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Electric Vehicles
Ford Creates Team Edison To Get Into The Electric Car Game
Ford has created Team Edison, a new unit designed to get it back into the electric car game.
Energy Policy Simulator From Energy Innovations Projects EV Sales In 2050
Energy Innovation has a new online tool that predicts EV sales in the US will account for 65% or more of the market by 2050.
VTOL Personal Drone, Carrying People One (Or Two) At A Time
2017 is the year of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) vehicles. So far, we’ve seen a few wild projects and some further in the future ones. Despite battery energy density not being quite there yet for long-distance flights, electric airplanes and drones (and everything in between) are taking off. Today’s drone fad is all the rage and has been thrust into the media with such force that it shouldn’t surprise anyone to find a few companies working on drones capable of flying people, right?
9 Electric Supercars Racing To Be The Best
Electric supercar concept vehicles show that the electric engine is going mainstream. They herald a new era of electric vehicles and present some exciting prospects of what that future might be. Here’s a rundown of some new electric supercars that have some astonishing specs.
Electric Vehicles Report: Part 1 — Electric Vehicles Are Going Mainstream
Now, nearly two decades later and 120 years after its introduction, the electric car is making an unmistakable comeback. This time, it’s aided by better technology as well as environmentally sensitive consumers and policymakers looking to supplant fossil fuel use with renewable electricity.
Winning People’s Hearts To EVs & Renewables
When regular people know I am working in the plug-in car business, their first reaction is: “Oh yeah, that’s the future…”
Some connect that with fighting climate change and give me the thumbs up. Others, possibly more tech-savvy, mention autonomous cars and Tesla, a brand that has a following even outside the electric vehicle bubble. I suspect a portion of Tesla owners buy them because they are sexy, fast and tech laden, with the autopilot being its most important feature, and the fact that they are electric is just an added bonus.
How Electric Cars Work, & Thus, How To Extend Range
Having owned an electric vehicle for just over 18 months now, I feel able to share my knowledge, which may be of help to those considering an electric vehicle for the first time, or those who have just started out on the road to electric vehicle driving.
Tesla #2 In New Auto Brand Ranking In Germany — Brand Loyalty, Brand Status, &…
How much does loyalty to a major brand — or at least the status of various brands — limit the transition to electric vehicles from Tesla, Dyson, e.Go, etc.? On the other hand, how much does dissatisfaction with conventional automakers drive customers to such automotive newcomers? How much do legacy automotive brands keep the door shut to newcomers like Tesla versus invite the disruptors in?
Electric Vaporware Bonanza In Frankfurt, & Still No Tesla Competitors
At the International Motor Show in Frankfurt, we saw Mercedes, Volkswagen, and BMW all show some electric concepts. And most of them are really far-future concepts, the kind you find at auto shows but that never see the light of day. Here are some highlights:
