BMW i3's Tiny Fuel Tank Barely Doubles its Electric Vehicle Range

Why the BMW i3 Extended-Range Electric Vehicle’s Tiny Fuel Tank?

The BMW i3 is an extended-range electric vehicle , which is basically an electric vehicle with an onboard backup generator, but just a...

Single Serve Coffee Pods banned in Germany’s Second Largest City

The smell of freshly brewed coffee in the morning is what it takes many people to jump start their day. Since everyone is constantly in...
Sustainable Transportation - Not Your Average Bike

Sustainable Sweden Gets More People to Ride Bikes

Depending on where you live, if you think “bike,” you might not think “sustainable transportation.” Like many, you might associate “bike” with “recreation” or even...
BMW i3, in the Nude.

Is the BMW i3 Aiming for a California HOV Lane Loophole?

The BMW i3 and i8, shown as extended-range electric vehicles in recent years on the auto show circuits, are a highly anticipated addition...
VIA Motors Full-Size Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles, Rolling Out in Southern California

VIA Motors’ First Plug-In Hybrid Electric Trucks Going to Fleets

VIA VTRUX, a lineup of full-size plug-in hybrid electric vehicle is, at the moment, the only ones of their kind being mass-produced and, thanks...
"The pickup is great, but does it come in electric?" Soon, says Tesla Motors

Tesla Motors to Make a Pickup Truck, Can We Call it the “Model T”?

While all the hype has been on the Tesla Model S, a $70,000-$120,000 pure electric performance sedan, one might get the impression that Tesla...
The difference is subtle, but enough to get through a CAFE loophole.

CAFE Fail – Lexus NX to be Classified as a Light Truck

United States EPA CAFE (Environmental Protection Agency Corporate Average Fuel Economy) regulations are intended to keep automakers improving the average fuel economy of the...

European Parliament Bans Single-Use Plastic Items

The European Parliament has approved a law banning a wide-range of single-use plastic items, such as straws, cotton buds and cutlery, by 2021. The law,...

Tesla set to build the largest Virtual Solar Plant in history

Last year Elon Musk offered to build the largest storage battery installation in the world in South Australia.  This would be no ordinary proposal, even...

France to US: “No Paris Agreement, No Trade Agreement”

“One of our main demands is that any country who signs a trade agreement with EU should implement the Paris Agreement on the ground....