Xcel Energy recently asked state regulators in Minnesota to approve a new discounted rate for overnight home charging of electric vehicles (EV) in the state — altogether totalling a 43% discount to regular residential service rates. The large utility company has stated that, if approved, the new rate for overnight … [continued]
The long-rumored BMW i5/i7 is looking set to hit the market sometime in 2018 — and will be designed specifically to compete with Tesla’s Model S, according to recent reports. While the model is expected to have an upper-market look to it, the all-electric range isn’t actually expected to approach … [continued]
Enjoy the electric vehicle stories below from around the interwebs, as well as our own electric vehicle stories from the past week. Tesla Tesla Sales — Updates & Estimates “Secret Weapon” To Increase Tesla Demand & Beat Dealers — Ideas Tesla: More Pure-Electric Car Revenue Than All Other Companies Tesla … [continued]
London will soon be home to 98 MPG range-extended electric Metrocabs, thanks to Transport for London finally getting around to approving them — after several years of work on the topic. This means that there’s finally some competition for the diesel-fume-belching cabs there now. The new Metrocabs aren’t anything special as regards … [continued]
Behold the NV8 (Nanyang Technological University Venture 8)! This is a 3D-printed solar-powered car capable of hitting ~60 km/h (37 mph). The solar car — which was made by two teams of 16 students each at the university in Singapore — is composed of a carbon fiber single shell chassis + … [continued]
Nissan in Europe has now become the first car manufacturer in the world to offer a unique glow-in-the-dark car paint made from chemically and biologically inert organic materials. The new spray-applied coating — which absorbs enough UV energy during daylight hours to glow for 8–10 hours at night — was … [continued]
While Apple and Tesla are set to duke it out for a share of the EV market, GM forges ahead with production of the its new affordable EV, the Bolt.
We generally just try to report on the story here at CleanTechnica, rather than be the story, but I guess that sometimes it simply can’t be helped. Case in point: the Connecticut Auto Dealers Association recently put together a new anti-Tesla website referencing CleanTechnica content — rather out of context, … [continued]
Renewable energy won’t die from cheap oil. With oil prices hitting six-year lows, you would think cleantech’s momentum would stop. After all, history has not been kind to renewables when oil prices have fallen. However, Bloomberg Business paints a different picture. In his analysis, author Tom Randall cites 7 key reasons why, this … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. The folks at Tesla aren’t stupid. They know what to highlight to make a point. The first sentence in the 2014 4th quarter & full year shareholder letter Tesla published last night reads: “Tesla continues to drive the global transition to sustainable transport, with more … [continued]
