There is so much difference between Florida and California, and yet there is a common interest in automobiles, and especially one, in particular — the Tesla Model S, an all-electric automobile that is widely considered the best mass-market automobile in the world. Along with being a clean and fast status symbol, it is … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. A big tip of the hat to Bloomberg for uncovering the interesting point that Tesla sales are basically tracking the sales ramp-up of the Ford Model T (and to TeslaMondo, where I found this story). Bloomberg nicely summarizes things in the following video: So, basically, it’s … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Let’s just get this out there right up front: Reuters is one of the most biased anti–electric vehicle media outlets out there. I noted this publicly back in 2013, and not much has changed since then, as far as I’ve seen. What’s up with the … [continued]
There’s a great electric vehicle summit coming up in Cocoa, Florida, and I will be one of the happy presenters and session leaders. I hope some of you can join us! After flying over to Florida from Poland a few days early, I will drive from my home city of … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. The common assumption is that getting an electric car will jack up your electricity usage and thus electricity bill, and that is probably the norm to one extent or another, but that’s not always the case. In fact, some people end up having a lower electricity … [continued]
Originally published on Gas2. Robert Llewellyn, star of the show Fully Charged (and an actor, comedian, and writer better known for other things), tells it like it is. Despite owning a Tesla Model S 85 and watching plenty of Tesla P85D videos, there’s no preparation for the P85D. Well, I guess … [continued]
Brian Kent is a Nissan LEAF owner who is about to embark on a negative-carbon US road trip to all 48 contiguous states. (You can help fund the cause via that IndieGogo link.) He has written an excellent 4-part series for CleanTechnica and our sister sites EV Obsession and Gas2 on … [continued]
Put on your catchup hat, and check out these fun electric vehicle, energy storage, climate science, and wind power articles: Electric Motorcycles Are As Disruptive As Tesla’s Cars 10 Nagging Mysteries Of The Tesla Model X (via TeslaMondo) Battery Costs Set To Fall 60% By 2020 From Energy Storage ‘Megashift’ (via RenewEconomy) … [continued]
Ford surveyed 10,000 EV drivers and found some interesting differences between those who own full battery EVs compared to plug-n hybrid EVs.
Originally published on Gas2. If you don’t have the time in the immediate future to travel Europe, contemplate this brief journey through the eyes of a Nissan LEAF. The electric jaunt shares the 5 “most breathtaking electric drives” in Europe. Pass a few moments from Rieti to Rome (serenely riding from … [continued]
