The electric 5-door hatchback is part of a study that also includes Google and Stanford University, and will provide Honda with real-world feedback on the new EV’s performance.
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Neil Young’s Lincoln and the damage done
Rust never sleeps, we’ve heard, and neither do insurance companies when they sense a pot of “gold” ripe for “harvest” (sorry, that was the best we could do). Unigard Insurance is suing a company founded by Neil Young in connection with a 2010 fire that damaged his one-of-a-kind Lincvolt hybrid electric conversion, the Silicon Valley Mercury… Read more »
CODA’s 2012 Sedan will offer two mileage range options
The original model, which has a range of up to 150 miles, has a MSRP of $39,900. The new 31-kWh battery option has a range of up to 125 miles and a MSRP of $37,250.
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.
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 »
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 »
EVs are here. Try to keep up.
Charged Electric Vehicles Magazine JAN/FEB 2012 publisher's note.
Daimler delays launch of 2012 Smart ForTwo EV
The affordable two-seater will go on sale in 30 markets around the world in September 2012, instead of June as the company had planned.