Originally published on EV Obsession. Plug In America has a great electric car subsidies and incentives resource on its website, but I figure a lot of people are not aware of it. It’s actually a map, and as you hover over each state, you can see a summary of financial subsidies … [continued]
Which charges faster, a Tesla Model S or a Nissan Leaf? Get out your calculators. Ready, set, go. All batteries are described by their ability to deliver current and voltage. Open circuit voltage is the voltage batteries produce when not connected to a load or to a really small load … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. The 2017 Kia Optima plug-in hybrid was officially unveiled at the Chicago Auto Show a few days ago, giving us some new insight into what we can expect with the model’s release later this year. The specs for the 2017 Kia Optima plug-in hybrid (PHEV) … [continued]
Editorial note: If, like many Brazilians, you were on holidays for most of January, you might have missed two important international summits of relevance for climate and energy. Luckily for you, CleanTechnica was there to cover them while you were out and about on your first full-electric road trip (or whatever … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Based on the latest electric car sales numbers from auto manufacturers, as well as estimates for Tesla and Fiat electric car sales, plug-in electric car sales in the US seem to have increased 15% in January 2016 compared to January 2015. However, most manufacturers have nothing … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. There’s not going to be another generation of the Cadillac ELR extended-range electric car, as the model is being killed off, according to the president of GM’s Cadillac division, Johan de Nysschen. I know, given the model’s great success to date, this is coming as … [continued]
For Cleantech Talk #18, Matthew, Kyle, and I talked about the Tesla buying experience and “Tesla dealerships,” the planned Chrysler plug-in hybrid electric minivan, and a 1 GW Quebec-to-Vermont HVDC interconnection (as well as the transmission network and renewable energy integration, in general). As a reminder, you can subscribe to Cleantech Talk on … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. I was honored for the second year in a row to have a meal with Michael Liebreich, founder and chairman of the advisory board of what is now Bloomberg New Energy Finance (originally named New Energy Finance), and to be able to interview him “during” that … [continued]
This 11th and final article pulled from Electric Cars: What Early Adopters & First Followers Want — a new report from CleanTechnica, EV Obsession, and GAS2 — is a summary of the whole report. Of course, I encourage you to read through the entire report, at least in parts here on CleanTechnica (where you can also … [continued]
In this 10th and nearly final article pulled from Electric Cars: What Early Adopters & First Followers Want — a new report from CleanTechnica, EV Obsession, and GAS2 — we get to an exciting topic — EV Revolution!! Revolution, baby! I’ve mentioned “EV revolution” a few times already in this report. What am I talking about? … [continued]
