Electric bicycles have consistently proven to be one of the best methods of navigating urban environments, especially when compared against other alternatives for city commuting.
NYC appears to agree, and will be relying on them to help commuters cope …
Month: June 2018
Audi Connects E-Tron Electric SUV To Your Home
The upcoming Audi e-tron will be equipped with a set of useful features for convenient, cost-optimized home charging (including photovoltaic power). The German manufacturer is partnering with SMA Solar Technology and Hager Group to seamlessly connect t…
2019 Chevy Volt gets faster charging, stronger regen, more luxury features
Updates to the 2019 Chevrolet Volt will help experienced electric-car drivers maximize their electric driving and minimize the times the gas engine needs to run. The biggest improvement is a new 7.2-kw on-board charger that can effectively cut charge t…
BYD opens new battery factory, claims it will be ‘largest in the world’
BYD, China’s largest EV manufacturer, is seeing demand for its electric vehicles increase and wants to secure more battery supply to respond to the demand.
The automaker is now opening a new battery factory and it claims the plant will be the …
GM/Cruise Might Be Embracing EV1 History With ‘AV1’ Trademark
In their push towards zero-emissions, General Motors likely wants to change the conversation around the EV1. General Motors has had a complicated history with electric vehicle development. The GM Impact electric concept car was revealed in 1990 to much…
Faraday Future gets a $2 billion lifeline to build expensive crossover
Faraday Future, the fledgling Tesla competitor working to build a $300,000 electric SUV, has been thrown a financial lifeline. Evergrande Health, a division of a large Hong Kong conglomerate, has committed to invest $2 billion to keep alive the all-ele…
5 Best Used Electric Car Deals
We’ve got a list of five best used EVs in the UK for under £10,000. Electric vehicles are enjoying more popularity than ever, with new EVs seeing an 18.7 percent boost in sales in the UK in May. But what about secondhand models? The used car expe…
7:57:148—Volkswagen makes racing history with record-breaking electric race car
Electric power beats the internal combustion engine fair and square in major motorsport.
Growth of Plug-In Electric Car Sales In Germany Softened In May
May brought us the lowest growth of passenger plug-in electric car sales in Germany since January 2017 – 24%. It’s not a bad result, but it seems that expansion is slowing down. In total, some 4,775 new passenger plug-in cars were registere…
Tesla Dedicates Speed Limit Mode To Man Who Died After Crash
While Tesla’s new Speed Limit Mode may or may not have made a difference in this tragic situation, the automaker is dedicating the new feature to the man that perished, hoping it may save many lives in the future. We recently reported about Tesla…
