Chevy Volt Racks Up 500 Million Pure Electric Miles

Chevy Volt Owners Rack Up Half a Billion Pure Electric Miles

The Chevy Volt could be one of the best stepping-stone models between hybrid and electric vehicles (EV), and the miles prove it. While hybrid electric...
Tesla Model X Set for Spring 2015 Production

Tesla Motors Update on the Tesla Model X

The progress of Tesla Motors in the automobile market cannot be described as anything less than astounding, but model releases might seem to be...

Trikelet: World’s Most Compact Foldable Electric Scooter to Hit Market Soon

OK, everyone wants to have a cool all-electric four-wheeler, preferably a Tesla, which can take them wherever they want in a comfortable, clean, quiet and...
ClipperCreek LII 15 A electric vehicle charging station is just $395

Economical LII Electric Vehicle Charging Station Offered by ClipperCreek

Aside from the higher price of an electric vehicle, there’s also the price of the home electric vehicle charging station which needs to be...
Electric vehicle charging in Minnesota, but what about at home?

Utilities to Offer Lower Rates for Electric Vehicle Charging in Minnesota

Switching the load from gas pumps to electric vehicle charging stations has gotten some wondering if the power grid is sufficient, in more ways...
The Tesla Motors Patent Wall, Just Before Being Symbolically Dismantled

Tesla Motors Patents Open for Everyone to Use

The rumors were true! Tesla Motors has indeed opened up all its patents to open-source, and even symbolically demolished the Patent Wall, shown above. Many...
Electric vehicles should pay their fair share, but how?

Electric Vehicles and the Future of Paying for the National Highway System

For decades, it seems that the best way to unobtrusively pay for, at least the maintenance of, the national highway system has been to...
Yellowstone National Park Research Facility to be Powered By Spent Toyota Camry Hybrid Battery Packs

Toyota Hybrid Battery Packs Repurposed to Power Yellowstone National Park

All rechargeable batteries degrade in performance over time, even the NiMH (nickel-metal hydride) hybrid battery pack in the Toyota Camry Hybrid Still, that doesn’t mean...
Possible Tesla Motors Win in New Jersey

Tesla Motors Might be Able to Sell Direct in New Jersey After All

We’ve been covering the Tesla Motors direct-sales approach in depth, but a big blow came from New Jersey lawmakers in March. Tesla Motors’ direct-sales models...
Tesla Motors May Allow other Automakers and EV Engineers Over the Wall.

Tesla Motors May Go Open-Source

Tesla Motors may be worth over $25 billion, but founder Elon Musk’s dreams aren’t all about the money. The bigger picture, according to Musk, is...