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01/27/2015

And now for a bit of fun.... watch people react to Tesla's "insane mode"

Riders get surprising test drive of P85D’s super-fast 'insane mode.'

01/22/2015

Combo Fast Charger network up and down the West and East Coasts announced!

As electric-car drivers know, Nissan and Tesla remain far ahead of other carmakers in availability of DC fast-charging locations for their cars. Now, growing sales of U.S. and German plug-in models that use a different standard have led their owners to complain about the lack of sites to...

01/12/2015

The Volt is the first EV to experience a full redesign, what do you think? While today's first gen EVs are superior in many ways to gas cars, imagine what the LEAF, Volt and other EVs will be like in 10 years. And think of what Tesla will be doing then!

The 2016 Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car, which will be unveiled this morning at the Detroit Auto Show, is sleeker, has more electric range, and is projected to get higher gas mileage when its engine is operating. The compact five-door hatchback also has a fifth "seating position,"...

01/09/2015

yep, Tesla's battery swap station at Harris Ranch on I 5 may soon allow Tesla drivers to make the LA/SF drive very quickly

The first images of Tesla's battery swapping site in California have hit the Internet. Here's your first look at the future of battery swapping.

01/08/2015

2014 EV sales up 23% over 2013 to hit almost 120,000!

Electric vehicle sales in the US soared to their highest level ever in December. Overall 2014 sales bested the year prior by about 23%

01/06/2015

Lots of plug in hybrid SUVs coming in 2015!

Top 10 Green Cars We're Looking Forward to in 2015 - For our second-annual list of 10 alternative-energy cars most anticipated for the upcoming year, the watchword for the market may be onward and upward. A y[...]

12/23/2014

12/18/2014

We're #1!

adoption of electric vehicles In 2013, there were about 70,000 battery electric vehicles (EVs) and 104,000 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles

12/15/2014

Noted tech futurist writes on the ascendant dominance of EVs and solar. Some positive thinking for Monday morning!

A Stanford business professor predicts that today’s energy and automobile industries will be swept away in just over a decade by solar and wind power, and electric cars.

12/11/2014

Interesting infographic by Fiat showing how far you can drive compared to energy usage of common appliances. 2,277 miles for your fridge?

This Fiat 500e infographic compares energy use Fiat's EV to some of the most common household appliances