350green is building, in Chicago, what will be the largest electric car fast charging network in the U.S., along the Illinois Tollway, the Chicago airports, and other areas in and around Chicago. On Thursday Illinois Governor Pat Quinn announced an agreement with 350green and the Illinois Tollway to launch the…
Electric Vehicles International (EVI-INC) announced today a goal of deploying 500 electric delivery trucks in California over the next two years, piggy-backing on Gov. Jerry Brown’s executive order last week calling for the expansion of electric truck and car usage. Electric Vehicles International (EVI), a Stockton CA based electric truck…
At the Electric Vehicles, Land, Sea and Air conference this week in Silicon Valley, researchers and engineers met to discuss a wide range of electric vehicle applications and technologies. Electric vehicles are more than just the electrified cars we most frequently cover. This week in Silicon Valley, IdTechEx held the…
A123 Systems announced today company engineers had found a manufacturing flaw requiring the company replace, costing the company $55 million, a large number of nanophosphate lithium ion battery packs manufactured by the company for five electric vehicle manufacturers. A123 Systems announced this morning the company had discovered a manufacturing flaw…
Yesterday California apparently made a big endorsement of the CHADEMO DC Fast Charge standard, a potentially ill-fated decision depending on a decision expected from the SAE J1772 committee this summer. Yesterday Gov. Jerry Brown announced California had settled a lawsuit with NRG, and that part of the agreement was for…
California’s Gov. Jerry Brown today announced a settlement with NRG over its role in the California Energy Crisis, in turn NRG gets to own and operate a massive electric car charging network. California’s electric vehicle infrastructure goals received a huge jump start today following a $120 million settlement with NRG. The deal, which is…
A teaser sketch of Fisker’s Project Nina was released yesterday, the car is the first of a long-awaited line of plug-in hybrid electric cars, and the company has announced it will give the public “a glimpse of the future of” the company. Yesterday, Fisker Automotive quietly released a teaser photo…
In a move that isn’t technically a “recall,” GM has begun replacing Chevy Volt 120 volt charging cords with ones using thicker wires, following months of Volt owner reports of overheating charging cords. GM has begun replacing the 120 volt charger which comes with the Chevy Volt, replacing it with…
The rising cost of gasoline is leading many to seek alternatives, and one Iraq War Vet finds owning a Chevy Volt saves over $200 a month, plus addresses national energy security concerns. Gasoline prices are rising across the country, and has led one Iraq War veteran to buy a Chevy…
Fisker Automotive has released a press release denying allegations that the company rushed the Fisker Karma into production in an attempt to meet Department of Energy loan milestones. Fisker Automotive is denying last weeks report that delivery of the Fisker Karma was rushed in an attempt to meet deadlines in…
Many are concerned about warranty coverage of the Nissan Leaf battery pack, it’s expected useful life-time, what sort of repairs are needed for the battery pack, and what about that factory in Smyrna that’s supposed to increase Nissan Leaf production. Nissan latest in their series of online videos about the…
Coda Automotive reached an important milestone today, becoming the newest electric car maker to deliver electric cars to paying customers. As promised, Coda Automotive today delivered the first of the company’s electric cars to paying customers. The milestone was marked in a trio of ceremonies, at Coda dealerships in San…
GM’s CEO Dan Akerson made a pair of appearances in San Francisco last week in which he made a strong case for the Chevy Volt, improved fuel efficiency, as well as the government playing a role in shaping industry. His comments come amid a swirling politicized controversy surrounding General Motors,…
Coda Automotive is in the news with assembly of the companies first production electric car, so we take a look at the company’s claim their electric car offers the best value proposition of electric cars in its class. A Coda, a Focus Electric, an i-Miev, a Leaf, a Model S,…
Last week Consumer Reports posted a brief report that the Fisker Karma, a plug-in hybrid luxury sedan, that CR had bought for testing had died, and was towed back to the dealer for servicing. This prompted a flurry of coverage, some of it over-hyped negativity, and I posted a piece…
