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T&E study: EVs can be cheaper for Uber drivers to run than latest diesels in many European capitals

Green Car Congress

Medium-sized battery-electric cars are on average 14% cheaper to run than equivalent diesels today, if slow charging overnight near home and/or fast charging at preferential rates are available. Charging is a key barrier for the uptake of EVs by professional drivers.

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Lectric XP 3.0 Review: Leveling up what ain’t broke

Green Authority

The bike arrives fully assembled, so all you should have to do is take it out of the box, unfold it and charge the battery to get started. Just be aware that if you get the white color, the splashes and specs of dirt will be more visible after your rough and rugged rides, requiring more cleaning. Should you buy the Lectric XP 3.0?

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Ride1Up 700 series review: A classy Class-3 e-bike that doesn’t break the bank

Green Authority

From the clean cable management to prevent a rat’s nest of wires at the front, the leather-grip handlebars, a color LCD screen, the comfy gel saddle, and the fenders to shield against any splashes. But for anything longer, you might want to consider bringing a second charged battery to swap in on your journey.

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Charley Boorman: myenergi HQ

My Energi

I am going on a green journey with them to gradually transfer my own home and vehicles to using cleaner and greener energy.”. The best electric motorcycles in the UK to buy now. The major differences on the SR / S over the SR / F are the addition of the more relaxed riding position (through re-positioning of the bars and pegs.)

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

Appendix E: PHEV and the Electrical Grid—fast charge v. slow charge. Every electric energy consumer, not just the relatively few electric-only vehicle owners, will be asked to pay for the expensive hardware for these high-power charging stations. Appendix B: Car of the Future: A Comparison of Alternative Vehicles.

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Greentech Media | ECOtality CEO: Fast Charging and Why Battery Swapping Is Doomed

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Email ECOtality CEO: Fast Charging and Why Battery Swapping Is Doomed Jonathan Read discusses why electric vehicles and fast-charging systems, not battery-replacement systems such as the one touted by Project Better Place, are the future. by: Jonathan Read, President and CEO, ECOtality June 24, 2008 ECOtality CEO Jonathan Read.

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How clean is EV battery manufacturing?

Electric Auto Association

It’s getting cleaner and prospects are improving BY TIM BENFORD: PRESIDENT OF DRIVE ELECTRIC DAYTON, PAST VICE-PRESIDENT OF ELECTRIC AUTO ASSOCIATION. Scientists inform us that today’s transportation sector is the largest contributor to US greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change, but how clean are lithium-ion batteries? /km,

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