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National Drive Electric Week 2021

EV Match

National Drive Electric Week 2021 is nearly upon us, taking place this year from September 25 to October 3. This annual, nationwide celebration is held to raise awareness of the many benefits of all-electric and plug-in hybrid cars, trucks, motorcycles, and more. National Drive Electric Week – San Jose, CA.

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An Easy EV Conversion Kit For People

Open Source Civic EV Kit

After spending the past year and a half converting a Porsche 914 to an electric vehicle, I decided to expand my horizons by designing an open-source electric vehicle (EV) conversion kit for a commonly used car. This project started about a month ago when I became co-chair of the Oregon Electric Vehicles Association.

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Lotus is betting its future on the electric sports car, can it deliver?

Baua Electric

But last year, the company began shipping its all-new electric SUV, the Eletre. The brand plans to be fully electric by the end of 2027, meaning the current Emira will be Lotus’ last gas engine product, full stop. For example, a new Porsche 911 S comes in slightly over that 1500 kg mark. It weighs 2600 kilograms.

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What Are The Benefits of Driving an Electric Car?

Drive Electric

Here is DriveElectric’s definitive list of why you should be driving an electric vehicle. Compared to traditional cars, electric vehicles (EVs) have only really been widely available since the late-noughties. ” Sitting in the driver’s seat of an electric vehicle is perhaps akin to the captain’s chair of the Starship Enterprise.

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Europe December 2020

EV Sales

In December, BEVs ran fast (168.912 units, +223% YoY), but PHEVs are were even faster (+347%, 112,260 units), so in the final 2020 numbers, while plugin hybrids ended below (46% vs 54% share) fully electrics, they recovered a massive 10% share regarding the previous year. After all we are living in the Crossover Craze era.

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How does leasing an electric car work?

Drive Electric

Leasing an electric car. But even if you’ve been leasing cars for years, you may not be as familiar with leasing an electric vehicle (EV). In the interests of getting you up to speed, we’re taking a closer look at what leasing is, while also explaining how to lease an electric car. Why lease an electric car?

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Octopus launches ‘Electric Dreams’ – An EV leasing company unlocking salary sacrifice for businesses

Drive EV

Adding to its portfolio, the energy provider Octopus has launched a new leasing service – Electric Dreams – offering 100% electric car salary sacrifice schemes, to save employees thousands as they switch to clean green driving. Additional government and council incentives including grants and waived congestion fees.