Originally published on The Electric BMW i3. By Tom Moloughney What a difference three years makes. I was able to secure one of the first 2017 BMW i3 REx cars that made its way into US dealer inventory, compliments of Chris Chang, Sales Manager at BMW of Bloomfield here in … [continued]
“Take a deep breath and hold it for a second. That one is coming from the trees and the greenery and the rainforests all around. You can let it out. Now take a second breath. That second breath is not coming from the rainforests or from the greenery. That second breath — … [continued]
The London Metropolitan Police is now trialling the use of a range-extended BMW i3 as a patrol car, exploring the value of a nearly silent police vehicle in urban environments, according to recent reports. It should be stated up front, in order to cut off inaccurate claims, that the range-extended … [continued]
Originally published on The Electric BMW i3. By Tom Moloughney My 2014 BMW i3 REx is now 27 months old, and the mileage on the odometer just recently surpassed 56,000 miles. I’ve needed a little over 15,000 kWh of electricity, and exactly 50 gallons of gas to power the vehicle thus … [continued]
Update: Readers have brought up a couple more points, so the list is now up to 16. This article is simultaneously being published on EV Obsession and on our Electric Car Sales page. Numbers are in, and not a great deal has changed in the US electric car market since … [continued]
We’ve reviewed a bunch of electric cars here on CleanTechnica over the years. To better highlight these and to also provide an easy place to find them, I’m creating this page. We will be continually update this page as more reviews are conducted. If you are actually interested in reading our thoughts on these cars, or watching the … [continued]
A new analysis of the electric vehicle market from the Union of Concerned Scientists has found that a major barrier to wider, faster adoption of the technology is simply that auto manufacturers aren’t bringing enough models to market. Also, the electric vehicle (EV) models that are available aren’t widely available … [continued]
This article is being simultaneously published on CleanTechnica, EV Obsession, and EV Sales. It is also being added to our Electric Car Sales page. The European EV market had more than 13,000 registrations last month, down 4% over July 2015. The slowdown in sales are more visible on the BEV side, … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. There were around 1,800 electric car (including SUV & van) registrations in France during the month of July 2016, according to the most recent estimates from the EV Sales blog. That represents a roughly 12% year-on-year decrease from July 2015. Despite the apparent slowdown during July 2016, … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Germany’s electric vehicle incentives are now in full effect. How has this affected sales of plug-in electric cars in the country? Apparently, not all that much, going by the July 2016 sales estimates for the German market that were just released by the EV Sales blog. Electric … [continued]
