Reposted from Clean Power Research (with minor edits, including the questionable pun in the title): You’ve likely heard about the partnerships springing up between electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers and solar (PV) system providers. Most recently, Honda and SolarCity announced a plan that allows Honda customers to install solar with a low upfront … [continued]
We don’t have the resources to give away electric cars and solar systems, of course, but we’re certainly happy to share opportunities to win such goodies! Check out this repost from EV Obsession below. Real Goods Solar, a leading solar power installer, is hosting a sweepstakes that I think you’d all like … [continued]
If you were around about 70 years ago (unlikely), you might remember Detroit Electric, an electric car company based out of San Francisco… no, Detroit, of course. With the rebirth of electric cars, someone has decided to revitalize this electric pioneer. From Detroit Electric, which basically just has this press … [continued]
While Volkswagen has announced a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle Golf and the world’s most efficient car recently, the car below is the German company’s first all-electric car. And isn’t it cute.
Another pretty plug-in hybrid electric sports car is coming to market. This one from the old-school car company Imperia out of Belgium. Chris DeMorro of Gas2 writes: “Imperia estimates that the Wiesmann GT will be able to go about 37 miles on electricity only, and fuel consumption with a fully charged … [continued]
I’m not a motorcycle fan, I have to say (I’m more of a bike or scooter guy), but this motorcycle-styled electric-assisted bike called the Enorm V3 Bullet is pretty wicked:
Why do I have the feeling such an infographic wouldn’t be cool if it were about any other car company? But it’s Tesla, so it’s awesome. Also, as Chris DeMorro of Gas2 notes, if you look carefully, it really is another sign that Tesla rocks it (skip below the infographic … [continued]
Reposted from EV Obsession: The Toyota i-Road concept was certainly one of the hottest new attractions at this year’s Geneva Motor Show. And some folks even grabbed videos of the i-Road in action. Here’s one:
As I noted in my long article about Masdar, Masdar City is clearly the most well known arm of the company. The ambitiously green city is of course at a very early stage of its development, and I know that many have skeptically postulated that it’s never going to be … [continued]
Reposted from EV Obsession: Nissan has a new commercial out (you can watch it below) for the Nissan Leaf. The key takeaway point that I think Nissan is (quite successfully) aiming for is that the Leaf is hip and hot (focusing quite a bit on its LeafLink app), that it … [continued]
