Electric Cars Lead The Revolution But Don’t Write-Off Hybrids. “whether in terms of toxicity or environmental damage, electric cars are simply less bad” Electric cars are firmly in the fast lane in the race to dominate personal transport and reach the promised land of global zero CO2 emissions, but don’t write off new technologies currently […]
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Command An Electric Scooter On An App, But Fundamentals Might Derail Them
Command An Electric Scooter On An App, But Fundamentals Might Derail Them. “companies can recover the cost of a $500 e-scooter in less than two months” Electric scooters promise a nifty new way to zoom around cities in a cheap, green and convenient way but the initial promise has been damaged by the anarchic nature […]
Electric Car Charging Just Like Gasoline Is The Promise, But Big Tests Remain
Electric Car Charging Just Like Gasoline Is The Promise, But Big Tests Remain. “There are a lot companies producing impressive test results in the laboratory, but with technology that is not yet scalable. You will soon be able to recharge your electric car as fast and easily as a gasoline fill-up. The trouble is “soon” […]
Where Are The Affordable Cars Required To Accelerate Electric Revolution?
Where Are The Affordable Cars Required To Accelerate Electric Revolution? “This transition from niche to mainstream will be built on the introduction of low-cost EV models that satisfy the typical mileage requirements at an acceptable price point” The phony war is over in Europe. Early adopters with plenty of money, helped by big dollops of […]
Electric Car Turmoil Will Make Brexit A Comparative Breeze
Electric Car Turmoil Will Make Brexit A Comparative Breeze. “To meet the Commission’s objective, we would need to see an almost 50-fold increase in zero-emission cars in circulation on our roads in just 10 years” Automakers are having hysterics about the impact on their sales and profits if the European Union (EU) and Britain fail […]
Citroen’s Cute Little Ami Could Be The First Mass Market Electric Car
Citroen’s Cute Little Ami Could Be The First Mass Market Electric Car. “pity for a grown man driving around in what looks more like a child’s toy than a proper car” “Did you drive that thing all the way from Paris mate”, shouted the motorcyclist while we were stuck in a traffic jam in Hyde […]
High Price, Limited Performance Of Europe Electric Cars China Opportunity?
High Price, Limited Performance Of Europe Electric Cars China Opportunity? “manufacturers must embrace this niche or face being wiped out by super low-cost Chinese brands when the latter can meet European standards” The high price of so-called “affordable” electric vehicles in Europe and their often pitiful highway cruising performance might make some hard-up buyers grit […]
Can Cheap Mini-Electric Cars Bailout European Carmakers?
Can Cheap Mini-Electric Cars Bailout European Carmakers? Mini-electric cars promise something that current electric cars are incapable of; buyers will want them, not because they are forced into them by governments Grandstanding European politicians are accelerating the sales ban on petrol and diesel cars to 2030, paying scant attention to the unintended consequences, but maybe […]
Tesla Model X Still Ahead Of BMW iX, Despite Years Of Research
Tesla Model X Still Ahead Of BMW iX, Despite Years Of Research. “BMW is getting closer but it will still take a few years really to match Tesla in all aspects Americans will have to wait until 2022 to buy BMW’s new iX all-electric SUV, that’s 7 years after Tesla launched its Model X, and […]
MINI Electric Level 2 review
MINI Electric Level 2 review. For – cute, high quality, dynamic performance. Against – too pricey, useless on highway, narrow utility. Highway cruising range 68% of claimed availability. ** £29,900 “Over rolling hills and country lanes I did one trip of 34 miles, but it used only 28 miles from the availability measure. That’s a […]