Fisker Automotive has frozen sales of its Karma sedan and recalled all those sold so far to fix some problems with the software controls.
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VIDEO: Department of Energy releases video primer on EVs
Energy 101: Electric Vehicles is the latest in a series of videos on energy-related topics from the US Department of Energy.
Continental introduces special tires for EVs
Does an electric car need a special type of tire? German tire maker Continental AG seems to think so, or at least that British buyers think so. It recently introduced the Conti.eContact, which features new dimensions optimized for EVs, to the UK market. According to the company, “the Conti.eContact has a larger outer diameter, such… Read more »
Year-end EV sales figures: the winner is…
As major EV makers announced their 2011 sales figures today, it appears that the Japanese beat the home team by a nose – Nissan sold 9,674 Leafs, and Chevy delivered 7,671 Volts.
My very own electric car: driving the Nissan LEAF
So what has the last five months driving the Nissan LEAF been like? I guess you’d have to say the LEAF has been remarkable in that it’s been so normal. Whether by design or by accident, the driving experience isn’t massively different from that of driving any other car, beyond being smoother and quieter…. Read more »
The eDart: My 1974 Dodge Dart Swinger electric conversion
Who does not want to relive their youth? Theoretically, driving one of the mid-70s muscle cars is a great idea: lots of leg room, big power, and of course nostalgia. In Ontario, Canada, you even have the advantage that such cars are, by necessity, exempt from the emission tests. Of course, that assumes you do… Read more »
Smithsonian magazine taps EVs as a tech trend to watch in 2012
“Will 2012 be the year the electric car takes off?”
Meet the Saxtons: driving electric vehicles since 2008
In the late 1990s my wife, Cathy, decided she wanted her next car to be electric. It wasn’t until July of 2008 that she was able to find and buy one, a 2002 Toyota RAV4-EV, one of the few hundred saved from the crusher when California relieved the automakers from the short-lived requirement to produce… Read more »
Tax credits for chargers are finished, and credits for EV purchases may be next
In a masterpiece of bad timing, a federal tax break for EV chargers, which allowed filers to take a tax credit for 30% of the cost of a home charger, will expire at the end of this year.
Plugless Power launches wireless EV charging trial
Virginia-based Evatran announced today that it has agreed with six commercial EV users to equip their fleets of Volts and Leafs with pre-production Plugless Power wireless charging systems.