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NASA's electric car pilot program is 10x better than expected at reducing CO2...
Too much of what we think we know about the benefits of going electric is based on theoretical models. It's time that more real-world tests were done to show what the real benefits are.
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11 electrified cars under $30,000 (videos)
11 electric cars now cost less than $30,000 after the federal EV tax credit in the US. Here they are, as well as some important data and notes regarding each one.
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Ohio car dealers are fighting tooth and nail to keep Tesla out of the state
It's déjà vu all over again, again! Auto dealers have been fighting Tesla Motors on multiple fronts for a while now, trying to either force them to do business with the traditional sales model, or be...
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Green power company offers "free miles" to electric car owners
UK-based Ecotricity is offering 1000 free miles annually to electric car owners. Could this be a growth area for utilities?
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Worldwide electric car production predicted to soar by 67% in 2014!
This would make the worldwide EV installed base grow to 1.1 million by the end of the year.
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Tesla nabs Apple's "Hacker Princess"
Tesla Motors is the hot new tech company to work for in Silicon Valley, and it has just stolen Apple's "Hacker Princess."
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What happens when a Tesla electric car gets rear ended?
This is just one data point, and it doesn't mean the car is indestructible, but it does give an idea of how well built it is.
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Did Apple try to buy Tesla? Are they working on something together?
There have been rumors for a while that Apple might buy Tesla, if only because both companies have many similarities. Apparently Adrian Perica, Apple’s head of mergers and acquisitions, met with Tesla...
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Safer non-flammable lithium-ion batteries are coming
Lithium-ion batteries are already pretty safe, but there's still room for improvement.
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Former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood joins electric bus company: "EV is...
Ray LaHood, who was transportation secretary between 2008 and mid-2013, certainly wasn't perfect, but he surprised many skeptics by favoring many policies that greens have been advocating for a long...
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Tesla sold 6,892 electric cars in Q4 2013 and 22,477 in 2013, new details on...
20 months after the first Model S was delivered for the first time to a customer, Tesla is doing rather well.
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Take a zero carbon road trip through hilly, rural Wales
A network of businesses is aiming to smash electric car range anxiety and they're doing it in a pretty unlikely place.
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Cleanest car in North America is the world's top-selling electric car
I think you can guess this one. Over 100,000 units of this vehicle have been sold worldwide, and some call it the "Model T" of the electric car revolution. Plus, there's a picture of it right there on...
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Bhutan to cut fossil fuel imports 70%, embrace electric cars
NIssan and Bhutan have announced an important partnership on electric vehicles. This could be a very big deal for all of us.
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New SUV from BMW to be much more efficient than a Toyota Prius
A prototype SUV from BMW reportedly gets 62 MPGe, far more than a Toyota Prius. It also comes with some sweet features
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How to keep electric cars from crashing the grid
Electric car purchases increased 84% in 2013. It's still a small market, but will fast growth threaten to crash the electric grid?
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Consumer Reports names Tesla Model S 'Best Overall car' for 2014
Consumer Reports is all about independent, impartial reviews. When they give really high marks to something, it has more weight than when most other sources do.
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Tesla reveals details about its game-changing battery 'Gigafactory'
Looks like we have a double-dose of Tesla for you today! Gigafactory details are finally out.
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Nissan LEAF battery survives screwdriver stabbing and blowtorch attack! (video)
It's not exactly done with a NTHSA-approved methodology - don't try this at home, kids! - but this real-world torture test of a Nissan LEAF battery cell shows just how much abuse these things can take...
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How to market an electric car in America: Bash urbanism, walking, and the...
Americans don't walk and stop and cafés or take vacations. That's why they get to drive $75,000 plug-in hybrids.
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#1 metro area in US for electric car growth is no longer in California
If you thought the top market for electric car growth was somewhere in California, you'd be right many months out of the year, but not the 4th quarter of 2013.
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Elon Musk interview at Stanford Business School
I know that many of you can't get enough of Elon Musk, one of the rare entrepreneurs who is tackling big problems in difficult industries because he thinks they're going to make the biggest difference...
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Tesla Model E rendered
Tesla is focusing most of its attention right now on developing the Model X and bringing the Model S to European and Chinese markets. But most of us Tesla fans are most eager to see more details on...
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Kickstart a coloring book about electric cars
An artist and an electric vehicle sales person are ready to answer all the questions you would have never dreamed of asking about EVs.
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Chris Christie administration pulls a switcharoo on Tesla
Tesla thought it had a deal with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. But Christie has apparently decided pull a switcharoo at the last minute.
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BMW i8 electric supercar details unveiled
The BMW i8 is now in production, and final i8 details have just been unveiled.
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Elon Musk compares Chris Christie crew to mafia in letter "To the People of...
Elon Musk responds to Chris Christie administration's decision to block Tesla sales in New Jersey with long, insightful letter to the people of New Jersey.
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How to make zero carbon cheese
From solar power through Nissan LEAFs to a traditional cheese cave, a combination of old and new technology produces very green cheese.
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Tucson tries to woo Tesla with Gigafactory proposal
Perhaps the biggest story within the electric vehicle industry to date is Tesla's planned Gigafactory. But where will it be? Tucson, if Tesla likes Tucson's proposal.
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Tesla stealing Toyota Prius drivers
Who'd switching to Tesla? Owners of BMW, Mercedes, and Audi luxury vehicles, but also a whole ton of Toyota Prius drivers.
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