Numberplay: Can a Sports Car Be Green?
Can a sports car be good for the environment?
During National Plug In Day, Getting the Silent Treatment
In Los Angeles, 300 attendees picked from a test-drive fleet that included the Nissan Leaf, Tesla Model S, Chevy Volt, Coda sedan and Mitsubishi i-MiEV, as well as motorcycles from Zero and Brammo.
In Greenville, S.C., the First Shoots of an E.V. Ecosystem
The Environmental Protection Agency recognized a project in South Carolina that had sought to ease access to and adoption of electric vehicles.
The Etiquette of Electric Car Ownership
What to do when your electric car needs a charge and all the available plugs are taken?
BMW, Hedging Bets on Electric, Stresses Fuel Efficiency
BMW, one of the most visible champions of battery power, has been hedging its bets and trying new ways to get more out of conventional gasoline and diesel motors. The iBike: Electric Motorcycle Deploys iPad Instrument and Messaging Console
Start with a vintage Norton featherbed frame, build it into a blazing fast electric motorcycle in a sheep barn in rural Virginia, and then to top it off, embed an iPad into the gas tank and plan to take on the Isle of Man TT race next year. Sound intriguing? The folks behind one of [...]
The iBike: Electric Motorcycle Deploys iPad Instrument and Messaging Console
Start with a vintage Norton featherbed frame, build it into a blazing fast electric motorcycle in a sheep barn in rural Virginia, and then to top it off, embed an iPad into the gas tank and plan to take on the Isle of Man TT race next year. Sound intriguing? The folks behind one of [...]
Gaza Gets First Electric Car: DNews Nugget
Over the course of several months, this man built an electric car with a wood frame and tires from an old wheelbarrow.
Honda Introduces an Accord Buffet in New York
At a launch event in Chelsea, Jim Motavalli gets acquainted with the redesigned midsize sedan, including its coupe and hybrid variants.
2014 Honda Accord Hybrid Plug-In a Model for Midsize Power and Efficiency
Arriving early next year, the all-new 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid Plug-In sedan will beat all comers in the arena of power and efficiency, or so the automaker says. Utilizing the next-generation Accord platform debuted recently, Honda will be offering four new powertrain choices including Hybrid and Hybrid Plug-In variants. And for the first time in [...]
2014 Honda Accord Hybrid Plug-In a Model for Midsize Power and Efficiency
Arriving early next year, the all-new 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid Plug-In sedan will beat all comers in the arena of power and efficiency, or so the automaker says. Utilizing the next-generation Accord platform debuted recently, Honda will be offering four new powertrain choices including Hybrid and Hybrid Plug-In variants. And for the first time in [...]
2014 Honda Accord Hybrid Plug-In a Model for Midsize Power and Efficiency
Arriving early next year, the all-new 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid Plug-In sedan will beat all comers in the arena of power and efficiency, or so the automaker says. Utilizing the next-generation Accord platform debuted recently, Honda will be offering four new powertrain choices including Hybrid and Hybrid Plug-In variants. And for the first time in [...]
With Jolt From Tesla, a More Electrifying Utility
The story of the 2012 Toyota RAV4 EV represents the melding of two corporate cultures — one a staid but successful Japanese behemoth, the other, Tesla, the disruptive California start-up — into a single machine. Electric Honda Plays Hard to Get
The 2013 Honda Fit EV is a nicely packaged version of the gasoline-powered car that makes it easy to hoard miles. H.O.V. Stickers Stall in California
THE gridlocked freeways of California are the stuff of legend, so when the state's Air Resources Board began administering a sticker program granting drivers of plug-in hybrids a free pass into high-occupancy-vehicle lanes, a flood of applications was expected. The flood has instead been a trickle. Since the program started in January, the California Motor Vehicles Department has issued 4,092 of the green-colored stickers to drivers who own or lease the Chevrolet Volt or Toyota Prius Plug...
Standards for Fast Charging Are Getting No Closer
Fast chargers for electric vehicles are already available, but their connectors are largely incompatible. As standards wars go, the debate over which will become the industry leader is a version of the battle between Betamax and VHS. Build Your Own DIY Electric Bike and Extend Your Range
Souping up your old steel frame to add a little extra speed and power in the form of an eBike isn't as difficult as you might think. Search Google and you'll quickly find at least 15 kits that come with the essentials: a motor, a motor controller, a throttle, and an e-brake, which start at [...]
Build Your Own DIY Electric Bike and Extend Your Range
Souping up your old steel frame to add a little extra speed and power in the form of an eBike isn't as difficult as you might think. Search Google and you'll quickly find at least 15 kits that come with the essentials: a motor, a motor controller, a throttle, and an e-brake, which start at [...]
Build Your Own DIY Electric Bike and Extend Your Range
Souping up your old steel frame to add a little extra speed and power in the form of an eBike isn't as difficult as you might think. Search Google and you'll quickly find at least 15 kits that come with the essentials: a motor, a motor controller, a throttle, and an e-brake, which start at [...]
Say ‘Guten Tag’ to the World’s Longest Bus
The Autotram Extra Grand bus is 98 feet long and can carry 256 passengers.