Originally published on EV Obsession. More than 75,000 electric vehicles were registered in the European market in 2015, according to the most recent figures from Avere France. The top 4 markets in Europe for the year — Norway, France, the UK, and Germany — accounted for roughly 75% of all … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. More than 50,000 Outlander Plug-In Hybrid SUVs have now been sold in Europe by Mitsubishi Motors Europe, according to recent reports. The new sales milestone was achieved just 2 or so years after the launch of the model in the European market, back in October … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. The UK government has agreed to work towards the goal of ensuring that all new cars, buses, and vans sold in 2050 are electrics as part of a new initiative that’s being supported by Norway, Holland, and Germany as well, according to recent reports. These … [continued]
One of the best things governments can do to boost electric vehicle use and cut emissions is to procure electric vehicles themselves. This alone has an impact on emissions, but it also exposes a large number of people to EVs, which is often all that’s needed to get them to switch to … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Some of those needing to take their Teslas into service centers in Norway for repairs have been reporting very long wait times as of late, going by some new threads on the Tesla Motors Club forum. A recent one was even begun by someone making … [continued]
I know I just dropped a massive EV news roundup on you two days ago, but here’s more just from the past couple of days… Nissan LEAF #1 In Norway Again My trip to Florida for the EV Technology & Transportation Summit has delayed this report a bit, but I squeezed … [continued]
To accompany the HUGE electric vehicle news roundup I just published, if you are interested in clean transport in general, here are some cool bike and transit stories: Why Do People Hate Cyclists? At the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning conference, several researchers shared their work examining why people hate bicyclists … [continued]
Originally published on Gas2. Norway depends on ships for much of its national and international commerce. It also has an extensive network of ferries that cross its many fjords, inlets, rivers and harbors. While we here at Gas 2.0 focus mostly on carbon emissions from land based vehicles, the truth … [continued]
Eight months after becoming the first capital city to divest from coal, Oslo has announced it intends to divest its pension fund from all fossil fuels — coal, oil, and gas. According to Fossil Free Europe, which reported the news Monday, the City of Oslo announced that it intends to divest … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Electric car forecasts are a dime a dozen (actually, they cost a lot more than that, but they’re probably worth a dime a dozen). They often don’t account for the exponential growth that comes from disruptive technology. Some studies base growth on broad surveys of potential buyers… despite the fact … [continued]
