Originally published on Gas2. Since not everyone can afford a Tesla Model S P90D, or a Dodge Hellcat, but a great many people who can’t afford them still love them, we occasionally end up with somewhat strange (but endearing) labors of love like the one below. I’m talking here about … [continued]
Check out this electric vehicles news for more fun on this happy Monday! Tesla Gold Reading Between the Lines… 200 Mile Range with 35kWh Battery? TEASER: Unplugged Performance Carbon Fiber Seat Backs!! Tesla Roadster Upgrade Reveals Another EV Advantage Warm-Up Lap: Tesla Model S P85D Dominates Dyno Tesla Model S P85D vs P85+ … [continued]
This article originally published on RenewEconomy The award-winning UNSW Solar Racing Team, Sunswift, is making a big transition this year – from racing a solar module on wheels to what team members think might be the future of the car; a solar electric hybrid vehicle. Sunswift currently holds the world … [continued]
This article first published on Gas2 by Christopher DeMorro John Wayland’s drag racing electric Datsun, White Zombie, has graced these pages many times before. But Wayland is currently undergoing a project of a different kind, sourcing parts from GM’s original electric car, the EV1, and swapping them into a Honda Insight hybrid. … [continued]
Catching up on some top clean transport news, below are 9 electric vehicle (EV) and 11 bike stories we wouldn’t want you to miss, and one more rogue transportation story. Of course, check out our Clean Transportation category for the top EV and bike stories of the week. Electric Vehicles … [continued]
From sister site Gas2: Right now the Rimac Concept_One electric supercar is on a tour of the Middle East, and to prove its worth, Rimac set up an impromptu drag race. With a Ferrari. Bet you know where this is going. With four electric motors producing a combined 1,073 horsepower and 1,180 … [continued]
I ran across this great post by Jim Motavalli over on the wheego site (wheego is an electric car company). Thought is was worth a share, so here it is: Let me say at the outset that I don’t yet own an electric car, so I’m not a member of … [continued]
One of the advantages to driving an electric vehicle is all the torque — you get off the line super fast. Where that has typically started to go ever so slightly downhill for the average EV drag racer is in sustaining a quicker top speed than drivers in a conventional gas-powered vehicle for an entire quarter mile. This is no longer quite the case. […]
A cool electric vehicle total cost of ownership calculator from a California utility (for its region), the horrible situation the state of Louisiana is in with regards to the coronavirus epidemic and COVID-19, coming gas station bankruptcies, and Elon Musk’s offer of ventilators to any hospital urgently needing them led CleanTechnica’s list of the most popular stories last week.
March saw plugin EVs take 18.0% share in Germany, down year on year, remaining stuck in a hangover from sudden incentive abandonment in late December. BEVs were down some 29% in YoY volume, while PHEVs were down 4.5%. Overall auto volume was 263,844 units, down 6% YoY, and down 25% … [continued]
