selling electric cars. But the article below from TeslaMondo, who reportedly comes from the auto dealer world, gives perhaps the deepest view I’ve seen yet of why auto dealers are so fundamentally resistant to … [continued]
As a possible addition to its already substantial electric vehicle incentives, China is reportedly considering the introduction of California-style automaker mandates for electric vehicles — requiring that a certain amount of the vehicles produced be electric ones. A draft document prepared by the National Development and Reform Commission reveals that the … [continued]
The official US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has certified the single-charge range for the refreshed BMW i3 — falling just a bit lower than previous speculation. The official EPA-certified range for the new 2017 BMW i3 is 114 miles per full charge rather than 130 (as leaked to CleanTechnica one year ago) or 124 (as … [continued]
A total of 65 organizations in the UK have now pledged to convert at least 5% of their vehicle fleets to electrics by the year 2020 as part of the Go Ultra Low Companies initiative, according to recent reports. Amongst the 65 organizations are ones that possess very substantial vehicle … [continued]
