Olympic Gold Medalist Encourages Vermont To Drive Electric
When we talk about going electric, there are a few specific states that come to mind. With over 100,000 plug-in cars sold so far, California is the first place that comes to mind, as does curiously...
View ArticleTesla P85D Voted The Best Car In Norway (Colorful Language From Tesla Motors...
The best car (“coolest” might be a better translation) in Norway is the Tesla P85D according to a recent survey undertaken by the Norwegian company E24. Tesla’s P85D managed to take a clear first place...
View ArticleVolkswagen e-Golf Is Ecstatic In Norway, Clear #1
After covering France (#2), Netherlands (#3), and Germany (#4) electric car sales, it’s time to cover the big dog — the #1 electric car market in Europe. Norway, here we come! It’s a very different...
View ArticleElectric Cars Now = 23% Of New Car Sales In Norway
Electric car sales keep climbing and climbing in Norway. In 2013, many of us were shocked to learn that electric cars were accounting for about 10–15% of new car sales in the country. We are now well...
View ArticleEV Infographic Chock-Full Of Stats
Originally published on Gas2. I’m fairly turned off to infographics these days, as many are simply a lot of colors and squiggly lines with little substance. However, some really good ones come across...
View ArticleNorways Aims For 100% ZEVs Among New Car Sales By 2025
One of the leading oil suppliers of the world, Norway, is already quite well known for its relatively fast embrace of electric cars, having the highest per capita use and sale of electric cars anywhere...
View ArticleElectric Car Sales To Hit 1 Million In September
Globally, plug-in electric car sales (including plug-in hybrid sales) will hit 1 million next month, September 2015. Global sales reached ~910,000 at the end of June, and with ~40,000 plug-in sales...
View ArticleNorway Electric Car Sales = 23% Of The Market (Again)
The numbers for Norway electric car sales are “in.” Official numbers are not provided for several models that share a base name with gasmobiles, so José Pontes has made estimates for them, and we’ll...
View Article#1 Googled Car Company In China & Norway Is Tesla
Via Gas2: Well, it comes as no surprise that Tesla* is the most popular car company in Norway, a country where ~¼ of new car sales are now electric car sales, and many of those Teslas. But China? Of...
View ArticleNew Online Tool Helps Fleet Operators Decide When It’s Economical To Go Electric
A new online tool to help fleet operators (delivery fleets, taxi fleets, carsharing fleets, etc) decide when it makes economical sense to switch to electric vehicles (EVs) has been developed by...
View ArticleVolkswagen E-Golf Crushing Competition In Norway
I’ve finally got what seems to be official and complete data on electric car registrations in Norway. Woohoo! (In case you haven’t been following along for years, public data on electric car...
View ArticleWhat Electric Car Forecasters Are Often Missing
Electric car forecasts are a dime a dozen (actually, they cost a lot more than that, but they’re probably worth a dime a dozen). They often don’t account for the exponential growth that comes from...
View ArticleBusting The Myth That “Electric Cars Don’t Work As Primary Cars”
Pulling more fun charts from a recent UK study (h/t Herman Trabish) as well as a chart from our recent EV owner & lessee survey, I wanted to spend a few minutes busting the myth that “electric cars...
View ArticleElectric Car Incentives & Market Uptake By Country
Incentives are an interesting thing. Sometimes, the ones you think will work the best don’t work too well. Sometimes, ones you don’t think will have as much effect end up having a huge effect....
View ArticleElectric Car Owner Satisfaction — 3 Surveys
I often write about the many advantages of electric cars over gasmobiles for consumers, but perhaps the best argument for their superiority simply lies in how satisfied owners are with their cars....
View ArticleNissan LEAF #1 In Norway Again
My trip to Florida for the EV Technology & Transportation Summit has delayed this report a bit, but I squeezed it in before the end of the month. The exciting bit of the story is that the Nissan...
View ArticleLong Wait Times Reported For Tesla Repairs In Norway
Some of those needing to take their Teslas into service centers in Norway for repairs have been reporting very long wait times as of late, going by some new threads on the Tesla Motors Club forum. A...
View ArticleNorwegian Postal Service Purchases 240 New Renault EV Kangoo Maxi ZEs
The postal service of Norway, the Posten, will soon possess an electric vehicle fleet enriched by the purchase of an additional 240 new Renault Kangoo Maxi ZEs, according to recent reports. The...
View ArticleUK Signs Up For New Initiative To Make All New Cars, Buses, & Vans Electric...
The UK government has agreed to work towards the goal of ensuring that all new cars, buses, and vans sold in 2050 are electrics as part of a new initiative that’s being supported by Norway, Holland,...
View ArticleOver 75,000 EVs Registered In Europe In 2015
More than 75,000 electric vehicles were registered in the European market in 2015, according to the most recent figures from Avere France. The top 4 markets in Europe for the year — Norway, France, the...
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