Photo: © General Motors While electric vehicles may have seen something of a setback over here, across the pond in Europe, charging infrastructure is still steaming full on ahead, particularly now in Germany and Austria. Both have existing programs to encourage electric cars and reduce vehicle emissions, but now both are introducing programs to further…
2020 should bring even more coal plant shutdowns, to further reduce emissions in the U.S. Photo: Pxhere According to the latest data from the U.S. government and Thomson Reuters, coal plants closed at a record rate last year, resulting in greener production methods for electric vehicles. Here’s a brief overview of the statistics, as well…
As the first half of the year came to a close at the beginning of July, one thing was certain: electric vehicles had a much better first half in 2016 than last year—in total, at the end of June, Inside EVs reported that in the US, sales made by the major plug-in automakers equaled 64,747…
VW sees a lucrative market in stylish performance EVs Photo: Volkswagen Who doesn’t love a sleek and stylish high-performance vehicle? For drivers who love faster speeds, greater torque, and enhanced maneuverability, a performance vehicle can turn any road trip into an adventure. When most enthusiasts think of performance, electric vehicles aren’t typically top of mind….
Buick Velite 5 EREV Key to General Motors’s recently-announced plans to launch 20 new all-electric vehicles by 2023 and pave the way for a future of zero-emission driving will be the automaker’s efforts in China. GM and its joint ventures in the world’s largest new vehicle market offers more domestically-built electrified passenger vehicle options than…
GM’s EV plans include two Hummer models: a truck and an SUV Photo: General Motors GM has promised to introduce 20 new EVs by 2023. The automaker’s annual sustainability report — released last week — provides a glimpse of how it intends to go about building this expanded portfolio of electric vehicles. Shop Click Drive:…
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…
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