Considering its fairly low profile, it was something of a surprise to me to hear that MG was to produce a fully electric vehicle. Precise details have been hard to come by, but it appears to be based on a conventional vehicle design — a medium-sized, SUV-style, family hatchback — rather than anything like the VW MEB or Tesla “skateboard.” It is named the MG eZS, but is identical in appearance to the MG ZS.
Recently, the Texas Motor Speedway decided to not allow electric vehicles to participate in their “Friday Night Drags” event. When asked by Teslarati why this was, the track’s spokesman said the track wasn’t prepared to deal with battery fires, should one occur. While this certainly is a plausible explanation, it seems that a vast majority of Tesla owners and other EV enthusiasts think it’s an excuse.
One day I was at the grocery store and happened to run into our city’s roads coordinator while waiting to check out. I mentioned that all the traffic lights on the main street are mismatched and driving across town I got two green lights. He replied, “I’ll make sure that … [continued]
This article is not literally about turning over a new leaf, nor about turning over a new leaf, specifically, as opposed to an old leaf. Nor is it about rolling a Nissan LEAF onto its roof. I can honestly say that no Nissan LEAF was harmed during the making of this article, and no Nissan LEAF got turned over, rolled, flipped, totalled, trashed, wrecked, wasted, or whatever other words might come to mind.
Governments in Europe and China are trying to speed up the adoption of electric vehicles by offering subsidies and incentives, and it’s working. In Norway, EVs are exempt from taxes, and drivers receive perks such as free parking and reduced tolls. Almost 60 percent of new cars sold in the country in March were fully electric. China’s combination of incentives and mandates is acting as a magnetic force, sucking the global EV industry out of America and Europe and into China, where over a million electric cars were sold in 2018.
GM CEO Mary Barra told investors this week that her company will absolutely, positively build an electric pickup truck — someday. Want more information? Go to Helen Waite.
Some state solar markets are created with a single legal keystone, creating market exuberance where there once was dust. New statistics that now show Nevada leads the nation in clean job growth did not arise from a roll of the dice in Las Vegas.
I have found something very significant in EU legislation, The Alternative Fuels Directive 2014, which has far reaching affects on EV charging infrastructure in the whole of the EU.
WattTime is a nonprofit affiliate of Rocky Mountain Institute that has developed an algorithm called Automated Emission Reduction that seeks out the best time to recharge your electric car with electricity from the most environmentally friendly sources.
A committee of the Australian Senate says the country should do more to promote an electric car revolution, but its recommendations are viewed as weak by most EV advocates.
