Nissan Leaf Vs. Ford Focus Electric Enlarge Photo So you want an all-electric car–but maybe you’re not so keen on having one as distinctive as the Nissan Leaf. Should you consider the Ford Focus Electric? That depends. The two battery electric vehicles offer different answers to the same question: What should a compact electric hatchback [...]
News Ford Focus Electric Launches Socially By Paul Lienert, Correspondent | Published Apr 16, 2012 Just the Facts: Ford has created the “world’s first digital road trips” in a Facebook game called “Plug N Play in Electric City with the 2012 Focus Electric.” The game is part of a massive digital/social media launch campaign. The [...]
Ford recently announced the EPA fuel efficiency rating for its electric Focus model. Since it doesn’t burn any gasoline, the number isn’t in miles per gallon (MPG), but was given as miles per gallon gasoline equivalent, or MPGe. A new term to the automotive lexicon, it’s worth exploring exactly what [...]
Just a piece of the US energy independence plan And it’s impact on foreign oil dependence To many in the plug-in community, I’m probably considered a bit of a flat-earther. I just can’t see the imminent revolutionary change that is plug-in vehicles — at least not yet. Perhaps these perfect-worlders are right, but I believe [...]
The highly-expected and good-looking Fisker Atlantic made its debut last week at the 2012 New York Auto Show. The plug-in hybrid is yet to have a set launch date, but the company releases some preliminary tech specs and price points. The electric coupe will make use of the second-generation EVer (Electric Vehicle [...]
Batteries and cold climates often don’t mix well. Anyone who has tried to operate an electric device, like a camera that has been sitting in the cold, will soon find that the batteries have lost their charge. This sort of issue isn’t catastrophic with a small device, just a little [...]
The only overnight parking solution for up to 60 percent of Americans Trying too hard to turn electric cars into something they are not? Aside from costs, an undoubtedly huge issue, electric cars make much more sense than most consumers believe. Still, EVs require managed expectations. Today and well into the future, most electric cars [...]
News West Coast Electric Highway Takes Edge Off of Range Anxiety By Anita Lienert, Correspondent | Published Mar 20, 2012 Just the Facts: The first phase of the West Coast Electric Highway, which provides charging stations for drivers of plug-in vehicles like the Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt, has opened. Electric charging stations are now [...]
The car which debued at last year’s Geneva Motor Show was built as a market-research project with more than 500 potential customers testing out the car. The feedbacks received according to the CEO were mixed with its acceleration and utter silence being highly praised, but the charging times, and the range not acceptable. However he [...]
The car which debued at last year’s Geneva Motor Show was built as a market-research project with more than 500 potential customers testing out the car. The feedbacks received according to the CEO were mixed with its acceleration and utter silence being highly praised, but the charging times, and the range not acceptable. However he [...]
