Editor’s note: After writing a superb take on Tesla, the Model 3, the Supercharging network, and the auto industry’s response to Tesla these past several years, EV thought leader and early BMW ActiveE and i3 driver Tom Moloughney has written another great article detailing what he sees as BMW’s best hope … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. The findings of a recent study on consumer attitudes toward electric and low-emission vehicles, commissioned by the California Air Resources Board, is slated to be publicly presented by Dr Ken Kurani of the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies on April 20, according to recent … [continued]
Using hydrogen in fuel cells as the primary fuel for personal vehicles results in more emissions than an off-the-shelf Toyota Prius, paying a premium price for the vehicle, and struggling to find a fueling station (there are only 14 in the entire US today). And if you can find one … [continued]
Hyundai was a late bloomer in the fuel efficiency game, only bringing its Sonata Hybrid to market in 2010, the same year as the third generation of the incumbent Toyota Prius arrived on the scene. Since then, the two paths have diverged, with Toyota running off towards hydrogen fuel cell … [continued]
Cleantech Talk #22 is now live, and you can listen below! Hot topics included the Koch Brothers and their latest plan to destroy society (if only those pesky kids didn’t get in the way), Ontario giving EVs some northerly love, and GM going full blast (er… 50% blast) into an EV & … [continued]
Originally published on the ECOreport The environmental community has been watching Justin Trudeau’s Liberals closely, to see how they live up to their promise to give Canada a low carbon, climate resistant economy. The new government’s performance at COP 21 was nothing less than stellar. While the Federal government’s meeting with the … [continued]
As with the renewable energy news link bomb I just published, here’s another one dedicated to electric car news: Tesla Motors Stuff Tesla Autopilot Performs Flawlessly During Motley Fool Highway Test GM Has Lobbied Against Tesla’s Direct Sales Model In At Least Five States Tesla Fights On In Utah And Connecticut Blogger Says Tesla Is Building Throwaway Cars … [continued]
Toyota is launching a new battery-less EV fleet in Japan, powered by fuel cells using renewable hydrogen produced from water and wind-sourced electricity.
Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Laurie Guevara-Stone The small country of Denmark (pop. 5.6 million) is making a big commitment to renewables. In the early 1970s imported oil supplied 92 percent of Denmark’s energy. Today Denmark’s electric grid is over 40 percent renewably powered, and the country is aiming … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Roughly ⅔ of all Honda cars will be electrified in some way by 2030, going by recent comments made by the company’s President and CEO Takahiro Hachigo. It should be noted here that the comment clearly refers to hybrids (and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles) as … [continued]
