Time for another electric vehicle news roundup! Rick Perry Goes Model S’ing: And in Cali nonetheless. The Texas Governor is certainly still trying to get that Gigafactory. Falling GM Prices: The Chevy Volt and the Cadillac ELR are seeing some massive price drops in some areas of the country. Have a … [continued]
Originally published on Gas2. This year’s Plug-In Day celebration may not have had hunky models riding motorcycles, but there were a lot more EV owners present. 216 signed up, mostly LEAF owners. We took over a parking lot near the Catalina Express, with a lovely view of one of the cleanest and … [continued]
The cost to lease the Toyota RAV4 EV was just halved from $600 per month to $300 per month over the same 3-year term. Those paying $600 may be upset. However, it is great news, apart from that. They didn’t reduce the purchase price of the vehicle, but they did … [continued]
It seems as if every time a new EV is released, it trounces its predecessors. The RAV4 EV accelerates from zero to sixty miles per hour in 7 seconds, can travel 103 miles per charge, and gets 76 miles per gallon equivalency. SUVs normally cannot achieve such a combination … [continued]
There’s so much going on in the world of clean(er) cars and bike news. Here’s a roundup of some stories from around the interwebs from the past week or so that we haven’t yet covered (see our Clean Transportation category for more): Clean Cars ChargePoint is giving away (yes, … [continued]
The new 2012 Toyota RAV4 EV is showcased in the two above videos with close-up shots of the car’s interior, exterior, and engine. I’m not much of a car person, but I found the top video with interviews of the Toyota and Tesla engineers fairly entertaining. It’s nice to … [continued]
I once hosted a booth at an eco festival – just like this one – flanked by one of the original RAV4 electric vehicles, Plug-in America’s Marc Geller’s. All day I was besieged by throngs of moms trailing sandy-footed children dripping icecream, urgently asking “Ooooh!!! Can we get the RAV4 … [continued]
