Massive New $50 Million SolarCity-Honda Megadeal Could Open FCEV Door
A new SolarCity-Honda megadeal will make $50 million available to finance solar energy projects for Honda and Acura customers and dealerships in the U.S.
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Tesla Superchargers Per Capita, 200-Mile GM Electric Car… (EV News)
Get your EV news fix here. From Tesla to Tesla to Tesla (oh yeah, and some cool Nissan, GM, and BMW electric car stories), here are some cool stories we haven’t covered (yet). Tesla Is an Unplugged Perfomance + BBS Wheels Tesla the best Tesla yet? (GAS2) If you don’t … [continued]
ubitricity Can Cut EV Charging System Costs “90%”
Editor’s Note (ZS): The photos above and the videos below, which I took, have been added to this repost (Roy and I were there together!), and I would also note that the 90% cut in cost compared to a conventional EV charging station is partly due to the fact that … [continued]
Free EV Parking In Germany, Free Home Tesla Charging… (EV News)
Some top EV news from around to keep you busy this weekend: EV Policy Germany may soon offer free EV parking and EV access to “bus-only” lanes. (EV Obsession) Leading Senator Harry Reid is pushing for more EV incentives in the US. (EV Obsession) Here’s a monologue on how big societal … [continued]
National Drive Electric Week Event In Las Vegas
Editor’s Note (ZS): We were planning to publish various National Drive Electric Week events on CleanTechnica, and we did get a couple published, but I’ve also had some waiting for me after I got pulled away to attend a jam-packed, one-week Germany cleantech tour (lots of goodies to come from that!). … [continued]
Tesla Supercharger Network Surpasses 200-Station Milestone
The Tesla Supercharger network now comprises more than 200 stations worldwide, as a recent Google+ posting from Tesla Motors has noted. The impressive number is even more impressive when you consider that only a few years ago there were no Tesla Supercharger stations at all. That’s a pretty impressive expansion/growth rate. … [continued]
6 New Pro-EV Bills Signed Into Law In California
Six new pro-EV bills were recently signed into law in California by the Governor there, Jerry Brown. The new efforts to promote the use of electric vehicles in the state encompass a variety of different approaches to the goal — including an increase in direct incentives, measures to improve the … [continued]
New Housing In California To Be “EV Capable”
California is swiftly advancing, with one EV-charging-friendly bill after another. The latest is via the California Building Code (CBC2016), which looks set to require that all recently constructed parking lots or housing must be ready for electric charging infrastructure. The information is from draft building code documents and written in legal terms. “The new … [continued]
Tesla Opens Supercharging Station In Chengdu, China
Tesla is continuing its Chinese expansion, this time opening a Supercharging station in Chengdu, China. Festivities were held on site at the Chengdu Yingtai Centre, where six Supercharging stations opened, according to Teslarati. Commercial real estate developer Yintai Holdings, known for its luxurious Chinese shopping malls, helped complete the deal. This is Tesla’s … [continued]
Road Trip In The Smart Electric Drive
The Fear Of Road Trips Often discussion of short-range electric cars raises a terrifying specter: The Road TripTM. According to the internet, this is a pastime that the entire world engages in, at least bi-weekly. Furthermore, these road trips cover distances of thousands of miles. As such, short-range electric cars … [continued]
