Originally published on EVANNEX. Jay Leno is a proud Tesla owner. Most recently, Leno’s support for Tesla seemed to have had a big impact on a vocal Tesla doubter, CNBC’s Jim Cramer. According to Learn Bonds, “Tesla Motors [NASDAQ: TSLA] got unsolicited words of advocacy last night from Jim Cramer, host of CNBC’s … [continued]
Originally published on BMW i3. By Tom Moloughney While many of the changes that the 2017 BMW i3 will be getting have already been announced; such as the availability of the anticipated 94 Ah battery cells, the new Protonic Blue color and a moonroof option, I’ve now learned there are … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. A Floridian with the username “Dan1” on the Tesla Motors Club forum just shared an interesting little video of a Tesla Model S making it out of a flooded tunnel, much more easily than the vehicles around it. Dan had the clever idea of the … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Context & commentary: As you well know, Volkswagen got its shoes knocked off last year when researchers in West Virginia discovered that Volkswagen had been massively cheating diesel emissions tests. The company has repeatedly indicated that it would shift its focus to electric vehicles in … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Volkswagen Group is considering the sale of some of its assets and brands as part of a refocusing of the group’s core focus, according to recent reports. Presumably, such an asset sale would also help the group raise the funds necessary for the paying of … [continued]
Alongside my climate news, renewable energy news, bicycling + transit news, and other green news roundups, here’s a roundup of top electric vehicle news from around the interwebs. Tesla Motors Tesla Model X First Responder Training Video Tesla Model X Thoughts After 6 Weeks Overview Of 4 Top Investors In Tesla Californian Will Drive His Model S Around … [continued]
If you missed any of these, or didn’t stick around for all of the fun commentary from readers, here were the 20 most popular CleanTechnica articles of the past week. Why Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars Are Not Competitive — From A Hydrogen Fuel Cell Expert Play With Tesla Model 3 … [continued]
Originally published on the ECOreport. There have been some highly successful joint promotions of solar and electric vehicles. According to the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP), 72% of EV purchases in a Colorado campaign were made by people who had not previously intended to buy, and about 15% also bought … [continued]
(Left to right, the people in the video are: Viktor Irle, Roland Irle, José Pontes, me, and Julian Cox.) As part of the first Cleantech Revolution Tour conference, we had an EV panel discussion with several EV experts — José Pontes of EV Sales and cofounder of EV Volumes; Roland & Viktor Irle, cofounders … [continued]
One week ago, I dropped this poll into an article about super-fast charging and Tesla’s public evolution on the matter. Last year, I asked a similar question in a much longer survey, “How much more would you be attracted to a fully electric car model if you had access to the … [continued]
