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Gas Car Fires Far More Common Than Electric Car Fires

CleanTechnica EVs

The argument that there are more electric car fires than gasoline car fires is silly, yet many people believe this is the case.

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Tesla and local EV makers are leaving veteran auto in China’s electric car segment

Teslarati

For some legacy automakers, China’s electric car segment is becoming a white whale of sorts amid rising competition from younger, faster, and more aggressive rivals. In a way, it appears that veteran auto’s pedigree is starting to not matter very much, in China at least. . Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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Much Awaited Electric Cars Sales Report – Feb’ 23

Electric Vehicles India

With the advent of battery technology, the automobile industry is shifting towards electric vehicles from the gasoline ones. In the recent years, India has manufactured numerous electric vehicles with various features and the sales of those showed a great surge. 57 Volvo Auto India 32 28 – 0.0 41 AUDI AG 8 8 8 0.0

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How Many Jobs Will Disappear With Switch To Electric Cars?

CleanTechnica EVs

When considering the transition from gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles to electric, it is easy to see the disruption this will bring to the auto industry, where fewer workers are required to construct an electrical motor than a fossil fuel powered engine. But it goes further than that.

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Electric vehicles fail at a lower rate than gas cars in extreme cold

Baua Electric

Electric vehicles fail at a lower rate than gas-powered cars in the extreme cold, according to a road assistance service in Norway. Electric vehicles often get bad press about their performance in the cold. Now, we get actual data comparing failure rates of EVs versus ICE cars thanks to our friends in Norway.

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Kentucky electric cars now pay two taxes where gas cars only pay one

Baua Electric

Photo by Mobilus in Mobili on Flickr As of January 1st, Kentucky has implemented not one but two new taxes on electric vehicles, both of which are individually higher than what gas vehicles pay on similar units of energy. These rates on public charging are notably higher than the roughly 11% tax that Kentucky collects on gasoline (28.7

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2020 Aston Martin Rapide E: Track-ready electric car shown at Shanghai

Green Car Reports

The ultra-exclusive Aston Martin Rapide E was revealed in production-ready form today at the Shanghai auto show. The 2020 Rapide E is based on the Rapide AMR, the most extreme-performance version of the gasoline-powered Rapide sedan.