Time to catch up on more electrified vehicle news. Here are a number of big EV news stories we wouldn’t want you to miss: Nissan Carwings To Grow: The Nissan LEAF smartphone service Carwings has now been around for about 4 years (time flies! no pun intended). Now it’s time for a … [continued]
Time for another electric vehicle news roundup! Rick Perry Goes Model S’ing: And in Cali nonetheless. The Texas Governor is certainly still trying to get that Gigafactory. Falling GM Prices: The Chevy Volt and the Cadillac ELR are seeing some massive price drops in some areas of the country. Have a … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Time for the latest US plug-in car sales update! The big winner in May was the Nissan LEAF, which set a new monthly sales record for itself and crushed the competition in May sales. Its sales were up 46% compared to May 2013, rising from … [continued]
When I started blogging, the Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt weren’t even on the market yet, let alone any other mass-market electric cars. CleanTechnica was publishing approximately 3 articles a day, mostly about solar power, wind power, and sad American politics. Now, we publish approximately 15 articles a day but absolutely … [continued]
Earlier this month, the EPA ratings for the 100% electric BMW i3 were released and US deliveries began. The BMW electric car is now the most efficient car on the US market. It is rated at 124 MPGe (74 MPG/MPGe better than a Toyota Prius) and 81 miles of range … [continued]
As many of you know, I’m not a fan of how electric cars have historically been advertised. My favorites to date are probably a 2013 Chevy Spark EV commercial, Nissan & Renault’s “Gas Powered Everything” commercial, and BMW’s Olympics commercials for the BMW i3 and i8. But most commercials for electric vehicles are … [continued]
The BMW i3 has just gotten its official United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ratings. According to the EPA, the BMW i3 fuel efficiency is 124 MPGe, which is the best in the US, 5 MPGe better than the Chevy Spark EV…. and 74 MPG/MPGe better than the Toyota Prius! … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Following up on its top position in February, the Renault Zoe easily took #1 again in March. The Bollore Bluecar made a strong surge to take #2, rising from 0 registrations in February and 81 registrations in January to 194 registrations in March. The Nissan LEAF inched out the … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Thanks to Italian site GreenStart, I’ve got some reliable March electric car registration numbers to share. Unfortunately, as with France, I have one important number missing. GreenStart collects pure-electric car registrations, but not plug-in hybrid numbers. I was able to get plug-in hybrid numbers last … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession: In yet another European country, I’ve run into complications getting full registration numbers for plug-in hybrid electric cars. Unfortunately, many countries just lump gasoline/diesel and plug-in hybrid electric versions of the same model together when reporting model registrations. Odd, considering how different the gasoline/diesel and plug-in hybrid … [continued]
