Originally published on Reviving Gaia by Roy L. Hales It was almost inevitable that Chad Schwitters would buy an EV. He had used biodiesel, rode the bus, carpooled, moved close enough to work that he could walk, etc – all for environmental reasons. He didn’t know anybody who owned EV, … [continued]
Originally published by ABB-Conversations by Hans Streng We are now in a transition period where battery prices are dropping by 20-30% each year. The consequences for the automotive industry are mindboggling About a century ago the nascent automotive industry started out by producing electric vehicles. Even big names such as Porsche … [continued]
The field of wireless electric vehicle charging may still be in its infancy, but Pennsylvania’s Momentum Dynamics believes wireless charging for EVs is the future – and we tend to agree! In a bid to secure their position as the dominant force in the industry most likely to relegate … [continued]
Note: This is the first of probably dozens of articles I’ll be publishing from my trip to Barcelona for EVS27 — exclusive interviews, pictures, EV reviews, interesting EV research findings, and more. Stay tuned for some really awesome stuff! I think I test drove 8 electric cars within the past … [continued]
I’m on a plane to Barcelona as I write this, headed to my favorite large city for EVS27, the 27th edition of a world-leading electric vehicle symposium, as well as a little bit of free time (I hope). The International Energy Agency (IEA) ranks Barcelona at the 7th-best electric vehicle (EV) … [continued]
California Governor Jerry Brown earlier this week signed measure AB 8 into law, legislation that provides $2 billion for incentives to encourage the purchasing of whole fleets of clean and low-carbon vehicles such as trucks, buses, and cars. It also provides incentives for the purchasing of cleaner construction equipment, and … [continued]
One of the most stressful things about renting a car with a conventional rental company is the need to return the car with at least as much gas in it as it had when you rented it. Failure to do so, in many cases, leads to fines and a ludicrously … [continued]
The European Parliament is drafting a bill to do away with CHAdeMO in favor of the SAE’s CSS “universal” ev charger. This news comes in spite of the fact that there are more than 2500 CHAdeMO EV chargers in place worldwide, and the fact that the most popular EVs in … [continued]
Ever wondered what the impact of electric vehicle is so far? Well, wait no longer. An infograph recently released from vroomvroomvroom.ca shows some interesting numbers.
