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Electric Vehicles: 35% Cheaper to Maintain
Much ink has been spilled over whether or not electric vehicles are a cost-effective replacement for conventional cars. Considering their high upfront cost, the return-on-investment isn’t exactly a short-term proposition. But a new study reveals that when it comes to basic maintenance, electric vehicles have the distinct advantage of costing a whole lot less to [...]
Nissan’s Hybrid Plans Revealed
Nissan gave an update on a slew of eco-targets Wednesday, highlighting cuts in CO2 emissions and a plan to add 15 hybrid models by 2016. Chief Operating Officer Toshiyuki Shiga provided details on the company’s environmental commitments under the Nissan Green Program 2016 at a press briefing in Yokohama. “Thanks to environmentally friendly technology and [...]
Infographic: The Impact Of EV Solar Charging Stations
Electric vehicles are becoming increasingly more popular for many reasons. Not only do they save you money at the pump, they also are a healthy alternative to modern forms of transportation. And the amount of emissions given off is decreasing as technology for these vehicles increases. The more of these cars on the road means [...]
Tesla’s Solar Charged EV Plan
Many people dream big, but relatively few follow through and make those dreams a reality. Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk is one of them. And, no, I’m not talking about Musk’s electric car company, which, of course, is a great example of a big dream transformed into reality. What I’m talking about is Musk’s dream [...]
Going Somewhere? Consider these Green Options
Bounce Your Way to Work: We’ll start from the ground up, with the perhaps most fun form of transportation: a trampoline road. Estonian architecture studio, Salto, has built an inventive solution to the boredom of the morning commute—a 51 meter (170 foot-long) trampoline, that can be used to bounce to your destination. The trampoline, dubbed [...]
Envision Solar Partners with Cadillac
The installation of an Envision Solar Tree at the Fremont Cadillac Buick GMC dealership in California is just the beginning for the solar company. “This is a very exciting point in our evolution,” said Desmond Wheatley, CEO of Envision. The company has contracted with Cadillac and its Solar Tree will likely begin showing up at [...]
In Focus: Successful Electric Car Cities
Electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming increasingly popular as cities all over the world started recognizing their advantages and introducing initiatives to promote the use of the plug-in transport. Although EVs are still largely considered to be somewhat ‘cars of the future’, there’s a rising global movement committed to making these electric cars a reality of [...]
Garbage Goes Electric in Chicago
A handful of garbage trucks in Chicago will be a whole lot quieter than their predecessors, thanks to an all-electric powertrain control system (ePCS) from Motiv Power Systems. The Bay Area startup won a contract for $13.4 million, it’s largest customer contract to-date, to provide the city of Chicago with 20 electric refuse trucks using [...]
Sodium-Ion Batteries: The Future of Electric Vehicles?
AutoBlog Green had some interesting news to report this morning. Apparently Toyota is looking into potentially replacing the lithium-ion batteries in their hybrids and EVs with sodium-ion batteries. Though at best it’s just a rumored possibility at the moment, according to the AutoBlog report, sodium-ion batteries would have the potential to turn EVsinto what we’ve [...]