Folks, we’re only ten years and two months away from the year 2030 and, boy, is it starting to feel like it. According to Driving.ca citing research conducted by J.D. Power, more Americans bought electric vehicles than they did ones with manual transmissions in the third quarter of 2019. When it comes to new vehicles […]
Katrina Yu: But he has no choice. The central planners of China’s government say they’re committed to ensuring the electric vehicle market becomes a world leader. This year China, imposed an emissions credit system that requires car manufacturers to reduce emissions below a certain level, or pay for credits from other companies. That’s an expenditure […]
Traffic in Midtown Manhattan. | Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images New York City’s traffic woes have reached a tipping point, and banning cars is the solution Traffic in New York has reached a crisis point. Between controversial congestion pricing measures, busway lawsuits, bike lane community meeting meltdowns—not to mention an uptick in fatalities this year—New […]
FORT SMITH, Ark. (KFSM) — Some states across the U.S. have faced declining gas tax revenue after people started buying Hybrid or electric cars. They don’t fill up at the pump as often. So, not as many tax dollars will be coming out of pockets from electric car owners like Beth Greenfield. “I’ve always wanted […]
TESLA / WIRED In April, Elon Musk stood before a crowd of investors at an invitation-only event at Tesla’s headquarters in Palo Alto. On stage, he made a series of wild predictions that might stretch the credulity of the most bullish Tesla fans. By the middle of 2020, he said, Tesla would have put one […]
Teslas are among the safest cars on the road, and part of this is due to their suite of active and passive safety features. From Autopilot’s capabilities to standard features like Automatic Emergency Braking, Tesla’s electric cars are designed to avoid accidents, or protect its occupants in the event that a crash is unavoidable. Yet, […]
Niagara Falls in Ontario, Canada, was chosen as the locale for the North American reveal of the Porsche Taycan fully electric sedan for good reason: the ginormous hydro-electric power plant that resides there. It didn’t hurt that the Taycan looked imposing in the foreground of the press snaps either. It’ll likely garner attention wherever it […]
Published on September 2nd, 2019 | by Maarten Vinkhuyzen The Netherlands — Fossil Cars Down 20%, Electrics Up 75% September 2nd, 2019 by Maarten Vinkhuyzen Numbers for August passenger vehicle sales in the Netherlands were just published. The detailed numbers are not yet available, only the totals. Officially, sales are down by 16% year over […]