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Green Friday | Black Friday

My Energi

The once spontaneous and slightly unpredictable one-day event of price slashing, has become a heavily organised, calculated and extended event, leaving shoppers questioning whether the endless bargains, really are all that. FOLLOW Follow our myenergi page on Instagram. LIKE Double click to like the post.

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Riding the tide

Electric Auto Association

Charlotte chapter meets new challenges from the increase in EV demand. Since the recent rise in interest in electric vehicles (EVs), Charlotte Electric Vehicle Association (CEVA) President Jess Montgomery has become the go-to EV expert in the Charlotte, North Carolina area. Cars and Coffee event.

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Road Test: 2022 Chrysler Pacifica Limited Plug-in Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

Charlotte to Orlando? If you are one of those “I will never drive a minivan” type of persons, you haven’t been keeping up with the times. In addition, we are often invited to manufacturer events highlighting new vehicles or technology. As part of these events we may be offered free transportation, lodging or meals.

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Road Test: 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

If you are one of those “I will never drive a minivan” type of persons, please keep reading. Charlotte to Orlando? In addition, we are often invited to manufacturer events highlighting new vehicles or technology. As part of these events we may be offered free transportation, lodging or meals. Impressive Efficiency.

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Australia Reels From Split Weather System, Suffers Effect Of “The Big Dry” And “The Big Wet”

Green Car Congress

Some parts of South Australia saw night temperatures above 41 ºC (106 ºF) before sunrise, an event that “ appears to be without known precedent ”, according to Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology (BOM). In South Australia, Adelaide suffered five consecutive days with temperatures above 40 ºC, peaking at 45.7 ºF) on 28 January.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Our goal is to enable owners to enlist a local electrician/engineer to convert their cars, initially with lead-acid batteries, for under $6,000 and less than two person-weeks of time. (We About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

Green Car Congress

At the same time, the northeastern state of Queensland struggled to cope with the effects of tropical cyclones Charlotte and Ellie, which brought rain and “ king tides ” that made two-thirds of that state a disaster zone, destroying livestock as well as key crops, and amplifying outbreaks of disease ( earlier post ).

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