Tag Archives: electric vehicles
The All-Electric Fiat 500e
Are you seeking an electric car and don’t know what to do? You’ve got two options, really. Go for a big production model like Nissan Leaf, Chevy Volt, Ford Focus Electric or the coming-this-summer 2014 Chevrolet Spark EV. Or, you go for the one-off model car companies must manufacture to meet environmental regulations. (No, I [...]
Why are Auto Dealers Hating on Tesla?
Tesla has been thriving on much success lately – its stock price is up to $91 since exceeding analyst expectations in its first quarter of profit. It’s getting kudos all over the place for gaining traction on its electric car, including getting 99 out of 100 possible points from Consumer Reports for its Model S Sedan. But there’s one [...]
Will These 5 Electric Vehicles Change The World?
The number of electric cars being manufactured each year is still limited. However, we have tried to come up with some predictions about which plug-in hybrid vehicles have the potential to change the entire world. Check it out: Chevrolet (Chevy) Volt Developed by General Motors (GM), the Chevrolet Volt or Chevy Volt is a Plug-in [...]
Will Nanocrystals Power Electric Cars?
It is well known that one of the main problems with modern electric cars is the problem of energy storage. New better batteries are required to increase the range of electric cars and make them more attractive commercially. A new nanomaterial for lithium ion batteries developed in the labs of chemists at ETH Zurich and [...]
Take That Haters! Tesla Now Profitable
The purchase of just 250 extra cars is bring Tesla Motors (Nasdaq: TSLA) over the finish line to its first quarter of profitability, says the company. For the first quarter, Tesla will deliver 4750 Model S electric sedans, surpassed the expected 4,500 units. The car won the coveted “Car of the Year” award from Motor Trend magazine. “I am [...]
Fortune 500 Companies Starting to Offer EV Charging @ Work
Employees could soon find it easy to keep plug-in electric cars charged because 26 major corporations and government entities will offer charging in their parking lots. Last month, 13 major US corporations signed on as charter members to the Department of Energy’s Workplace Charging Challenge, which commits them to installing EV charging infrastructure at the workplace. Workplace charging is [...]
Electric Cars Everywhere!
It is often claimed that electric cars will be the saviour of motoring as oil supplies begin to run out and the cost of petrol and diesel becomes more and more prohibitive. So far, electric cars have not caught on due to their limited range before a recharge is required and also to their high [...]
Affordable Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars by 2015?
According to reports flying around in the motor press recently, the race to start mass-producing pollution-free hydrogen fuel cell vehicles is well and truly on. The Sukuki Motor Corporation for example, started a joint venture with UK-based Intelligence Energy just last year to develop its air-cooled fuel cell system and has already announced that they [...]
Tesla Stock Down After Earnings Release
Tesla Motors (TSLA) reported earnings last night that provided a bit of fuel for skeptics, but hope remains and the company has indicated profitability is just around the corner. In the near term though, the stock is getting hit hard today and slicing through key support at the 50 day moving average this morning. Let’s [...]