Today, electric cars are too expensive for most of us, even with prices creeping downward. A Tesla Model S will run you over a grand a month, and even Ford’s electric Focus sells for nearly $40,000. Making matters even tougher on the wallet is the fact that a home charging station will set you back Continue reading →
Tiny electric cars aren’t just for the golf course or narrow European streets anymore. The City Council voted Thursday to approve the use of supercompact neighborhood electronic vehicles, or NEVs, on city streets with posted speed limits of 35 mph or less. The ordinance takes effect immediately. via San Antonio seeks to amp up use Continue reading →
Tesla Motors is on a big roll. Electric vehicle doubters take note: One of the best stock picks you could possibly have made recently is Tesla, which has hit $73 a share and was over $69 as I write this. It launched at $17 in 2010. It’s not hard to see why Tesla is soaring: Continue reading →
Ford has made a serious investment in electric vehicles in recent years: with the likes of the Ford Focus Electric, Ford C-MAX Energi and the Ford Fusion plug-in electric vehicle (pictured) all on the way to our roads. As such, being endorsed as the company’s preferred charging station supplier was always likely to offer a Continue reading →
Willett Kempton had an idea way back in 1997 about an electric car that would do more than just allow an owner to commute to work without using a drop of gas. The University of Delaware professor wanted that same vehicle to store power and be able to pump it back onto the utility grid, Continue reading →
At clean energy conferences, participants like to mention how someday we’ll all have electric cars parked in our garages that can sell power back to the grid during peak times or power our homes during outages. These people talk about the concept, known as vehicle-to-grid (V2G), as if it’s a reality just around the corner. Continue reading →
Drivers in Greater Manchester are set to lead an electric car revolution as part of a multi-million pound green motoring bid. Transport chiefs have launched an electric vehicle scheme that will see more than 200 charging bays placed across the region. Locations for the bays are still being identified, but they are expected to be Continue reading →
The U.S. economy is healthier today than it has been in recent years, and it is now time to position the country for prosperity. One of the most promising opportunities we have to further bolster the country’s economic vitality is to push ahead with electric grid modernization investments that bring the smart grid to reality. Continue reading →
NRG Energy is now selling power services from a fleet of EVs to PJM Interconnection’s frequency regulation market, which balances supply and demand on the grid second-by-second. This is a result of its work proving that electric vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology can sell electricity from electric vehicles (EV) to the power grid. via V2G tech sells Continue reading →
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have developed a unique integrated motor drive and battery charger for electric vehicles. Compared to today’s electric vehicle chargers, they have managed to shorten the charging time from eight to two hours, and to reduce the cost by around $2,000. Saeid Haghbin, doctor of electric power engineering, undertook his Continue reading →
You would think that to the extent the old-fashioned car powered by an internal combustion engine comes into disrepute, because of its noxious emissions and oil consumption, the obvious beneficiaries will be the hybrid-electric and all-electric vehicle. But you might be wrong, to judge from the New York Times’s second annual “energy for tomorrow” conference, Continue reading →
NRG Energy is now selling power services from a fleet of EVs to PJM Interconnection’s frequency regulation market, which balances supply and demand on the grid second-by-second. This is a result of its work proving that electric vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology can sell electricity from electric vehicles (EV) to the power grid. As the adoption of Continue reading →
If you don’t know what a fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) is, don’t worry, you’re not alone. But you will. You might even be driving one some day. So what is it and why should you care? via The Future Of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEV) – Business Insider.
Just over a year ago, Anthony Foxx – President Obama’s nominee for transportation secretary – unveiled a pilot program for electric-vehicle charging stations in Charlotte, N.C., where he is the mayor. If he wins confirmation, Mr. Foxx can help the president push electric vehicles (EVs) on a national scale. Getting more American drivers into plug-ins Continue reading →
When it comes to a fully electric vehicle, it is without a doubt that its power reserves would carry the greatest interest among potential customers – will it be able to last long on the road? After all, charging stations for electric vehicles are not exactly commonplace at this point in time, but that does Continue reading →
Nissan, besides unveiling its Friend-Me concept hybrid in Shanghai recently, is also working on some electric car ideas for the Chinese market through its regional partnership with Dongfeng Motor Group. Two new fruits recently born of this effort include its concept Viwa compact electric car and its Leaf like e30 EV, the latter of which Continue reading →
The revived Detroit Electric company will be partnering with China’s Geely, but the mission is not to cooperate on bringing the all-electric Tesla Roadster-like SP:01 to market. Instead, Detroit Electric and Geely will co-develop more normal passenger vehicles from Geely’s Emgrand brand, starting with the EC7 pictured above. The two companies will also work on Continue reading →
Two new features for the Nest thermostat could help customers and utilities reduce energy consumption. At the Bloomberg Energy Finance conference held on Earth Day 2013 in New York City, Nest Labs introduced a set of energy services that will allow electric utilities across the country to manage electricity demand. This concept, known as demand Continue reading →
Finally, payback for the plug-in. A line of Mini Coopers, each attached to the regional power grid by a thick cable plugged in where a gasoline filler pipe used to be, no longer just draws energy. The power now flows two ways between the cars and the electric grid, as the cars inject and suck Continue reading →
Car makers haven’t entirely given up on the idea of the electric car, although they do seem to be starting to move to the point where the EV is seen as an urban runaround, not a replacement for the ICE car. The Ford Fiesta eWheelDrive – a driveable research vehicle built by Ford and German specialists Schaeffler – Continue reading →
