April 16th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
When we asked thousands of electric vehicle (EV) owners in Europe the top reasons why they got their cars, we got similar responses as in previous years. The largest portion of buyers in every country referenced the environmental benefits
April 15th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
EV owners we surveyed almost equally prefer a sedan/hatchback (car) or SUV/crossover for their next EV. The two options switched spots back and forth depending on the audience. Additionally, in each of these countries, respondents mostly preferred a vehicle in the D-segment
March 29th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
Perhaps the most fascinating new question in this year's Electric Car Drivers: Demands, Desires & Dreams reports concerned the electric vehicles people considered but didn’t buy. We asked EV owners which other electric vehicle models they thought about buying before deciding on the one they purchased or leased. I was surprised to see how much people actually cross-shopped across classes while considering which electric vehicle to buy
March 15th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
Probably the most interesting question we asked in these surveys was one of the simplest: “What do you think your next EV model will be?” It is particularly interesting because it gives us a strong sense of where the market is headed, and combined with answers to some other questions (see the next chapter), it also tells us a bit about which features and specs matter the most to EV buyers
March 9th, 2018 | by Steve Hanley
BMW told the press in Geneva this week that an i4 sedan based on the 4 Series GT will go on sale by 2020, with a larger i5 sedan following a year later.
May 26th, 2017 | by James Ayre
Rumors are now going around that BMW has killed off the i5 electric vehicle project. These rumors seem to have originated with "unnamed sources" at BMW, according to BMWBlog, so who knows if they are actually true or not at this point
October 5th, 2016 | by James Ayre
BMW may be planning to release a new electric hatchback through the company’s i Series sub-brand — if recently surfaced [&hellip
May 16th, 2016 | by Matthew Klippenstein
In episode #26 of Cleantech Talk, Matthew and I tackled Tom Moloughney’s vision for the BMW i5, how BMW could potentially compete with Tesla Motors and the Tesla Model 3. We then chatted about a fascinating recent acquisition -- Total's majority control acquisition of Saft -- and the general topic of Total's apparent leadership among oil companies in the transition to clean energy
May 14th, 2016 | by Zachary Shahan
Check out the stories that got the most reader love (i.e., eyeballs) this week on CleanTechnica: Nissan’s Tesla Model 3 [&hellip
May 8th, 2016 | by Guest Contributor
Editor’s note: After writing a superb take on Tesla, the Model 3, the Supercharging network, and the auto industry’s response [&hellip
March 21st, 2016 | by James Ayre
Originally published on EV Obsession. The product chief of BMW’s “i Series” of electric vehicles, Henrik Wenders, recently gave an interesting [&hellip
January 10th, 2016 | by Zachary Shahan
Originally published on EV Obsession. 2016 looks like it will be an interesting year for electric car sales. We have [&hellip
December 13th, 2015 | by Zachary Shahan
If you haven’t had enough electric vehicle news this past week, here’s a big helping of more. Tesla New Tesla Model [&hellip
December 11th, 2015 | by James Ayre
Originally published on EV Obsession. The next model in BMW’s i Series of electric vehicles, the i5, is likely to [&hellip
November 9th, 2015 | by James Ayre
Originally published on EV Obsession. New insight into the path that BMW will possibly take with its i Series of [&hellip
October 30th, 2015 | by James Ayre
Originally published on EV Obsession. The BMW i3 electric vehicle will be getting its range boosted in 2016, according to [&hellip
September 14th, 2015 | by Zachary Shahan
Here are some hot new electric news highlights for your Monday reading pleasure: Used Cadillac ELRs Selling For REALLY Cheap One [&hellip
April 27th, 2015 | by Zachary Shahan
In this Monday’s episode of Cleantech Talk, Chris and I talk about some “controversy” that started here on CleanTechnica when [&hellip
February 15th, 2015 | by James Ayre
The long-rumored BMW i5/i7 is looking set to hit the market sometime in 2018 — and will be designed specifically [&hellip
February 14th, 2015 | by Zachary Shahan
Enjoy the electric vehicle stories below from around the interwebs, as well as our own electric vehicle stories from the [&hellip
November 24th, 2014 | by Zachary Shahan
Check out this great Tesla and other EV news and commentary from around the interwebs: Tesla Gold Will The Modified [&hellip
October 24th, 2013 | by James Ayre
Originally published on EV Obsession. The BMW i5 is apparently already in the planning phase, in spite of the fact [&hellip
