It’s a nail-biting battle for the lead in the plug-in sales race. The Nissan LEAF barely edged into the lead for November, selling 2,003 units – one more than in October. Sales of the world’s most popular pure EV have already more than doubled 2012’s figure. The 2014 LEAF is in production now and should… Read more »
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VW CEO: Germany’s 1 million EV goal achievable, if…
The German government has set a goal to have one million electric cars on the country’s roads by 2020. “We will make our contribution toward this goal,” Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn told reporters this week. However, according to Bloomberg, Winterkorn said that the goal was feasible only if plug-in hybrids are included in that million-vehicle… Read more »
Volkswagen plugs China in
As VW cautiously rolls out its electrified product line, it seems to see plenty of potential for plug-ins in China. The Volkswagen Group has five plug-in models ready for production, and four were on display at a press event in China this week. The four offerings spanned the price range, from the practical two-door VW… Read more »
CHARGED Electric Vehicles Magazine Issue 10 – October 2013
Brought to you by: Subscribe Now Trouble viewing? Read the features inside here. Featuring: The Tech The new A123 looks a lot like the old A123: Q&A with Jeff Kessen Leyden Energy’s Li-imide electrolyte and the rise of start-stop vehicles oneDRIVE of a kind: KLD Energy’s new propulsion system Web of Power: Spider9′s Operating System for… Read more »
The infrastructure behind the infrastructure: Bosch invests in EVSE
Bosch is taking the Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) market very seriously, investing heavily in the infrastructure behind the infrastructure One of dozens of indicators that suggest plug-in vehicles are here to stay is that companies like Bosch – the multinational engineering and electronics powerhouse – are jockeying for an early lead in the charging… Read more »
New Panamera PHEV provides progress over its predecessor
Porsche’s new Panamera S E-Hybrid PHEV incorporates dramatic improvements over the hybrid model that it’s replacing, and the company expects that to drive dramatically better sales. Porsche is forecasting about 10,000 sales over the E-Hybrid’s life cycle, which represents double the figure for the company’s first-generation hybrid, and about 10 percent of all Panamera sales…. Read more »
TV ad for Spark EV pushes performance, not polar bears
The EV Press has eagerly awaited the Chevrolet Spark EV, which recently went on sale at selected dealerships in California and Oregon. The big question, of course, was: will GM be actively marketing the new model, in hopes of selling some? The news looks good so far, as GM has launched a TV campaign. Better… Read more »
In-wheel house: Protean Electric’s in-wheel drive system nears production
When Protean Electric begins production of its Protean Drive in-wheel electric drive system later this year, it could mark the stirring comeback of the wheel hub motor, a concept that’s been more than a century in the making. Electric wheel-hub motors date all the way back to 1884, and none other than Ferdinand Porsche used… Read more »
TSLA floors it again
There’s no stopping Tesla now. The company’s stock (Nasdaq: TSLA) rose over 7% to close at a new high on Monday after a bullish analyst’s report highlighted the strong sales of Model S, and the trickle of good news continued. Jefferies analyst Elaine Kwei noted that most of this year’s gains in the large luxury sedan segment are… Read more »
Bosch Chairman embraces EV future
The company invests some 400 million euros in electromobility R&D each year.
