2012 has been a pretty notable year for electric vehicles. For one, more EVs have been sold this year than in any year in history — but that’s rather expected, isn’t it? Beyond that fact, which will likely be repeated for many years to come, let’s have a quick … [continued]
Car2go has opened up its first carsharing service in the UK, in London. (Note: it’s called a car club there.) The program will rent the Smart ForTwo cars for 35 pence (56 cents) a minute. “The free-floating carsharing service is already in operation in the 17th city worldwide and … [continued]
The car2go carsharing network is continuing to expand, now opening up shop in Seattle. The network will feature 330 smart fortwo cars, available to use any time, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for just 38 cents a minute. You can register for Seattle carsharing here. If … [continued]
Aside from our own clean transport posts this week, here are some top clean transport stories from the week: Electric Vehicles Tesla Model S With 60 kWh Battery Rated At 208 Miles: “Tesla Motor’s novel approach to selling its all-electric Model S with different battery sizes has made it far … [continued]
Charis had a nice article on Friday regarding the EPA’s just released 2013 fuel economy guide, and that included the top 10 most fuel efficient cars on the bottom of the post — all electric cars, of course. But for all those who didn’t realize that list would be included … [continued]
Susanna Schick of sister site Gas2 is at the LA Auto Show pumping out several posts on EVs and such. Here are four of those: LA Auto Show: Fiat 500E Debuts To Combat Global Warming, Start Global…Hotness? Once again bringing overpowering sex appeal to the LA Auto Show as only … [continued]
Electric car company Smart USA is going to bring its third generation electric ‘fortwo’ to the market in Spring 2013, at a price of around $25,000. That’s the price before the federal tax incentive ($7,500) for electric vehicles! This will make the car one of the most affordable production … [continued]
I just created a brand new Car Answers / EV Facts resource page. The page will be continually updated, so make sure to bookmark it for future referencing. (You can, of course, contribute to it if you’ve got some important facts to share!) While creating that page, I thought it would … [continued]
Some top clean transportation news from around: EVs Frost & Sullivan: Electric Vehicles Power to the Forefront of Sustainable, Smart Mobility in Central and Eastern Europe “Electric vehicle (EV) sales in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), a region with a population of over 100 million people and a solid macroeconomic environment, … [continued]
A lot of cars claim to be green these days. Some really are, of course, but you have to take the initiative to actually look into a vehicle’s performance and compare it to others to know how green your potential buy really is.
