Watching this first interview below, I kept thinking, “I love this guy.” 😀 I guess there’s much more to say about it, as it’s a very interesting interview, but I can’t replace watching it with a text summary anyway (and I think it is really worth watching), so I’ll just … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Recent reports have revealed that the Tesla Model S will soon be available (unofficially from the looks of it) in the Malaysian markets — marking the first time that the lauded electric vehicles will be available there. Amongst other things, Teslas (P85D and 70D) will … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. A new short film from Volvo showcasing the many advantages of electric buses — dubbed “Route 55” — was recently unveiled. For those who don’t know, Volvo is currently involved in the ElectriCity Project, an electric bus pilot program in the Swedish city of Gothenburg. Hence … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Some of the latest electric vehicle (EV) sales figures for some of the biggest makers in Europe recently became available. By “sales,” what I’m referring to here are actually “new vehicle registrations” (a pretty close analog). Also, it should be noted that, while Jose Pontes … [continued]
Google is now planning to expand its fleet of autonomous electric cars currently in use in the area around the company’s Mountain View, California, base of operations. As it stands, these autonomous cars have been getting around 10,000 miles a week in driving — so you can see why the … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. While we wait to cheer on the adventurous pilots of Solar Impulse 2, Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, to cross the Pacific Ocean, we can virtually fly the solar-powered aircraft with a free web-based flight simulator for Solar Impulse, in real meteorological conditions. This news was just released by solartakeoff.com and is … [continued]
The EV company Motiv Power System started slow with a handful of electric trucks and buses, now its racing into commercial production with a new factory.
Many would no doubt argue that fancy cars are, in a ways, toys — just expensive, high-quality ones for rich grown people, rather than relatively cheap ones for children. Regardless of which type of toy you have a preference for, however — the cheap children’s kind, or the expensive grown … [continued]
Thanks to falling batter costs (and increasing battery energy density), the electric motorcycle provider Zero Motorcycles recently slashed the prices of all of its offerings by as much as $1,350. The company’s (previously already affordable) FX ZF2.8 is now listed for just $8,495 — while the “top of the line” … [continued]
Musk has us on “hello” in this video with his admission of impulse verbalization: “My issue is that I don’t have a filter, not that I have too much of a filter.” No wonder we love listening to him with that unfiltered charisma. Right before that line, in regards to … [continued]
