This article originally appeared on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath. A world-first trial using Australian-developed electric vehicle charging smart technology has found that it can help to halve electric vehicle drivers’ charging costs, while also optimising utility network performance. Using technology called ChargeIQ, the project – which was led by Victoria’s … [continued]
This article was originally published on EV Obsession. Production of the Mitsubishi Outlander plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) is set to double now that the source of some fire-related issues has been identified. The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, which is produced in Japan, is going from 2,000 produced a month to … [continued]
This article was originally published on CleanTechnica sister site Planetsave. First, two fun videos to get us rolling: http://youtu.be/qKg-LPOXIMs We’re trying to get more electric vehicle (EV) stories going on Planetsave. To catch readers up, below is a roundup of the 33 top EV stories of 2013 so far (according … [continued]
This article originally appeared on RenewEconomy. Better Place, the electric car network operator that aspired to transform the world’s car industry within a decade, is about to file for liquidation – an apparent victim of wanting to do too much, too soon, or just not doing it very well. Report … [continued]
California is one heck of an electric car leader, and not just because it’s home to Le Tesla. See the stats below, as well as this, this, this, this, and this post. (Though, I have to admit, it’s not all good news.) Anyway, check out this EV Obsession post below … [continued]
Here’s a short version of how I changed from being ‘ugh’ about cars to ‘meh’ about electric cars to a super EV enthusiast. Check her out: I’m not going to lie — I’ve got issues with cars. My master’s degree is in city and regional planning. From my experience studying that … [continued]
The Nissan Leaf is getting a bit of a masculinity boost with its recent inclusion into a UK police force. And dozens of Zero electric motorcycles, in no need of a masculinity boost, are also on their way to a police force… this one in Hong Kong. More details via EV … [continued]
Editor’s Note: I noticed the 100,000 milestone was passed a couple days ago — very exciting news. Took us a bit to get this story up, but an interesting thing to note is that the number is now up to 101,041, a couple days later. That’s exciting. Electric cars are … [continued]
This article originally appeared on the website of the US Department of Energy. By Shannon Brescher Shea, Communications Manager, Clean Cities Program This article is part of the Energy.gov series celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Energy Department’s Clean Cities initiative by highlighting the work of some of the community-based coalitions that … [continued]
Introducing TF-X: Terrafugia’s Vision for the Future of Personal Transportation Let’s say that you’re traveling on the freeway to a business meeting and your GPS tells you that the road in front of you has just become impassable. There is an alternate route available; however, it adds an hour and … [continued]
