Although the Solo EV Commuter answers a very niche market, the single-seater car boasts a 100-mile range at a $15,500 price tag. It is highway legal since its top speed is 85 MPH, and should you want to pump some adrenaline, it sprints from 0 to 60 in 8 seconds. It boasts 61.14 kW (82 hp) with 94.4 pf ft. lb. of torque (128 Nm) powered by a 16.1 kWh lithium battery pack.
A leader in the electric vehicle (EV) charging industry, AeroVironment has just announced the release of its TurboDX charging station. What’s so special about it? You could call it a one-stop shop for anyone, anywhere on the planet.
Energy storage breakthroughs are among the factors lightening up an otherwise gloomy outlook for EVs described in a new survey of leading auto industry executives.
No doubt about it, proof-of-concept cars are cool, but rarely practical. Despite their unobtainium status, they are nonetheless very much needed. Here’s why.
We are a few days away from 1st edition of The Mobility Conference, part of the World Future Energy Summit and Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. As you’ve probably seen by now, CleanTechnica is a co-organizer of the conference and I will be presenting about global electrification of transport as well as findings from our brand new EV charging report.
Another headliner just announced is the always superb Michael Liebreich, founder of New Energy Finance, which later became Bloomberg New Energy Finance. And the host of the event will be Nicki Shields, a Formula E and CNN International presenter.
As you may have noticed, one of my favorite events of 2017 was the first annual rEVolution conference from EVBox. That’s where it was announced that Engie was acquiring EVBox, and there were also presentations from a host of electric vehicle leaders (including — shocker — yours truly).
My lease is up. My BMW i3 — my snappy and ugly duckling — has been returned to AVIS. There was a waiting line, so no chance of extending the lease. I have a reservation for the Tesla Model 3 due to be delivered by the end of the year. So, while I ponder on what to do next, let me recap which EVs I have experienced in the last 7 years. Luckily I have a bunch of electric bikes (some hand-built) that I can ride in the meantime, and I promise you they are nothing you would expect — but that’s another story.
The Tesla Model 3 has caused a stir at two shopping malls in California where crowds jostled each other for a chance to actually touch and sit in one.
Our first thorough review of the Tesla Model 3, testing the car through the redwoods of Northern California.
GM has released pictures of the inside of a fully autonomous, driverless taxi design that the company is currently trying to get approved by US regulators. The inside of the GM/Cruise self-driving car is about what you’d expect from such a vehicle — there’s no steering wheel and no pedals of any kind.
