Tesla’s 90 second battery swaps will power EVs faster than gas pumps fill...
Tesla founder Elon Musk has mentioned battery swap service stations as an even faster alternative to charging for EV drivers, and tonight the company showed just how efficiently it can be done. In a...
View ArticleInhabitat’s Week in Green: flying bicycle, tattooed fruits and a wireless...
This week, the MS Tûranor PlanetSolar — the world’s largest solar-powered boat — docked in downtown Manhattan, and Inhabitat was on the scene to tour the 115-foot Swiss catamaran and learn about its...
View ArticleBMW i3 may reach the US in January, start at about $34,500
Americans have been jonesing for BMW’s i3 for awhile, but the automaker has yet to answer two of their bigger questions: when, and how much? Our colleagues at Autoblog may have the answers. They...
View ArticleABB to build over 200 EV charging stations in the Netherlands’ largest network
Swiss company ABB has been chosen by Fastned to provide chargers for over 200 EV charging stations throughout the Netherlands, in what will be that nation’s largest such network. The largely...
View ArticleJapan’s Terra Motors to introduce electric scooter with iPhone connection
The Apple Maps fiasco excepted, we have it pretty good where location-based services are concerned. But in areas like South East Asia, that’s not entirely the case. Which is why Japan-based Terra...
View ArticleTesla CTO hopes to reduce EV charging times to 10 minutes or less
Charging time is the bane of every EV driver; even the half-hour for a partial fuel-up at a Tesla Supercharger station can feel like an eternity next to the few minutes required for gasoline. Tesla...
View ArticleRimac unveils greyp G12 electric bike with 75 mile range, 40mph top speed
Rimac’s Concept One has been something of an enigma, but there’s no doubting that the EV maker has just taken the veil off its latest product — the greyp G12 electric bike. If you’re not sure if looks...
View ArticlePalo Alto to require wiring for fast EV chargers in new homes
Palo Alto to require wiring for fast EV chargers in new homes Palo Alto is an ideal place for electric vehicles when it’s full of wealthy, tech-savvy executives. It only makes sense, then, that the...
View ArticleKia plans to enter US EV market with battery-powered Soul in 2014
Kia plans to enter US EV market with battery-powered Soul in 2014 The electric vehicle space is one that Kia isn’t new to exploring. Here in the US, however, the South Korean auto manufacturer has yet...
View ArticleTesla Officially Opens West Coast Supercharger Circuit, Covering San Diego To...
Tesla’s West Coast Supercharger Corridor opened today, making it possible for owners of the Model S to travel free between San Diego and Vancouver, using Highway 101 and Interstate 5. This makes a...
View ArticleBattery production, design modifications delay Tesla’s Model X SUV another year
During an interview with Bloomberg prior to Tesla’s earnings call yesterday, CEO Elon Musk discussed a few interesting tidbits. The most significant revelation is that the Model X SUV, which was first...
View ArticleRecharging your electric car could be as simple as parking
WiTricity, one of the leaders in contactless, wireless charging is working with General Motors. The new partnership will, you guessed it, involve wirelessly charging electric vehicles. WiTricity’s...
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