USA / Global
December 4, 2013
Study: 61% of Consumers View Plug-In Vehicles Favorably, But Awareness is Still Low
Nissan LEAF According to the latest consumer survey from Navigant Research, "favorability ratings for alternative fuel vehicles remain high, with all three types of vehicles (hybrid, electric, and natural gas) above the 50 percent mark for favorability." Further findings suggest that 67% of those surveyed view hybrid vehicles favorably and 61% view plug-in electric vehic...
Voxan WATTMAN Unveils Powerful Electric Cruiser (w/videos)
Voxan WATTMAN French motorcycle brand VOXAN, reborn by Venturi Automobiles's owner Gildo Pallanca Pastor, presented in Paris a new electric motorcycle called FATMAN WATTMAN. Wow. It's fat, maybe because it swallowed a huge 12.8 kWh pack of cylindrical batteries, good for 180 km (110 miles) of range if you drive gently like on the NEDC test cycle. This stunning concept also ...
Mini Re-Confirms Plug-In is Coming
Next-Generation Mini Cooper to Get Electrified Peter Schwarzenbauer, BMW’s board member in charge of the Mini division, is quoted by BMW Blog as saying this in regards to electrifying a future Mini: "It fits perfectly with the brand, and I am convinced that we will offer a suitable solution." This is not the first time that Schwarzenbauer commented on a plug-in Mini...
JB Straubel at the Energy@Stanford & SLAC 2013 Conference (Video)
JB Straubel, Chief Technology Officer At Tesla, Talks Model S And The Future This may not be the newest video out there, but we just happened to find this gem featuring JB Straubel, Co-Founder & CTO of Tesla Motors, at the Energy@Stanford Conference on September 13th, 2013. It's an exciting presentation, made even more so when we see that future growth of EVs will be extreme...
Canada Plug In Electric Vehicle Sales November - Chevy Volt Still #1 As Sales More Than Double
Chevy Volt Canada's plug-in sales king can't be knocked off its pedestal. Nissan LEAF The Chevy Volt remains the #1 selling plug-in vehicle in Canada with sales shooting up to 133 units in November. 133 might sound low, but only 62 were sold in October and the Volt was #1 then too. In terms of YTD figures, the Volt sits at 851 units, ...
Tesla Considers Selling Model S in South Korea
It seems production constraints may be limiting Tesla's ability to expand sales of the Model S into more markets, but that's not holding Tesla back from at least considering selling the Model S on a global level that's rivaled by only one other pure BEV: the Nissan LEAF. Model S Just days ago, Tesla had some representatives on the ground in South Korea as pa...
Netherlands - The Kingdom Of PHEV - Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Tops November Sales Chart As Plug Ins Capture 11% of Market
Volvo V60 PHEV - Large Family Norway exceeded 10% market share for EVs last month and this was significant since it concerned mostly battery-electric cars. Netherlands now exceeds 10% with - mostly with plug-in hybrids. The Mitsubishi Outlander (all versions, including PHEVs) registration number for November stands at 2,766, which lands it in first place with 6.8% of mark...
Video: General Motors' EV Chief Engineer Gets Asked to Discuss Tesla Model S Fires (w/bonus videos)
Pamela Fletcher, Executive Chief Engineer of Electrified Vehicles at General Motors, was asked some unexpected questions at Churchill Club, Silicon Valley's premier business and technology forum. Since it's in Silicon Valley, perhaps the Tesla-specific questions weren't unexpected, but Fletcher seems to be put on edge by some of the challenging questions asked of her. It's clear from the vid...
General Motors-Envia Deal Allegedly Cancelled After Battery Maker Fails to Recreate Breakthrough Battery Results Despite Use of
Envia Graphic From What Seems Like Ages Ago Now - Turns Out Envia Can't Produce Batteries That Match These Claims The dream of soon owning a General Motors electric vehicle with 300 miles of range at a price of only $20,000 has been dashed as battery startup Envia is now coming under fire and its deal with GM has been dissolved. Envia Info - How Much of It R...
Saleen to Reveal Electric Supercar in 2014
Saleen S7 I'm already clearing out space in my garage in anticipation of a carbon fiber Saleen electric S7. Not that us mere mortals will be able to afford one. But just in case, I'm ready! Who wouldn't want to own an American made masterpiece, that's an all electric, race-ready supercar! Please note that the regular S7 weighs in at about 2,700 lbs. ...
InsideEVs Exclusive Interview with General Motors EV1 Marketing Director John Dabels - Part 1
It is hard to be an EV fan and not know a little about the EV1. Whether you were exposed to the EV1 through the 2006 documentary “Who Killed the Electri Car”, or if you have been a fan right from the beginning. I recently had the pleasure of spending the afternoon with John Dabels, the Marketing Director of the EV1. John Dabels wearing his EV sweater from "Who Killed the ...
Video: New Electric Gives Boaters a Reason to Display Their EV Grin
The EV grin is spreading to the water with the launch of some flashy custom electric boats by a company called New Electric. Electric Boats Bring on the EV Grin New Electric custom builds these pure electric bundles of wave-hopping joy and says the instant torque is something you just have to expeirence on the water to get a true feel for what electric bring...