EV Recharging Turning Cheaper: Pole Sockets and Smart Cables
7 Oct 2014, 10:01 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Electric vehicles are the most reasonable cars to drive around town and its outskirts for now. They’re simple, easy to use, cheap to maintain and nothing comes out of their rear ends. The only...
Tesla Model S Updated With Speed Limit Warning & Lane Drift Detection
7 Oct 2014, 08:12 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Tesla Motors has finally come clean about a few updates in store for the newest batch of Model S all-electric luxury sedans. Most enthusiasts might have heard about the addition of a forward-facing ...
Next-Gen Chrysler Town & Country Minivan to Spawn a Plug-In Hybrid Variant
6 Oct 2014, 11:48 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Although the Dodge Grand Caravan won't live on for a new generation, the Chrysler Town & Country is going to receive a plug-in hybrid model in late 2015. That's a year early compared t...
Newly Built Californian Homes Should Be Electric Vehicle Ready
3 Oct 2014, 16:12 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Adapting an old house to accommodate wiring that can handle the 240v/40 A needed to recharge an electric vehicle might discourage people from taking the big step. That’s why new homes should n...
Mitsubishi i-MiEV Recalled for Brake System Defect
3 Oct 2014, 09:42 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Also rebadged as the Peugeot iOn and Citroen C-Zero, the Mitsubishi i-MiEV was never a hot seller, be it Japan, Europe or the US. Despite the quite low sales volumes, some people actually bought suc...
Tesla Model S P85D Leaked, Might Pack Two Motors and All-Wheel Drive
3 Oct 2014, 08:55 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Tesla Motors and Elon Musk are on quite a roll these days. Not only the Silicon Valley-based EV manufacturer is preparing to build the notorious Gigafactory battery plant, but engineers are also wor...
Toyota i-Road Wears Pink at Paris Motor Show 2014 · Live Photos
2 Oct 2014, 09:01 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Grenoble, France, will be the first city in Europe to adopt Toyota’s i-Road leaning microcar as part of a car-sharing program similar to the original one in Japan. However, if you don’t ...
Tesla Opens 200th Supercharger in Oxnard, California
1 Oct 2014, 12:58 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Tesla Motors isn't just the brand responsible for the highly acclaimed Model S all-electric luxury sedan and the notorious Gigafactory, but also the company behind the fastest charging station ...
Solar Steam Boiler System Makes Electricity 24/7
29 Sep 2014, 10:00 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / If electric vehicles are said to be the future, then we need a reliable and ecological way to create electricity. Solar panels seem to be the answer, but then what do you do when it’s cloudy o...
2016 Chevrolet Volt Teased Sporting Swirly Camo
29 Sep 2014, 09:06 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Also known as the Opel / Vauxhall Ampera in Europe and as the Holden Volt in the Land Down Under, the Chevrolet Volt is a General Motors-developed plug-in hybrid vehicle that's been produced si...
The Alternative to EV Wireless Charging - PowerHydrant
29 Sep 2014, 08:18 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / As electric vehicles start to gain more market share, different companies are trying to find ways to improve EV owners experience. Many are investing in wireless charging, but that comes with a slig...
Tesla Model S Convertible Spotted in the United States
24 Sep 2014, 17:00 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Well, well, well, what do we have here? Could it be that Tesla is currently developing a drop-top version of the Model S? Nope, that's just wishful thinking. What autojunk.nl spotted here is a ...
2015 Fiat 500e Now Available in Oregon
23 Sep 2014, 18:45 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you like the looks of the quirky 500 but want to save the Australian cuscus and the polar ice cap as well, then the all-electric 500e is the right car for you. Introduced last year and sold only ...
Kia Installs Superchargers in Europe for the Soul EV
23 Sep 2014, 15:15 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / With the Kia Soul EV following go on sale in the following months on the European market, the automaker wants to increase its chances of success by installing a new network of supercharger stations ...
Here Are the Fastest Electric Cars of Today
23 Sep 2014, 12:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Did you know the first electric car was made in 1884? That’s two years before Karl Benz patented his internal combustion automobile. These silent machines were pretty popular in the late 19th ...
Volvo Fully Reveals 7900 Plug-In Hybrid Bus
23 Sep 2014, 09:22 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / If you ask us, public transportation should be the first one to get fully electrified to which you can add taxis too. However, using all-electric buses and cars to haul people around town might be d...
EV Parade Sets New Guinness Record During National Drive Electric Week
22 Sep 2014, 11:28 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Electric powered cars are starting to make their presence felt more and more in the daily news, showing that people are starting to adopt them quickly for the petrol independence race. Speaking of w...
The TWIKE Is the Only Hybrid Velomobile You Need, But Comes at a Price
19 Sep 2014, 11:36 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / We recently took a glance at the Virtue Cycle Solutions Pedalist velomobile, which is basically a three-wheeled bicycle with a tall plastic shell on top to keep rain and wind away from the cyclist. ...
This Four-Seater Solar-Powered EV Could Enter Production Soon
18 Sep 2014, 12:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / You’ve seen these solar-panel-plated lightweight vehicles competing in green races, but all of them came with limitations regarding passenger comfort and number of seats. However, Stella here ...
The Retrofuture Is Back - Betavoltaic Nuclear Battery Could Be Used in EVs
17 Sep 2014, 09:02 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Remember the post-war culture of the 1950s America which was strongly believing in nuclear energy that will be used in the future to power everything? They were kinda right; our toasters and washing...