From Electric Cars To Electric Airplanes, The End Of A Decade
2019 is drawing to a close, so let’s take stock of a decade of green mobility progress that started with a handful of startups a decade ago.
Honda Fit
Honda To Revive The Fit Electric With 186 Miles Of Range & Sub-$20,000 Price Tag
A new partnership between Honda Motor and Chinese battery conglomerate Contemporary Amperex Technology (aka CATL) to develop a next-generation electric vehicle for the motor company with at least 300 kilometers (186 miles) of range. The car would hit the market at just over $18,000.
Leading Electric Car Models & Leading Companies
In our 4th article pulled from Electric Cars: What Early Adopters & First Followers Want — a new report from CleanTechnica, EV Obsession, and GAS2 — I’m jumping into which electric car models respondents were most likely to buy and most excited about, as well as some implications regarding certain car companies. Without surprise, current EV ownership … [continued]
BMW & Tesla Have Stellar Electric Car Sales Month & Year (December Sales Report)
Originally published on EV Obsession. Following my slightly premature highlighting of Tesla crushing the electric car competition, here’s my full electric car sales report for December and 2015 as a whole. There’s not a whole lot more to add. However, aside from Tesla having a stellar month and year, BMW … [continued]
Honda Smart Home Opens Up Breakthrough Data Streams
When I first heard of the Honda Smart Home (HSH), my first question was, “Wait, why is Honda playing with Smart Homes?” Digging deeper reveals that this new endeavor aims to build on some of the core principles of Honda while, at the same time, stretching the company into new areas, such … [continued]
US Electric Car Sales In November Stagnate As People Await New LEAF, i3, Model X,…
Originally published on EV Obsession. US electric car sales are in, and they aren’t particularly uplifting. The big deal hitting sales seems to be that people are waiting for a longer-range Nissan LEAF (or a much longer-range LEAF), a longer-range BMW i3, and the 200-mile Chevy Bolt (hitting the market ~1 year from now), … [continued]
#1, #2, #3 = Tesla Model S, Chevy Volt, Nissan LEAF Top US Electric Car…
Originally published on EV Obsession. Given that the Tesla Model S has risen to the clear #1 position in my sales reports, I think it’s important to reiterate that Model S sales are estimated. The estimates are based on many statements and data points, such as official total sales numbers from Tesla, … [continued]
Electric Car Sales Up 1.1% In US In Sept, But The Story Is Complicated
Originally published on EV Obsession. The wait for the longer-range 2016 Nissan LEAF and 2016 Chevy Volt continues to stunt plug-in car sales growth in the US. Just about every car within the price vicinity (and especially the historically leading LEAF & Volt) saw September 2015 sales drop compared to September … [continued]
A Sincere Accounting Of The Costs & Benefits Of Electric Vehicles, Part 2: History, Loyalties,…
Brian Kent is a Nissan LEAF owner who is about to embark on a negative-carbon US road trip to all 48 contiguous states. (You can help fund the cause via that IndieGogo link.) He has written an excellent 4-part series for CleanTechnica and our sister sites EV Obsession and Gas2 on “going … [continued]
US Electric Car Sales In July — More Rocky Roads (For Models Under $35,000)
Originally published on EV Obsession. Well, that was a crappy month… if you’re an electric car fan. Almost across the board, US electric car sales were down in July 2015 compared to July 2014. However, three models were up — the Tesla Model S ($75,000), the Mercedes B-Class Electric ($41,450), … [continued]
