Originally published on EV Obsession. A new survey from the Union of Concerned Scientists and the Consumers Union (the policy and advocacy arm of Consumer Reports) has revealed that 55% of Northeastern drivers in the US possess an interest in electric vehicles, and that 35% are likely to consider purchasing … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. The European Alternative Fuels Observatory recently reached out to let me know about the fascinating electric car data it aggregates and organizes for the European market. Its website is a treasure trove of fun electric car sales charts and tables. I just picked out 15 … [continued]
Need an EV news fix? Nearly 5,000 EV articles from us at CleanTechnica not enough? Have a look at the fun news and commentary in the articles below. Conventional Automaker Stuffs The Chevy Volt Goes To The Races Cruise Automation Testing Autonomous Chevy Bolt Hyundai Preparing 200-Mile Electric Car For 2018 Tesla Model 3 … [continued]
Editor’s Note: I’m happy to announce that José Pontes of EV-Sales.blogspot.com and EV-Volumes.com has joined our writing team! José will be writing regular pieces on sales in big EV markets, where he has been working hard to aggregate sales data for years. He will also report from some EV/car events for … [continued]
The owner of London Taxi Company, the manufacturer of London’s iconic black cabs, has raised $400 million in new funding through a green bonds sale, according to recent reports. These new funds will reportedly be used to electrify the company’s fleet offerings — specifically, the development of the recently revealed hybrid … [continued]
Editor’s Note: We have already had a few reviews of the 2nd-generation Chevy Volt. See Robyn Purchia’s first piece, Robyn’s second piece, and Nicolas Zart’s article and video review. Technically, those were the 2016 Chevy Volt, while Steve got the 2017 Volt, but there’s not much difference. Check out why GM … [continued]
In recent months, we’ve reported a couple of times on what was rumored to become a new incentive program for electric vehicles in Germany. The federal government this week announced that the program plan and budget is finalized. Electric Vehicle Purchase Incentives (The Details) As we noted less than a month ago, … [continued]
The Ontario government is now aiming to grow the new-vehicle market share held by electric vehicles to 5% by the year 2020, and 12% by 2025, according to recent reports. The new targets are part of the Canadian province’s new 4-year, CAD$7 billion climate change plan. The plans will see … [continued]
An important new industry guideline for wireless power transfer technology and infrastructure — “SAE TIR J2954 Wireless Power Transfer for Light-Duty Plug-In/ Electric Vehicles and Alignment Methodology” — was recently approved for publication by SAE International, according to reports. The new guideline will reportedly be available on the SAE website … [continued]
A new study from researchers at Carnegie Mellon University has found that the federal laws incentivizing the sale of alternative-fuel vehicles (Corporate Average Fuel Economy/CAFE standards) could lead to a short-term increase in the total fuel consumption and emissions associated with new vehicles from major auto manufacturers. “Recent updates of … [continued]
