The age of diesel and petrol in Australia is on the decline and interest in hybrid and electric cars at an all-time high, a new report released by market research agency Roy Morgan shows. Sales of electric and hybrid vehicles are expected to rise dramatically in the near future, with over half of Australian drivers […]
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Hyundai’s Kona EV has great range and costs as much as the average car
Hyundai announced late last week that the Kona Electric, the company’s second fully electric vehicle, will start at $36,450 in the US when it goes on sale in early 2019 — basically dead even with the current average sale price of a new car in the United States, according to Kelley Blue Book. On one […]
VW WILL PREVIEW TOUAREG-SIZE EV DUE IN 2021, REPORT SAYS
Volkswagen plans to reveal a Touareg-size, three-row, seven-seat electric SUV concept at the Shanghai auto show in April of next year, Autocar reports, previewing a production version expected to join the range in 2021. Planned to be based on the larger version of the automaker’s electric MEB platform, the model is being developed under the […]
Porsche electric car prototype achieves new record 400 kW charge rate
A new Porsche electric car prototype has achieved a new record charge rate of 400 kW at a new upgraded ‘ultra-high-power’ station as part of the “FastCharge” consortium. We reported on the project last year when BMW announced that it is leading the ‘FastCharge’ consortium in partnership with other companies, like Porsche, Allego, Siemens and […]
Scarcity of land inspires Dominican Republic’s ‘floating’ gas-plus-battery hybrid platform
A natural gas power plant that floats on water will be built in the Dominican Republic and equipped with a battery energy storage system supplied by Fluence. Transcontinental Capital Corporation, an independent power producer (IPP) headquartered in Bermuda and a subsidiary of multinational conglomerate Seaboard, has ordered a barge-mounted power plant from German engineering firm […]
Pumped storage could help put more wind and solar on the grid
Managing climate change in part involves rapidly scaling-up wind and solar energy. But as independent videographer Peter Sinclair’s “This is Not Cool” video explains, significant obstacles remain in executing that strategy. One of the biggest challenges? “The wind doesn’t always blow, and the Sun doesn’t always shine,” says Mark Jacobson of Stanford University. That’s why […]
Venturi Antarctica all-electric exploration rover set to bite into polar ice
Monaco’s Venturi Automobiles has made a name for itself blazing electric-vehicle trails over hot salt, hot race track and hot sand, but it’s about to crank down the temperature. The company has revealed its finalized Antarctica polar exploration vehicle and is preparing to bring it down to the world’s loneliest continent. Designed to offer zero-emissions […]
“EV Sales Capital Of The World” Is Shanghai
The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) recently released a report on EV sales around the world. It’s a fascinating document with some intriguing insights. Were you aware that over one million electric passenger vehicles were sold around the world in 2017, that China led the way with over 579,000, and that most sales of […]
Rivian introduces 3 ton “electric adventure vehicles”
Is this really the future we want? It’s the classic pickup truck ad shot, wheels spinning as it crashes through the mud. The truck is the new Rivian electric pickup. Rivian founder RJ Scaringe says in a press release, “We’re launching Rivian with two vehicles that reimagine the pickup and SUV segments. I started Rivian […]
Aston Martin will make old cars electric so they don’t get banned from cities
Add Aston Martin to the growing list of companies using nostalgia to sell customers on the idea of an electric vehicle future. The British automaker announced this week that it’s starting a “Heritage EV” program where owners of classic Aston Martins can have their cars converted to an all-electric powertrain. Wouldn’t this be sacrilege, you […]
