Electric Vehicle Range Anxiety Addressed by ARPA-E Funding
Electric vehicles are still gaining in popularity, but they still have some important limitations to overcome before they can truly go mainstream. Really, though,...
Electric Cars Best Option for a Clean Future
Careful scrutiny of electric cars has determined that despite popular belief, they are the cleanest, most ecologically friendly vehicle option today. As technology improves,...
![Range Rover Hybrid On Expedition Near You [if you live along the Silk Trail]](https://i0.wp.com/www.greenoptimistic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/range-rover-hybrid-2_0.jpg?resize=180%2C135&ssl=1 "Range Rover Hybrids to be Revealed at Frankfurt Motor Show")
Range Rover Hybrids to be Revealed at Frankfurt Motor Show
With a pair of Range Rover Hybrids to be revealed at the Frankfurt Motor Show, Land Rover seems to achieved a remarkable combination of...
Tesla Model S Regenerative Braking and Brake Lights, Intrusive or Responsible?
A Tesla Model S tester at Edmunds.com was recently testing the adjustable regenerative braking system and its relationship with the brake lights, bringing up...
Envision Solar’s EV ARC “Portable” Solar-Powered Electric Vehicle Charger, just $40,000
At $40,000, the Envision Solar EV ARC is probably out of the range of most owners of low-end electric vehicles, but could it find...
Frankfurt Motor Show, Toyota Yaris Hybrid-R Concept to Debut
Drip, drip, drip… goes the news surrounding a new hybrid vehicle concept that Toyota will unveil, fully, at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show, the...
Ford C-Max Hybrid Fuel Economy, “Not Our Fault,” says Ford
When the growing number of Ford C-Max Hybrid owners started to complain that they weren't getting the promised fuel economy, the blame had to...
2015 Audi A4 Plug-In Hybrid Coming, at Least to the EU
Luxury cars don't have to be gas guzzlers in order to deliver power and performance. Would most people interested in vehicles like the Audi...
EPA to Update Fuel Economy Rating Method for Hybrid Vehicles
With recent claims by consumers that their hybrid vehicles aren't living up to the standard set on the Environmental Protection Agency / Department of...
Electric Vehicle Charging Requires Significant Power Grid Upgrades
Last year, some 50,000 electric vehicles were sold, most of them in California. This is good news for the California air, but not so...
