We’ve already covered much of this, but I think there are some new stats here, and it’s always interesting to see these stats about the massive growth of electric cars in the US. So, enjoy this EV Obsession repost! The Wall Street Journal (which I just railed on the other day for … [continued]
Time to report the results of our poll regarding the year an electric car will first break into the top 10 of global auto sales. The votes are pretty clustered between 2017 and 2020, with 2018 being the clear winner. Still, a couple dozen of you were quite optimistic and … [continued]
This article was originally published on EV Obsession. Something that I think not many people are aware of is that some green cars are only produced because of California’s strict laws aimed at greening the automobile industry. Unfortunately, while some automakers get the underlying point of it all and eager … [continued]
When Rich Salmon strolled into an auto dealership in Alabama, he had no idea he would become the proud owner of the 100,000th plug-in vehicle sold in America. To commemorate his purchase, Plug In America awarded Mr. Salmon with a new ClipperCreek Level 2 charging station plus $300 toward its installation, … [continued]
Here are the latest electric vehicle sales numbers from EV Obsession. Enjoy! Ready for our monthly US electric vehicle sales (including hybrid sales) update? How could you not be? Below is the full table, including comparisons between June 2013 sales and June 2012 sales as well as between 2013 YTD … [continued]
A new study from Navigant Research (formerly known as Pike Research) concludes that the worldwide sales of electric drive motors will grow from $965 million in 2013 to more than $2.8 billion by 2020. The conclusion comes from the growing electric vehicle market and the use of electric motors in 100% electric … [continued]
Reposted from EV Obsession: March sales numbers are in for the Nissan Leaf & Chevy Volt. After lagging the Volt for many months, Leaf sales shot up and (as you can see in the title) far surpassed Volt sales for the month. 635 Leafs were sold in February, following 650 … [continued]
This article was originally published on EV Obsession. While there are now about a dozen plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) on the market in the U.S., the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf are still the clear leaders in sales. They are also sort of like the Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston … [continued]
I gave a long introduction of my 3-tier system for sharing top cleantech stories in my previous post, so I won’t repeat that here. I’ll just dive right into 10 EV stories that almost got covered on CleanTechnica, but barely missed the cut: 1. Wireless Power Transmission For Transit, Trains, Harbor … [continued]
About a week ago, Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) released the Sustainable Energy in America 2013 Factbook (a report commissioned by the Business Council for Sustainable Energy). At the press conference, Rhone Resch, President and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), Dave McCurdy, President and CEO of the American Gas Association, and Ethan Zindler, … [continued]
