Too many myths roam around electric vehicles or EVs. 1. EVs cannot travel beyond city limits. 2. Battery chemicals are harmful to environment. 3. We don’t have enough charging infrastructure for EVs. 4. These cars are too expensive and need battery replacements after every few years. 5. They don’t give driving pleasure. Are there any facts behind these myths? We will see. [...] [...]
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By Philippe Crowe Lexus made it official today: the first ever hybrid ES, known as ES 300h, will have a MSRP of $38,850. This represents a difference of $2,750 over the ES 350, which carries a base MSRP of $36,100. read more [...] An Model X Teaser. $30,000 plug-in next? To be followed by a Tesla pickup truck? MotorTrend via Autocar is reporting that Tesla is planning a BMW M3 Series plug-in to come some time after the Model X launches in late 2013/early 2014. While the new Tesla plug-in will be smaller than the M3, it will also offer [...] [...] The key to electrification. Had GM focused on a Model S-like plug-in, rather than the Volt, would they be more successful? I never liked ex GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz and co-father of the Chevy Volt until I met him. Even then I often haven’t agreed with him, I love his tact, or lack thereof. Lutz shoots [...] [...] By Jeff Cobb According to a Consumer Federation of America study released today, 66 percent of 1,000 Americans surveyed support the Obama administration’s push toward a “54.5” mpg fleet-wide standard by 2025. These respondents said so despite the acknowledgment that Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) mandates will mean higher sticker prices and fully 74 percent said the [...] [...] By Jeff Cobb Last week after documenting at least 11 complaints by Nissan Leaf owners about G.E. Energy’s WattStation level II charger, G.E. Energy issued a statement that it was working with Nissan to figure out what the potential problem is. According to plugincars.com, a San Francisco Bay Area Nissan dealership representative sent an email to [...] [...] By Huw Evans Although it has been granted Environmental Protection Agency approval, the Kansas Petroleum Council has issued a warning over the use of E15 fuel by motorists. Last Thursday, the council issued a statement declaring that E15 which contains 15 percent ethanol, and now available for sale in the state, “could damage vehicle engines.” read more [...] By Huw Evans In Germany, Financial Times Deutschland, reported that BMW’s Chief Executive, Norbert Reithofer, is asking the government to introduce subsidies in an effort to boost demand for electric vehicles in the country. The government has said it plans to have one million EVs on German roads within eight years, however, in order to achieve that [...] [...] |
 
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