In part 1 of our review of the 2018 LA Auto Show, we looked at the mobility startup world and how it is proposing to meet tomorrow’s mobility needs. Let’s now look at what traditional carmakers had to offer at the 2018 LA Auto Show.
Fans of the forthcoming GM Bolt EV may be awfully excited to know that the auto maker is doing a deep dive into the collaborative supply chain model.
Take that, Zürich! Last year the Swiss city set a Guinness record for gathering 305 plug-in EVs in one place, but a similar EV rally last Friday in Montreal garnered 431 plug-in EVs of all types. That includes ample representation by one of our faves, GM’s Chevy Volt, and there … [continued]
GM is throwing down a cool $449 million for an upgrade of its Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly and Brownstown Battery Assembly plants, and that’s good news for anybody who wants to wrap their hands around a next-generation Volt EV, which company officials have hinted is a “moon shot” compared to the current … [continued]
Good news for our waste haulers and urban environment — Wrightspeed’s new series hybrid powertrain retrofit sets a high standard anywhere waste needs picked up. Wrightspeed’s series hybrid retrofit waste haulers makes sense, saves money, and protects the environment. According to GM-Volt.com, waste haulers that use this retrofit can reportedly be … [continued]
Some of the more interesting stories I run across these days come from the GM-Volt.com forum. There’s quite an active community over there, and a great mix of EV experts and EV newcomers (note that, as always, EV is a term that I consider to be inclusive of PHEV). In … [continued]
Do you think that buying an electric vehicle could reduce the payback time of a solar power system by 50%? Let us explore that. This is the story of a family in Pennsylvania who installed a 9.43 kW solar panel array to offset their electricity usage. They found themselves saving … [continued]
The cost of the Chevy Volt might be cut by $7,000 to $10,000, according to recent reports. I have been following the electrification of vehicles closely since about 2008. I kept wishing that researchers would develop improved battery technology for electric vehicles, and I’ve seen it happen many times. The … [continued]
If Chris Paine’s earlier movie, “Who Killed the Electric Car” was about people being deprived of their vehicles and used as pawns in a struggle between Government regulations and established business, then his latest film, “Revenge of the Electric Car” is about the Kings.
