Follow John For 15 years now, Buick has been a far more important brand in China than it is in North America: four out of five Buicks sold globally are purchased by Chinese buyers. The brand has a wider range and variety of vehicles in that country, along with numerous models U.S. buyers never lay… Continue reading Buick to launch new electric, plug-in hybrid models in China; what about US?
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2018 Nissan Leaf electric car: Is there a fast-charging problem?
2018 Nissan Leaf with EVgo fast charger at NJ Turnpike Molly Pitcher travel plaza, Feb 2018 Enlarge Photo As Tesla has shown, not all fast charging is created equal. Now owners of the new 2018 Nissan Leaf are complaining that that the car’s “fast” charging is not always as fast as advertised. Owners have found… Continue reading 2018 Nissan Leaf electric car: Is there a fast-charging problem?
2018 Hyundai Ioniq Electric “Unlimited” subscription more limited this year
Follow John While global demand for the Hyundai Ioniq Electric appears to be strong, supplies have remained limited. The battery-electric compact hatchback, rated at 124 miles of range by the EPA, forgoes the “weird styling” of contenders like the previous Nissan Leaf. In the U.S., however, the all-electric Ioniq has been limited in sales to… Continue reading 2018 Hyundai Ioniq Electric “Unlimited” subscription more limited this year
McKinsey summarizes state of the art, latest trends in electric cars
Follow John Over the seven years modern, mass-priced electric cars have been on sale, various bits of wisdom have emerged among their fans, advocates, and owners. One might be how much battery range is “enough” to prevent drivers from worrying constantly about whether they need to charge. Another might be which vehicles have batteries that… Continue reading McKinsey summarizes state of the art, latest trends in electric cars
Tesla Model 3 production crossed 2,000 last week; is it sustainable?
Follow John 2017 Tesla Model 3 “first production” car, in photo tweeted by Elon Musk on July 9, 2017 Enlarge Photo Tesla reported Tuesday that it built 34,494 electric cars in the first quarter of 2018, by far its largest quarterly production total ever. But all eyes were on one number: the production of Model… Continue reading Tesla Model 3 production crossed 2,000 last week; is it sustainable?
Nissan Leaf refurbished batteries offered for older electric cars, in Japan
Follow John 2013 Nissan Leaf, Nashville area test drive, April 2013 Enlarge Photo With more than 300,000 Nissan Leaf electric cars on the road, some more than six years old, battery degradation is becoming more and more of an issue. The different rates of capacity loss are a topic of much discussion among Leaf owners,… Continue reading Nissan Leaf refurbished batteries offered for older electric cars, in Japan
Nissan Leaf 30-kwh battery decline 3 times that of earlier electric cars: study
Follow John The Nissan Leaf, at least for the moment, remains the highest-volume electric car produced in history, with more than 300,000 sold. One of the measures that kept its cost down was the use of passive air cooling for its battery pack, rather than the pricier liquid cooling used by other makers to keep… Continue reading Nissan Leaf 30-kwh battery decline 3 times that of earlier electric cars: study
2019 Honda Insight, Lexus UX Hybrid, electric van test, EPA to ease emission rules: Today’s Car News
Follow John Today, we’ve got new hybrids at the New York auto show, more than 100 electric vans plus battery storage, and EPA plans to permit more emissions from future cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Over the weekend, as we do every seven days, we ran down last week’s most important… Continue reading 2019 Honda Insight, Lexus UX Hybrid, electric van test, EPA to ease emission rules: Today’s Car News
UPS adds battery energy storage for 118 electric vans in UK
Follow John Prototype plug-in electric delivery van with fuel-cell range extender to be tested by UPS in 2017 Enlarge Photo Electric vehicles are not only zero-emission and quieter and more pleasant to drive, they also clearly lower emissions of the carbon dioxide linked to climate change under most circumstances. For fleet operators who recharge large… Continue reading UPS adds battery energy storage for 118 electric vans in UK
BMW: we won’t mass-produce electric cars until 2020, with cheaper cells
Follow John BMW sold more than 100,000 cars with plugs last year, adding together its battery-electric and plug-in hybrid models. That’s roughly on a par with Tesla, and ahead of both General Motors and Nissan, two other pioneers in modern electric cars. The company has put far more plug-in cars on the road to date… Continue reading BMW: we won’t mass-produce electric cars until 2020, with cheaper cells