Originally published on Gas2. If you didn’t think dictating national policy was enough fun for Congress, check out our nation’s representatives taking Toyota’s i-Road concept for a tour of Capitol Hill. The Toyota i-Road is a three-wheeled electric vehicle designed for city driving based on a concept that was seen at … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainablity Outlook. Mahindra’s recent slash on the purchase price of its electric car (E2O) to Rs. 4.99 lakhs and the increasing inflation in the cost of vehicle fuel relative to the cost per kWh for electricity, has positively altered the price attractiveness of the Electric Vehicles. In alignment … [continued]
Leading power and automaton technology supplier ABB recently announced that its Terra 23/53 range of fast chargers had passed the new European certification process for DC fast chargers at Applus+ IDIADA, the independent certification house in Spain — becoming the first fast chargers to do so. The chargers in question … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Series production of BMW’s battery-electric BMW C evolution maxi-scooter has now begun at the company’s Berlin plant. The electric scooter — which is BMW’s first to be mass produced — began development back in 2011, as the BMW E-Scooter concept. The storage modules used in … [continued]
Toyota’s making big moves with regard to leasing incentives in an effort to boost the flagging sales of its RAV4 EV. To be exact, a total of $16,500 in lease incentives will now be available to those looking to give the compliance-market EV a go. The EV was originally created … [continued]
Tesla’s Supercharger network of free, high-speed charging stations for owners of Tesla EVs continues to grow at an impressive rate, as the recent announcement that the 100th Supercharger Station is now up and running makes clear. The pioneering electric car company’s ambitious plans to create its own nationwide (and European) … [continued]
Good news! Those of you who love the Nissan LEAF (whether you own/lease one or not), but still wish that it had more range, may soon be getting your wish! Well, not that soon really… But relatively soon… While nothing has been confirmed for sure, and nothing is yet set … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Following up on its top position in February, the Renault Zoe easily took #1 again in March. The Bollore Bluecar made a strong surge to take #2, rising from 0 registrations in February and 81 registrations in January to 194 registrations in March. The Nissan LEAF inched out the … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Thanks to Italian site GreenStart, I’ve got some reliable March electric car registration numbers to share. Unfortunately, as with France, I have one important number missing. GreenStart collects pure-electric car registrations, but not plug-in hybrid numbers. I was able to get plug-in hybrid numbers last … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession: In yet another European country, I’ve run into complications getting full registration numbers for plug-in hybrid electric cars. Unfortunately, many countries just lump gasoline/diesel and plug-in hybrid electric versions of the same model together when reporting model registrations. Odd, considering how different the gasoline/diesel and plug-in hybrid … [continued]
