The Tesla Model X (yes, Tesla’s awesome-looking electric SUV with wicked falcon-wing doors) is off to a good start. The only SUV I think I actually like got 500 reservations in its first 4 days of availability. Here’s more from Chris DeMorro of sister site Gas2: Few companies go ten … [continued]
The Devil is always in the details. It is being widely reported on the web that a new University of Tennessee study shows that, when electric cars are charged by grid power where the energy mix is 90% coal, they are more polluting than petrol vehicles. But when we take a look at the actual study, several clarifications come to light that tend to discredit the study and marginalize the results.
The 2012 Olympics are almost upon us, and we all know what that means. Droves and droves of tourists, athletes, and everyone in between will descend upon London, overcrowd it briefly, and then vanish. But rather than build huge facilities that will never be used again, London is using … [continued]
100 industry experts were polled by financial services firm Ernst & Young last week on what the electric vehicle market really needs, and somehow the answer coming out was: “The market needs an iCar.” Apple Does Not Make an Electric Car The poll didn’t come out and specifically ask … [continued]
Electric cars need to be charged – they run on rechargeable batteries. But taking a long cord and plugging it into an actual outlet seems so… so… 20th-century. Enter […]
The return of the electric car to the United States can perhaps be lauded as one of the Obama administration’s successes; the rebirth of the electric car here—and it is a rebirth—is well under way. While the first electric cars were on the roads right alongside the first gasoline … [continued]
It doesn’t get nearly as much attention as the Nissan Leaf or Chevy Volt, but Honda’s 2013 Fit EV battery-electric vehicle is a green one (by today’s standards). Now, Google, Stanford University, and the city of Torrance (CA) have received the car to add to their fleets as part of the Honda Electric … [continued]
Other than our 60+ stories from the past week, here are a few more noteworthy ones worth a look or two: Solar Energy http://youtu.be/zlCmFIMm8bM 1. MidAmerican Renewables, LLC Completes Acquisition of 550-MegawattAC Topaz Solar Farm from First Solar (solar farm in video above) MidAmerican Renewables, LLC, a subsidiary of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company, … [continued]
Tesla has been playing the information game with its Model S sedan, showing its potential customers and fans just enough to keep them interested without pouring on too much detail at once.
I love two-seater electric microcars for city traffic; they’re efficient, adorable, and emissions-free. I’m quite happy to say that another one was unveiled in Brussels this week. The Hiriko is a tiny (and super cute) electric prototype with a little bit of a twist […]
