2014 was an absolutely outstanding year for the Nissan LEAF. After becoming the first electric vehicle to sell more than 30,000 units in a single year, the LEAF was recognized in the annual IHS Automotive Loyalty Awards, where it was named best Non-Luxury Traditional Compact Car. Out of all of the vehicles honored during the…
Photo: Toyota Toyota officially confirmed it has sold more than 15 million hybrid electric vehicles since the Prius initially launched in 1997, the first mass-produced full hybrid car. Over 200,000 of these were sold in Canada since 2000. Toyota Tech: What you can expect in a modern Toyota According to the automaker, its 13 different…
Photo: Mazda Mazda’s long-awaited fully electric vehicle, the Mazda MX-30, has begun production at the automaker’s Hiroshima plant in Japan. The first models will ship to Europe for sale in the fall of 2020. Here’s the scoop on what to expect from this stylish new SUV. Want a Great Deal on a Great Car? Check…
Twenty-nine years ago, The Prince of Wales visited Japan to celebrate the beginning of production at a newly constructed Nissan plant in Sunderland and rode in one of their electric vehicles. Last week, he visited the Sunderland plant to see how far Nissan’s electric vehicles have come in the past three decades. The Nissan Sunderland…
Ford this week gave a peak into the new digs for 200 members of electric vehicle and autonomous vehicle teams as talks continue toward an expected announcement regarding the fate of Michigan Central Depot. Ford Team Edison, the team working on Ford’s global electric vehicle strategy, and the company’s autonomous vehicle business team have taken…
Photo: geralt When it comes to buying a new car, many Canadian shoppers are less inclined to go green behind the wheel of an electric vehicle. According to the J.D. Power 2020 Q1 Mobility Confidence Index Study, 67 percent of Canadians have not driven an EV. Plus, Canadians are losing confidence in both EVs and…
Toyota i-Road consumer trials will begin today. Toyota will be begin i-Road consumer trials in the Greater Tokyo Area. These limited trials, beginning today, March 24th, will run through early June of this year. The goal of the Toyota i-Road consumer trials is to determine the effectiveness of the electric vehicle in typical, everyday driving…
Most automotive analysts speak of the “electric revolution” as something that is still far off in the future. However, for BMW, the electric revolution has already begun. For the first time in the company’s history, BMW sold more than 10,000 electric vehicles in the span of one month. During the month of September, BMW sold…
As I have written more and more about electric vehicles, one of the arguments against them that gets more irksome every time I hear it. It is what I consider the “displacement” theory. This theory is the idea that electric vehicles aren’t greener, because they just move emissions from a car tailpipe to an electric…
Pamela Fletcher General Motors recently promoted three executives as part of its ambitious electric-vehicle development efforts. Starting Oct. 1, Pamela Fletcher will be GM’s vice president of innovation. In this newly created role, she will report directly to CEO Mary Barra. Fletcher has been serving as GM’s vice president of global electric vehicle programs. She…
Though electric vehicle (EV) sales are gradually increasing, EVs still face a few major hurdles when it comes to mainstream adoption. Besides needing cleaner battery production methods, the industry will also require a pricey infrastructure overhaul. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. estimates that this infrastructure will cost $6 trillion. This amount comprises 7.5-8 percent of the…
China’s using its EV blueprint to promote hydrogen cars https://t.co/7PC1pj0T1T pic.twitter.com/nStsU3ygrT — ilwareed Online (@ilwareed) January 29, 2019 Electric vehicle (EV) sales have been thriving on a global level. Particularly in China, thanks to its subsidies and policies that incentivize the adoption of eco-friendly vehicles. In 2018 alone, this country sold more than 1 million battery-powered EVs,…
Working on the wBMS Photo: General Motors General Motors has announced that it will offer the industry’s first wireless battery management system for electric vehicles. Developed with Analog Devices, the wBMS will allow EVs to not only share the same battery components but also have improved performance. A Powerful Electric Model: A look at the…
Ford Motor Company’s announced investment of $4.5 billion into the proliferation of electrified vehicle offerings, anticipated to cover no fewer than 13 vehicles, might have some believing that the automaker would start rolling out EVs left and right. However, sources indicate that Ford’s path to fully-electric vehicles will be lined with numerous hybrid and plug-in…
Pictured: The BMW i3, which could be joined by a hydrogen-powered BMW i5 soon Having successfully conquered the electric vehicle (EV) market with the award-winning i3 and game-changing i8 supercar, BMW might be turning its focus to another form of fuel for the next entry in its i-series. Comments by Autocar have sparked speculation that…
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