Originally published on Solar Love. A couple of months ago, I wrote an article about SolarCity’s “shockingly high MyPower prices” compared to competitors’ prices. The article was based off of an analysis by Pick My Solar. There’s a Part 2 to the story, though. Unfortunately, it’s no prettier. Let me … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Around 8.5 million diesel vehicles sold by Volkswagen over the past few years in Europe will be recalled, following the testing scandal of a few weeks ago, according to reports. Considering that the German company actually sold around 11 million diesel vehicles in Europe that … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Editor’s Note: The BMW i3 was also recently adopted for some police cars in Los Angeles, and the BMW i8 has been acquired by the Dubai police force. A number of brand new BMW i3s were recently delivered to the Bavarian Police, according to recent … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. In a rather interesting turn of events, it appears that China Railway International is working with the Chinese Export-Import Bank to potentially finance a portion of the proposed Californian high-speed rail line between Los Angeles and San Francisco, according to reports. The Chinese organizations responded … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. A Tesla Model S Jack O’Lantern. Need I say more? Happy Halloween. (h/t to “Internet Dude” on the Tesla Motors Club forum.)
Originally published on EV Obsession. How soon will Tesla know if use of the new autopilot feature reduces overall auto accident rates amongst users? Given the greatly detailed information that Tesla gathers regarding driving patterns and events, one would presume… not that long from now. Though I suppose that perhaps there … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Those waiting for the Detroit Electric SP:01 electric sports car should be happy to hear that the first production unit recently came off the assembly lines at the company’s Leamington Spa manufacturing facility in the UK, according to recent reports. Sales in the European and Asian … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. Perovskite solar cells have been getting a lot of attention for their potential to reach new heights of efficiency and new lows of cost. In the latest development, our friends over at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory have revealed a critical “bottleneck” in perovskite solar … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Well, I was hoping to get more clarity by test driving the BMW i3 and the Tesla Model S 70D one day after the other last week. Unfortunately, I walked away more undecided than before the test drives. Mixing in test drives of the Nissan LEAF … [continued]
I know, people just keep running Tesla raffles… but I’m a sucker and keep going for them. I know that the odds are heavily against me, but I also feel good about donating to good causes and organizations, so I keep doing it with that extra justification… and the hope … [continued]
