Tag: Electric Vehicles - Page 5
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Tesla Wins Lawsuit to Protect its Apple-Like Distribution Model
Auto dealers in Mass. sued the electric vehicle manufacturer for its retail model. But Tesla will be allowed to remain in malls.
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Adventurous Trio is Driving an Electric Model S from Portland to New York City
Now that there are many relatively affordable models of electric cars available, lots of people are sitting in the sideline and trying to figure out if they should take the plunge now or later.
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U.S. Plug-In Vehicle Sales Tripled in 2012, U.K. Electric Car Sales to Double in 2013
It's that time of the year when statistics about the past and forecasts about the next one come out. I always try to keep an eye on plug-in vehicle sales, not because I have an exact target number in mind, but to see if we're maintaining healthy growth.
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Why Norwegians Love Electric Vehicles More Than the Rest of the World
Norway has the most per capital electric vehicles sales of any nation on Earth. Good price subsidies and great 'comfort' incentives seem to be the reason why.
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2013 Ford Fusion Energi Plug-in Gets EPA Rating of 108 MPGe for City Driving
I know that many of you are looking forward to getting your hands on a 2013 Fusion Energi plug-in, and are looking for as much info as possible on this very promising plug-in hybrid (PHEV).
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Nissan Beefs Up LEAF Battery Warranty to Cover Capacity Loss (Will Others Follow?)
Nissan has just announced that it will update its LEAF electric car warranty in the Spring of 2013, and there's a big change that could cause ripples across the whole industry and help accelerate the transition to electric vehicles.
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2014 Honda Accord Plug-In Becomes First Vehicle to Meet California's SULEV20
The regular SULEV standard is already pretty stringent, and it is only awarded to vehicles that produce about 90% less emissions than an average vehicle, but this is 1/3 better!
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Tesla Expands 480-Volt Supercharger Network to U.S. East Coast
Tesla executes. They don't just make nice computer-generated images of 'future products' that never come, they actually build things.
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Electric Vehicles are Not a Problem, Says Texas Grid Operator
EV skeptics sometime point out that "our power grid can't handle electric cars".
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Tesla Announces Model S European Pricing, Says 40kWh Model Won't Cross Atlantic
Now that Tesla has announced its distribution and assembly center in the Netherlands, the company is ready to give more details on pricing for Europe.
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First Chevy Volt Owner in USA has Driven 12,000 Miles in 2 Years, Burned 26 Gallons of Gasoline
That's an average of about 1.08 gallon per month.
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Tesla to Assemble Electric Cars in the Netherlands
The European left-hand drive version of the Tesla Model S electric sedan is planned for March 2013.
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7 Electric BMWs from the Past 40 Years, 1 From the Future (Hopefully Late 2013)
Lately, BMW has been circulating photos and info on electric cars that it has made since 1972. It's not every day that you can see 40 years of electric car evolution, with all the ups and downs of vehicle design, so I thought it deserved a closer look.
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C-Max Energi Plug-in to Get Carpool Lane Access Perk in New York
Giving access to lanes reserved for 'high occupancy vehicles' (HOV) is a tried-and-true way to provide an incentive for people to buy greener vehicles.
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Struggling Electric Car Startup Coda Automotive Lays Off 15% of Its Workforce
Mere hours after news of disappointing crash tests on their electric car, we learn that Coda Automotive has apparently laid off 15% of its employees.
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Tesla Model S 60kWh Gets Official EPA Ratings (95 MPGe, 208 Miles Range)
The EPA has released its official MPG-equivalent and range numbers for the 60kWh version of the Tesla Model S electric sedan.
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R.I.P. C-X75: Jaguar Cancels Plug-in Supercar
Another one bites the dust. Not that it would have sold much, but it was a proof of concept for interesting green technologies that hopefully will end up in mainstream models.
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Father and Son Drive Tesla Model S Over 400 Miles on a Single Charge
David Metcalf and his 12 years old son Adam just became the first two people to drive a Tesla Model S electric car over 400 miles on a single charge.
