The state of electric motorcycles were improved greatly during the years of active racing action. Ten and one half years ago the TTXGP kicked off the era of modern electric motorcycle racing with a one-lap race on the Isle of Man during TT Week 2009. That race garnered a bunch…
Today NY Senator Schumer proposed a bold plan to switch completely to clean vehicles, zero emission vehicles, like electric cars. As Schumer notes, “Scientists tell us that to avoid the most devastating effects of climate change, the world needs to be carbon neutral — to have net-zero carbon dioxide emissions…
Each car maker has its own idea of applying electric technology to cars. This week the Tokyo Auto Show gives the Japanese car makers a chance to show their concepts, and while Lexus and Nissan show electric concept cars, Mitsubishi is sticking with its PHEV design despite having had one…
What if you have a hankering for a specific car, like the 1967 Mustang, but you want it to be electric rather than powered by the 287 cubic inch gasser engine Ford sold it with. There is a whole subculture of folks converting gas cars to electric, most of whom…
Anybody wanting a 200+ mile range electric car, and liking the utilitarian shape of the Kia Soul EV, and residing in the USA, is feeling disappointed today. Recently Kia made it clear that USA sales of the 2020 Kia eSoul, the revamped Soul EV with 243 mile electric driving range…
Today Ford Motors has announced it has the largest electric car charging network in the world, with over 12,000 charging locations. Uh, blink blink, how did that happen? It did not come about by buying the Car Charging Group (owner of the Blink network), writing “blink blink” was simply one’s…
Electric vehicle owners in Iowa, and those wishing to drive across Iowa, might feel frustrated with relative scarcity of charging stations. Recently while scoping out the feasibility of driving an electric car from Kansas City to Minneapolis, I found very few charging stations in Iowa. It turns out that electric…
A few days ago the news was full of reporting that a Tesla-based patrol car owned by the Fremont CA police ran out of power during a hot pursuit. Apparently the story allowed news editors to push the idea that obviously electric cars aren’t suitable because they run out of…
In another sign of the shift to electric vehicles, both Maserati and Bently have announced new models with either hybrid or plug-in hybrid drive trains. While that’s a bit of a yawn since both types of vehicles still depend on fossil fuels, it is two more auto manufacturers changing their…
Hyundai Hydrogen Mobility (HHM) announced today a partnership with H2 Energy, Alpiq, and Linde, to promote a “green hydrogen” infrastructure in Switzerland. To support this, the companies have built a 2 MW electrolysis plant at the Gösgen hydropower plant for producing hydrogen, and Hyundai intends to supply over 1,600 fuel…
It was reported today that a Tesla Model S patrol car owned by the Fremont, CA police department ran out of power during a pursuit. The reporting does not say what happens when a gasoline powered patrol car runs out of gasoline. Instead it calls out the Tesla patrol car,…
Today the California Fuel Cell Partnership newsletter announced the opening of a hydrogen refueling station in Oakland. It is described as the tenth hydrogen refueling station in the San Francisco Bay Area, and is a True Zero station operated by First Element. However a perusal of the hydrogen station status…
In the 1880’s Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler, who was co-founder of the Daimler Motor Group, parent company of several important automotive brands like Mercedes-Benz and Smart, developed several engine designs. The company he founded is now one of largest automakers in the world, and its reputation rests soundly on high quality…
When introduced to the world the 2011 Leaf had a 72 mile driving range thanks to a 24 kiloWatt-hour battery pack (equating to 115 kilometers). While this was good enough for typical daily driving, humans of course want more driving range on our electric cars. Today it’s relatively easy to…
According to a Reuters report, a small pilot study of electric car charging behavior concluded that users quickly adopt to “slow charging”. The problem with this is that the participants were given Renault Zoe’s and a 22 kiloWatt wallbox for use at home. For most intents and purposes 22 kiloWatt…
