This article has been co-written by Kyle Field and Zachary Shahan, with support and suggestions from a few other members of the CleanTechnica community. Just as there are many sites reporting on cars, energy, and the planet out there, many awards have been created to call attention to a variety … [continued]
In 2003, GM’s EV1 was literally crushed to boost profits for GM and the oil industry. Toyota’s $42,000 RAV4 EV was also discontinued, partly because Chevron bought the patent to its NiMH battery and shut down the battery plant. At the same time, climate change was exterminating entire species and I felt an … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Update: this article has been updated to indicate that the 2017 i3 range estimate is based on the NEDC. Jo Borras of sister site GAS2 has reported that the 2017 BMW i3 will have over 124 miles of range on the NEDC — up a solid 30% over … [continued]
Audi has stated plans for an EV over and over to the point where many (myself included) just stopped paying attention. Much like the spam that shows up in my inbox for another viagra prescription, I mindlessly filed the news away without a second thought… and then Frankfurt happened. Audi … [continued]
The Los Angeles Auto Show is always a huge event, and with California being the #1 state in the US for EV sales — with only 13% of the total car sales but 40% of all EV sales — we were looking for big news from the show this year. The … [continued]
Fiat took its usual fun aesthetics to the next level at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show by decking out two of its electric Fiat 500es. While the car already comes in a variety of options and has been advertised with the slogan “Ugliness is the worst form of pollution,” Fiat’s new campaign … [continued]
So far, the choice of electric two-wheelers for your last-mile commute has been fairly conventional. Two wheels with a base platform, a wheel on each side, a battery hanging below, an electric motor, and a seat. This configuration makes up pretty much everything available as far as e-bicycles and e-scooters. … [continued]
Very soon, I have some out-of-town trips to make in the LEAF. I am tuning in on tricks to maximize range with the 84-mile fully electric Nissan LEAF. The lingering joy I have with the LEAF continues as a direct relief from my previous lifestyle driving a gasmobile. This past … [continued]
Update: This article originally stated that Bernard Lee was the Tesla employee Daniel talked to, but it was actually David Imai. One of our readers, Daniel Hoffmann, was recently sitting in his hotel lobby waiting to check in when he overheard someone next to him talking on the phone… and then … [continued]
A couple of months ago, I published an article about how well electric cars work as primary cars. On the CleanTechnica repost, reader “AltairIV” made a superb comment and I asked if we could republish it. Luckily, he was happy to see it reach more eyes and enthusiastically replied, “It … [continued]
