Let’s be clear, despite various comments and announcements from executives at the “Big 3” auto companies (Ford, GM, and Fiat Chrysler), they obviously have yet to really embrace electric cars.
The Canadian government is now working to create an advisory group that will recommend policies that can be pursued to increase adoption rates for electric vehicles, according to recent reports.
The new advisory group will reportedly contain members from a variety of environmental groups and auto industry firms and organizations. The goal is to create and implement a new EV policy plan by 2018.
Nissan may be planning to sell its majority stake (51%) in the lithium-ion automotive battery manufacturer AESC — which was established originally as a joint venture between Nissan and the Japanese information technology company NEC — according to a recent report from Bloomberg.
BMW will be unveiling a new, higher-performance version of the all-electric i3 (or, alternately, range-extended i3) at the upcoming Frankfurt Auto Show in September, according to recent reports.
20th century thinking misses why electric cars are patriotic bulldogs of any country they are sold in.
Tesla is prohibited by law from selling its cars directly to customers in Texas. Those who want one of the US manufacturer’s high-tech electric cars can buy one online, but then have to pick it up in some other state and drive it home to the Lone Star state.
Tesla has been trying to get the Texas legislature to change the law for years without success. Now, lawmakers in Texas have once again told Tesla to go pound sand.
In my article “12 Factors That Will Limit Chevy Bolt Sales In The US (Part 2),” I outlined a number of image and perception problems — including design, brand, and positioning issues — that would limit Bolt sales among early adopters, especially in key green-leaning West Coast and East Coast markets of the US.
While the rest of the country marched for the climate in general, Los Angeles county marched for a very specific climate problem. Tesoro has been planning to expand their refinery in Wilmington, CA to start refining tar sands oil shipped in from Canada. Well, the citizens of Wilmington and surrounding cities have had enough.
BMW’s newly revealed all-electric Motorrad Concept Link scooter concept is probably worth giving a bit of time, despite being only a concept. The rather stylish-looking “zero-emissions” scooter was revealed at this year’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2017 in Italy, and looks as though it was designed with the event in mind.
Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz vehicle production plant in Rastatt, Germany, will begin producing compact electric vehicles … “in the future.” This follows a new agreement between management and the works council at the plant, according to a new press release.
