Cars That Think
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Cars catch fire. Electric vehicles are no exception. according to a 2023 study citing recent data from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics , gasoline-powered, internal-combustion engine (ICE) cars were involved in about 1,530 fires per every 100,000 sold. In the U.S.,
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 21, 2017
Interest in gasoline engined and hybrid vehicles has jumped in Germany while interest in diesel is falling, according to the latest biennial study on automotive buying trends in that country by leading German fuel retailer Aral. According to the new Trends report, 52% of buyers want a conventional gasoline engine.
Plugs and Cars
MAY 12, 2009
Tom Hanks' letter to the editor of the New Yorker about his electric car, a Toyota RAV4 EV. Boyer, in his otherwise spot-on piece about the car industry, assumes that I once leased G.M.’s The source of Boyer’s slight inaccuracy may have been the documentary film “Who Killed the Electric Car?,” But not mine.
Revenge of the Electric Car
MAY 12, 2009
We were delighted to see Tom Hanks’s letter in this week’s ‘New Yorker’ — singing the praises of electric vehicles and name checking ‘Who Killed the Electric Car ?’ Boyer, in his otherwise spot-on piece about the car industry, assumes that I once leased G.M.’s MAY 18, 2009.
Revenge of the Electric Car
NOVEMBER 26, 2008
Sacramento’s News 10 reports on the electric cars of Vacaville, CA. In 2003 Vacaville, also known as Voltageville , was miles ahead of other cities with over 100 electric cars on the road in both GM EV1 s and Toyota RAV4-EV s. Now, every major automaker is scrambling to produce an electric vehicle.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 15, 2011
of the global car parc (2 billion units) projected for then. of the global car parc (2 billion units) projected for then. Massive petroleum tax revenues need to be replaced if mobility goes electric.
Plugs and Cars
NOVEMBER 8, 2007
Surely a strong argument can be made that something approaching a cabal turned a practical electric-cars-on-the-road mandate into a research and development program for hydrogen fuel cells vehicles. Carmakers are desirous of delaying the inevitable but problematic move to electric drive. Proven, ready to market.
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