January 2011

Those silly Brits

January 17, 2011

Or maybe it’s just the BBC A journalist that works for the BBC by the name of Brian Milligan was tasked by his employer to drive over 400 miles in a “mass market electric car”. So, naturally, they chose the Mini E which is not even in production. Not satisfied with just putting pen to […]

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GM’s surprising new stance on electric cars

January 16, 2011

Second part in a series on the state of electric cars for American consumers Aren’t they trying to trademark the term “Range Anxiety”? General Motors, producer of the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid, the same manufacturer that requested a trademark on the term “RANGE ANXIETY” in July 2010, announced at the North American International Auto Show that […]

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Nissan publishes First Responder’s Guide for LEAF

January 15, 2011

Dealing with high voltages part of emergency workers’ job Nissan LEAF, along with all of the other pure battery electric vehicles (EV) on the way, will require specialized knowledge on the part of those that assist us in some of our greatest times of need. When we have an accident in our LEAF, if the […]

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i-MiEV goes on sale in Europe

January 14, 2011

Mitsu to be broadly available in Europe Mitsubishi announced today the start of sales of the European-spec i-MiEV in 15 European countries. Mitsu has also received requests from several other countries throughout the region, and is considering supplying them. The U.K.-spec i-MiEV is no LEAF fighter. Its electric motor produces 47 kilowatts (63 horsepower), it has […]

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How can you buy a LEAF if reservations are closed?

January 13, 2011

Cities will need to rethink bid process We were wading through our inbox and came across an unusual item – an invitation to bid to sell the city of Seattle Nissan LEAF SV Electrical Vehicles. How exactly would someone submit a bid on a vehicle that needs to be ordered by the user, and reservations to […]

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ECOtality charging station gets UL listed

January 12, 2011

Lack of UL listing slowed initial installations ECOtality has had a couple of successes to celebrate this week. Earlier in the week it was announced that ECOtality raised $10 million from the ABB Group. ABB is a leader in power technologies that improve performance and lower environmental impact. ECOtality, for those unaware, is the manager of the […]

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Volt wins North American Car of the Year

January 10, 2011

Volt NACOTY win is no surprise While many debate whether Volt is an electric car or a hybrid, the fact remains – it is an appealing vehicle to a large segment of the population. Volt offers the ability to run strictly on battery power, but should you overextend your electric leash, you don’t have to […]

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A look at Ford and the Focus Electric

January 9, 2011

First part in a series on the state of electric cars for American consumers Ford’s electric future Last week, Ford introduced their Ford Focus Electric in Las Vegas at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Naturally, they will have the car at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this week as well. Based on the upcoming […]

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Nonotechnology offers shorter electric car battery charge time

January 7, 2011

Nano batteries to charge 40 to 60 times faster than today’s technology Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York has developed a new type of nanomaterial (material based on materials dimensionally smaller than one tenth of a micrometer). Due to the ultra small scale of this nanomaterial, a future generation of lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries of the […]

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Corporate espionage at Renault may impact Nissan

January 6, 2011

Renault uses Nissan battery technology Not long ago, we wrote about the Renault-Nissan corporate alliance that has served both companies well for the past twenty years. Some cracks may have just formed in that alliance. According to Renault, three high level Renault executives, one of which whom served on Renault’s management committee, have been the subject of a […]

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