As much as we obsessively cover electric vehicle news, we can’t get to everything that I think is worth sharing. Here’s a roundup of some top electric vehicles news and commentary from around the interwebs. Enjoy. Tesla News Tesla Resale Best in UK So says CAP Automotive, a heavy-hitter in … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. A new Australian startup, by the name of Red Automotive Technologies, is planning to develop and release an off-road electric SUV with a single-charge range of +200 kilometers, according to recent reports. The model is expected to retail for around $85,000 if things go according … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Planned investments into Volkswagen’s Automotive Division will be slashed by around €1 billion in 2016 as a response to the ongoing diesel emissions cheating scandal, according to recent reports. The move means that planned investments by the company will be capped at around €12 billion … [continued]
Audi has stated plans for an EV over and over to the point where many (myself included) just stopped paying attention. Much like the spam that shows up in my inbox for another viagra prescription, I mindlessly filed the news away without a second thought… and then Frankfurt happened. Audi … [continued]
The Los Angeles Auto Show is always a huge event, and with California being the #1 state in the US for EV sales — with only 13% of the total car sales but 40% of all EV sales — we were looking for big news from the show this year. The … [continued]
The Green Car of the Year award is put together by the Green Car Journal and is its pick for the new car with the smallest footprint that year. A few weeks back, we covered the announcement of the finalists and presented them to some controversy due to the lack of … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Electric vehicle sales in China are continuing to grow, but much of this growth is caused directly by the myriad incentives on offer in the country, rather than organic demand driven by pure consumer interest. With the uptick largely being pushed by government action, it’s … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. The Massachusetts Zero Emission Vehicle Commission will be mulling the elimination of the state’s electric vehicle tax credit for purchases over $60,000 tomorrow morning, following a proposal by a staffer with the commission, according to an email sent to EV Obsession and CleanTechnica by Alan Langerman … [continued]
A couple of months ago, I published an article about how well electric cars work as primary cars. On the CleanTechnica repost, reader “AltairIV” made a superb comment and I asked if we could republish it. Luckily, he was happy to see it reach more eyes and enthusiastically replied, “It … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Back in 2013, sporty plug-in hybrid manufacturer Fisker Karma filed bankruptcy and things were not looking good for the brand. It was purchased by self-made Chinese entrepreneur Lu Guanqiu and has since leased a factory in California for 11 years and changed its name to Karma Automotive. As part of … [continued]
