The supplier of the battery cells and battery packs being used in the Chevy Bolt, LG Chem, expects GM to sell more than 30,000 units of the new, long-range electric vehicle in 2017, according to recent reports. The comments originate with the South Korean firm’s Vice President, Kang Chang-beom, who … [continued]
GM has now launched its carsharing platform, known as “Maven,” in San Francisco, California. As a result, those interested in renting GM vehicles (including the Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid/PHEV) in San Francisco can now do so for $8 an hour (or $14 for SUVs). These GM/Maven vehicles can be found at … [continued]
With the Chevy Bolt launch nearing, more and more information has begun to surface about the long-range electric hatchback. Some of that is new pricing information apparently revealed for the first time (as far as EV bloggers know) by a Chevy dealer in Norman, Oklahoma — in particular, option pricing for … [continued]
This article is simultaneously being published on EV Obsession and on our Electric Car Sales page. US electric car sales climbed to 0.87% of the US car market in September. Yes, we still have a long ways to go. The general story is that the US electric car market is still dominated by … [continued]
Through the Express Driver program/partnership, interested Lyft drivers will be some of the first to receive Chevy Bolt EVs, according to recent reports. The news seems to originate with comments made by Lyft exec Emily Castor at a recent Detroit conference — where the exec stated that “drivers of the … [continued]
Originally published on Gas2. Congressman Fred Upton is the senior representative from the great state of Michigan in the US Congress. He is also the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. During hearings last week, Congressman Upton called for relaxing the CAFE targets the government will set after it … [continued]
Will the second-generation Chevy Volt be rebranded as the Buick Velite when it goes on sale in the Chinese market? Rumors are going around that that’s exactly what’s going to happen, but nothing solid has emerged yet. For those scratching their heads right now, Buick is actually a very popular … [continued]
In this edition of the clean transport and energy news roundup, we have info about the inevitable emerge of EVs and autonomous technology, Smart EV models, the world’s first passenger train powered by hydrogen, the right-hand-drive Chevy Bolt, Brooklyn’s largest solar church, Tesla-branded MDMA, new solar price lows, coal to … [continued]
The Sierra Club’s press release Monday shares that, indeed, National Drive Electric Day has become a popular and expanding celebration of electric cars, a shining example of our future. Electric cars are immeasurably valuable environmental investments. A record number of cities celebrated the 6th Annual National Drive Electric Week to highlight this and to … [continued]
Editor’s Note: Steve Cummings, writer of the article below, notes that Bolt sales may be better than projected in this article thanks to the surprisingly longer range GM recently announced. Originally published on the Plugless blog. By Steve Cummings Forecasting the Sunset of the Federal Tax Credit for Electric Vehicles … [continued]
