The 2017 Hyundai Ioniq looks to be a serious contender in the affordable clean transportation sector, as buyers have the option of choosing from three different flavors — a hybrid, a plug-in hybrid, or a fully electric car — of the platform, all at prices right in line with (or better than) the rest of the cars in their class.
The European EV market had approximately 30,000 registrations last month, down 11% over the same month last year. This sales slip, however, had to do with the incentives-derived sales rush of the last quarter of 2015.
It appears that Toyota’s somewhat baffling unwillingness to embrace all-electric vehicles may finally be coming to an end. Recent comments made by prominent engineers at the company imply that the company may be planning to release all-electric models at some point in the near future, as a result of having “tamed” lithium-ion battery technology.
For this clean energy and transport news roundup, we’ve got stories about a solar install at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, a potential low-income solar settlement, Underwriters Laboratory buys a renewables engineering firm, Indian and Egyptian renewable energy projects, electric car market penetration, a Tesla hearse, a 72 kWh electric utility … [continued]
Media, both social and antisocial, has been full of articles and first-person accounts with people raving about how much they love the experience of driving their electric cars. They talk about how wonderful it is to wake up to a full gas tank, how quiet it is, the instant and no-fuss … [continued]
Want to watch a rather clunky-looking white van blow past a BMW i8 and a Dodge Viper in a drag race? Why wouldn’t you? I’m talking of course about Atieva’s electric van “Edna” — which is actually a Mercedes-Benz Vito van featuring one of Atieva’s ridiculous 900-horsepower, all-wheel-drive powertrains. We … [continued]
There’s a lot of discussion and publication about electric cars being quieter. Some of it is focused on low-speed pedestrian and cyclist safety. Some of it is focused on reductions in traffic noise as it pertains to the health of people living near roads. But how much quieter will traffic … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. I can honestly say that I’ve never thought about which would win in a race between a Tesla Model S P90D and a Boeing 737 (yes, a jet plane). Apparently, though, there are some people out there who wanted to know what would happen if … [continued]
Originally published on Gas2. The Italdesign GTZero all-electric sports car was presented for the first time in public at the Geneva Motor Show this week. What is it? That’s an interesting question. First and foremost, it is an electric car with three motors — two in the front and one in the … [continued]
I’m headed to Florida (from Europe) on Saturday, and will have an extremely busy week there, so I don’t expect to do news roundups during this time. If you want to keep an eye on the latest and coolest electric vehicle stories beyond those published on CleanTechnica, I recommend you … [continued]
