2018 National Drive Electric Week Was A Huge Success

RECORD-BREAKING ‘NATIONAL DRIVE ELECTRIC WEEK’ DREW OVER 180,000 ATTENDEES THIS YEAR [GALLERY] I had a fantastic time at this year’s National Drive Electric Week event in Sarasota, Florida. But, that was just one event. It turns out, according to Mary Lunetta (via Sierra Club’s Compass), “In its eighth annual celebration, National Drive Electric Week (NDEW) broke every record, with more […]

2018 National Drive Electric Week Was A Huge Success

RECORD-BREAKING ‘NATIONAL DRIVE ELECTRIC WEEK’ DREW OVER 180,000 ATTENDEES THIS YEAR [GALLERY] I had a fantastic time at this year’s National Drive Electric Week event in Sarasota, Florida. But, that was just one event. It turns out, according to Mary Lunetta (via Sierra Club’s Compass), “In its eighth annual celebration, National Drive Electric Week (NDEW) broke every record, with more […]

Meet The World’s First Hydrogen-Electric Passenger Aircraft: Element One

Here is the world’s first regional hydrogen-electric passenger aircraft concept. It’s been quite some time since the LZ 129 Hindenburg and it seems that there is a new wave of daredevils that would like to make hydrogen fly again. The new approach is, of course, not to use the hydrogen element (the lightest element) to lift […]

Reuters Paints Gloomy Picture About EV Profitability

Analysts rehash arguments that electric cars are not currently profitable, overlooking the inevitable shift to EVs. It’s well known that new automotive technologies, and brand new car models, require billions of dollars of upfront investment before the costs can be recouped. But that didn’t stop Reuters from issuing an alarming news report this week suggesting […]

Pininfarina Previews Rimac-Supplied Powertrain For PF0 Hypercar

Deliveries begin in late 2020. Pininfarina’s PF0 hypercar is no secret. News Pininfarina was working on a hypercar bore fruit in July when the company announced it’d show the car at a private event during Monterey Car Week. Then, through August and early September, the company released a gaggle of teasers, giving us a peek at the […]

Denmark Embraces Electric, Moves To Ban Diesel & Gas

Denmark doesn’t even want hybrids. Denmark’s government surprises with a bold announcement to ban sales of petrol and diesel cars by 2030, which would be quicker than some other countries (UK and France hints at a 2040 deadline). But that’s not the whole story. Denmark would like to get rid of hybrid cars and is planning to ban new […]

OEMs Still Talking About EV Future And How Burdensome It Will Be

BIG AUTO CAN’T STOP BELLY-ACHING ABOUT THE ‘BURDEN’ OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES Legacy automakers have been hyping a future where they’ll finally electrify their fleet. Now, however, it appears they’re a bit reticent to do so. Volkswagen’s CEO, Herbert Diess recently said (via Bloomberg), “The burden for our company, such as the cost of bringing to market electric cars, will […]

See The Rimac C_Two Up Close In New Video

From the slick interior to the facial-recognition cameras, we see it all. Back in August Rimac showed us the California Edition of its amazing C_Two electric hypercar, and just a few days ago we got a preview of that car’s underpinnings courtesy of Pininfarina, which is making an electric dream machine of its own called the PF0. We’ve not yet had the benefit of […]