What’s the best way to promote your newest EV? If you’re Volkswagen, then I guess that you would have answered: By hiring William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy to hawk it for you. Via a new commercial of course, not just by the side of a busy road. Because that’s apparently … [continued]
Which countries around the world possess the highest number of Tesla Superchargers per capita? Interesting question, with a somewhat unsurprising answer, if you’ve been following Tesla-related news the past few years — Norway comes out on top, and many of the countries right below it are the ones that you’d expect. … [continued]
EV Obsession. Dr Heinz-Jakob Neusser, Volkswagen’s head of powertrain development, thinks that electric cars with over 300 miles of range aren’t too far off. The foundation of his argument is that the energy density of electric car batteries has been improving rapidly and will continue to do so. “I expect the … [continued]
Interested in keeping track of the rapid growth of Tesla’s Supercharger network in real time? (Well, almost real time.) Now you can — with the use of an interactive map that you can find at supercharge.info. The map is something of an improvement over the one that Tesla itself currently … [continued]
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.
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]
ABB Conversations. By Connie Hwong. Can rail lead the way in sustainable transit? A look at the technology trends and themes that emerged from InnoTrans 2014. Last week, Berlin hosted the 10th InnoTrans trade fair, the largest rail transport show in the world. Held every 2 years at Berlin Messe, … [continued]
Cadillac’s soon-to-be-released large rear-wheel-drive sedan, the CT6, will be available in a plug-in electric version as well as a conventional one, according to recent press reports. The announcement isn’t exactly a surprise of course, as Cadillac’s ambitions with regard to the EV/PHEV market have been known for some time now, … [continued]
By Ted Kidd I was recently mentioned in the editor’s note to an article on CleanTechnica, Mercedes B-Class Electric vs BMW i3. The short point is that, unlike Car & Driver, I much preferred the Mercedes B-Class Electric over the BMW i3. Ok, so it wasn’t just me, it was … [continued]
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]
