As much as I loved my 2013 Zero FXS, I’m impressed with the improvements Zero has been able to make each year, culminating in the 2018 Zero FXS. As batteries have gotten cheaper and more energy dense, Zero has been able to spend more money on components like brakes and suspension. So I traded Shaq for Kobe.
It’s only really by driving a car that you can get a good impression of it, and I have been very fortunate to be offered the chance to borrow a brand new 2018 Nissan Leaf Tekna, complete with ProPilot, for two days. This was kindly lent to me by Annie Cooper, the Sales Manager at Sandicliffe Nissan in Nottingham.
The French plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) passenger car market ushered in 3,099 registrations in May, up just 4% year over year (YoY). Fully electric models (BEVs) grew slightly faster than plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) — BEVs +5%, PHEVs +2% — which is something that hadn’t been happening in recent months.
The Toyota Mirai is a hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV), which makes it a rare breed anywhere in the world, let alone the cleantech hub that is Southern California. It’s electric drivetrain and traction battery make the drive feel a lot like normal electric vehicles, while the hydrogen fueling carries forward the 5 minute gas station fueling experience.
After last-minute overnight negotiations, the European Union has announced it is increasing its renewable energy target from 27% to 32%, a move it describes as “ambitious,” but which environmental campaigners have described variously as “inadequate,” “paltry,” “far too low,” and a “spectacular failure.”
InMotion’s Solowheel is an innovative Electric Unicycle (EUC) that comes to the market with a very respectable balance of price, performance and range for riders looking for a portable, electrified Last Mile solution.
Following up on our “What Changed In The Electric Vehicle Industry In May?” roundup, below is a summary of major solar energy and energy storage news from May. This roundup isn’t just about big project announcements. The point is to highlight notable shifts or milestones here or there in the industry.
So much electric vehicle news, so little time, but what actually changed in the electric vehicle industry last month? Below is some notable news.
April had 1,311 plug-in car registrations in the Netherlands, up 123% compared to the same period last year, pulling the year-to-date count to 6,765 units (+128%), and pulling the 2018 share slightly up, to 3.3%. Fully electric cars (BEVs) represented 88% of all PEV sales.
A number of new electric car models come onto the scene each month in China. Below are 8 of the interesting fully electric and plug-in hybrid models that have arrived recently.
