Details are still top secret, but Tesla has already told us that it will have three rows of seats with room for seven passengers, and will “incorporate the functionality of a minivan with the consumer appeal of a sports-utility vehicle.”
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Q&A with Sidney Goodman of Better Place
A founding member of Better Place, Sidney has been with the company since before its official launch in 2007.
VIDEO: First Leaf hits the snowy streets of Colorado
The first retail buyer of a Nissan Leaf in the state of Colorado drove it off the lot and into the slush in December.
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 »
Book review: “Bottled Lightning: Superbatteries, Electric Cars, and the New Lithium Economy”
Seth Fletcher, in the epilogue to his book about the burgeoning lithium economy, asks: “Will this last? Is this…the beginning of something enduring – a new era for transportation, energy and American high tech manufacturing? Or will it turn out to be a portrait of another false start, an anomalous couple of years in which,… Read more »
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 »
Washington State DOT breaks ground on West Coast Electric Highway
Construction began Wednesday on a public EV charging station in Bellingham, Washington, the first in a network that the state plans to build along major highway corridors. The West Coast Electric Highway will provide EV drivers with fast chargers every 50 miles or so, all the way from Oregon to Canada. This in turn is… Read more »
Coda names Marvin K. Brown exclusive San Diego dealer
The first Codas are expected to show up at the Marvin K. Brown Auto Center in central San Diego in February, with more locations to follow.
Tokyo gas stations test monthly flat-rate EV charging
Four major Japanese oil companies have partnered to test a network of EV charging stations that will charge customers a flat monthly fee for unlimited juice.