Plug In America, a San Francisco-based national nonprofit organization working to advance plug-in vehicles powered by domestic electricity, has announced that as the group approaches its fifth year, it now reaches 150 cities across the U.S. The group also announced that Nissan will serve as the exclusive automotive sponsor for National Drive Electric Week through […]
Volta Industries has unveiled a new, advertising and sponsored-based approach to support free electric vehicle (EV) charging via a network of more than 100 stations across five cities. Volta also announced that the company has closed a $4.5 million Series A equity capital round led by Three Bridges Ventures and a $3 million project financing […]
Nissan is launching its “No Charge to Charge” promotion for Denver area car buyers whereby new Nissan LEAF buyers receive two years complimentary public charging with the purchase of the all-electric car from LEAF-certified dealers in the Denver market. Noted Andrew Speaker, director, Electric Vehicle (EV) Sales & Marketing, Nissan, “EV charging infrastructure continues to […]
ClipperCreek has announced immediate availability of its popular LCS-20 EV charging station with a plug, previously available only as a hardwired unit, starting at $379 hardwired and $395 with 4 plug options. “The LCS-20 is the most reliable Level 2 charging station on the market and was the first to break the $400 price barrier, […]
Phoenix Cars, a developer of electric vehicle technologies for the fleet market, has announced the delivery of its Zero Emissions Utility Shuttle flatbed (ZEUS) to US Naval Base Ventura County Port Hueneme, California. The fully sized electric flatbed truck will be used as a service vehicle to transport supplies and equipment for facilities maintenance around […]
OK, this is just too cool and very green. We’re talking about Toyota’s three-wheeled i-ROAD, which may be the ideal solution for crowded city driving and really making green transit happen – especially the last mile. Our editors have learned that Toyota is currently testing its i-ROAD electric vehicle to see how it can integrate […]
Chevy has announced that it is dropping the price of the 2015 Spark EV to $25,995 and, according to the company, after the available tax credits, the price could drop as low as $14,995. That’s quite a shock. Only a few years ago, electric cars were too expensive for many buyers, with sticker prices that […]
Stop-start vehicles are expected to account for up to 55% of all vehicles sold according to the latest research. The technology of stop-start systems, which allow the engine to stop automatically instead of idling when a vehicle is stationary and to quickly restart when it is time to resume driving, are gaining increased acceptance from […]
According to the latest research, Millennials decidedly skew toward used cars when they buy. In fact, used car purchases made up 78 percent of all Millennial car purchases last year, compared to 68 percent of all car purchases by adults 35 and over. And while Millennials accounted for 39 percent of all traffic to […]
Nissan has announced total U.S. sales for March 2015 of 145,085 units, marking the second-best U.S. sales month in company history. For the company’s 2014 fiscal year, Nissan set an all-time record with 1,399,557 total U.S. sales, an increase of 8.9 percent over its 2013 fiscal year. At the same time, sales of the all-electric […]
