Nissan Future Lab (initiated in 2014) examines the future of mobility. Along the way, Nissan explains how the company is advancing mobility. Nissan Future Lab’s work is illuminated with developments in automotive technology related to electric, autonomous, and connected vehicles, including electric carsharing, and ridesharing. The work involves a series of “real-world experiments and … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Estimated electric vehicle sales figures for the Netherlands during the month of June 2016 were recently unveiled on the EV Sales blog — showing that the sales drop that followed the end of plug-in hybrid sales last year has continued. Altogether, sales are down year-on-year … [continued]
The first thing that struck me when I arrived at the airport in Barcelona was the large number of Toyota Prius taxis. I know they are not plug-ins and they shouldn’t be on this post, but it was hard to escape the fact that some 25% of all taxis were Prii, … [continued]
After being criticized this week for theoretically having Tesla bias (which I don’t think I have, beyond bias for smart decisions and stronger promotion and development of clean cars), I shared some of the very positive stories we’ve written about other EVs (which we’ve also been criticized for), and then it crossed my … [continued]
Note: Jump down to “Renault Twizy” if you want to skip my general notes on electric cars and how I got into them. I have to admit — it’s been great fun and a lucky pleasure to test drive so many electric cars. Cars aren’t historically a big part of my … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. The India-based car manufacturer Mahindra has now opened up reservations for its e2o electric car in the UK market. The 3-door, 4-seat hatchback possesses an advertised range of 79 miles per full charge, and was designed specifically for transportation in dense urban environments (the company is … [continued]
Originally published on Gas2. Amongst all the hoopla in Paris this week as the COP21 conference on climate change revs up, Madame Ségolène Royal, the French Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, announced that she wants to create “an electric car for the people.” What does that mean? According … [continued]
As much as we obsessively cover electric vehicle news, we can’t get to everything that I think is worth sharing. Here’s a roundup of some top electric vehicles news and commentary from around the interwebs. Enjoy. Tesla News Tesla Resale Best in UK So says CAP Automotive, a heavy-hitter in … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Seems like every week there’s yet another new “game-changing” electric vehicle (EV) startup. And that’s a good thing! In my opinion, anyways, as it means that the rate of growth in the sector is really starting to pick up and there’s growing interest here from … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. People make a big deal of electric cars’ driving ranges, for good reason, so I thought it would be interesting to create a list of the electric cars with the most range (to supplement my list of the quickest electric cars to 60 mph, the … [continued]
