All Electric Vehicles need electricity and they need to charge. However charging is not that easy to understand. There is far more to charging than manufactures imply especially as there are a number of differing charging technologies and plugs. Unlike computers there is no Plug
German federal support for electric cars has been lukewarm at best, but it appears that this could change soon. Several European countries–including Norway, The Netherlands, UK and France–aggressively promote electric cars as a way to reduce traffic carbon emissions. Despite its substantial domestic car industry, Germany is not among them.
The French company DBT is Europe’s leading producer of Electric Car Charging station equipment. As the number of Electric Cars on the roads increase so does the charging infrastructure and DBT makes a large number of the large DC charging pumps like the one shown. The
The Economist just published an article on Electric Vehicle adoption and the impact on the recent oil price reductions. The article is titled – Why the low oil price will not harm sales of electric cars “FILLING the tank is one of the more painful
Shares in Drax fall to lows of £3.50, a level not seen since 2011 and have fallen by more than 50% from their high of £8.00 only a year or so ago. Britain’s Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) said in a consultation published in
At last we get a chance to drive the first plug-in hybrid from Audi, the now available A3 sportback e-tron. This is a very interesting car that is exceedingly well executed by Audi. It joins the ranks of Plug In petrol cars with a hybrid drive
General Motors kicked off the Detroit car show Monday, not with a bang, but with the hum of an all-electric concept car—and a lot of ensuing buzz.
The German sports car marque managed to deliver 189,849 cars to customers worldwide in 2014, which was up a substantial 17 percent on the 162,145 cars in the previous year
Here’s a new TLA for you. Yes V2G. In this your Electric Car is connected to the Grid via smart charger that is connected to the Grid with intelligence and a high speed data connection allowing the Grid to both charge and take energy from
There are many reasons that automakers sell electric cars. Cars that plug in to travel on batteries charged from the electric grid respond to perceived customer demand for more-efficient transportation, and they help companies comply with tightening global emissions standards. But the need to curtail climate
