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To combat the stagnant state of electric vehicle sales in the U.S., eight states, including California, New York, and Massachusetts, have agreed to work together to encourage the adoption and sale of EVs.
The states’ efforts will include the adoption of a universal payment method for charging, as well as updating …

Electricity drives the world we live in – be it everyday appliances or computers, television, and phones.  More recently, it has extended its reach to automobiles.  While a majority of the American population may be using an electronic device at any given moment, plug-in vehicles represent less than 1% of …

The production version of the BMW i3 Megacity vehicle, the Bavarian automaker’s first-ever all-electric production car, is getting closer to its launch (the first customer deliveries are slated for fall) and an i3 mule has been spotted by The Diesel Driver driving around Munich, albeit highly camouflaged.  Engineers are presumably …

NEW YORK—German automakers debuted several small, efficient cars on the first day of the New York International Auto Show, while General Motor’s Cadillac division showed an updated CTS that it hopes will recapture buyers of imported luxury cars.
BMW introduced the 328d, its highly anticipated diesel sedan. This is BMW’s first …

DETROIT—General Motors, Nissan, and Tesla all introduced new electric vehicles at the 2013 North American International Auto Show. On Tuesday, GM, the nation’s largest automaker, unveiled the Cadillac ELR, a luxury version of the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid, and said it would be offered for sale later this year.

Nissan, in turn, …

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport announced that they have installed two Electric Vehicle charging ports that will be free for valet parking customers to use. The move will make the use of electric vehicles feasible for travelers who otherwise would be otherwise hampered by their EV’s limited range.
The Level 2 …

Starting August 20, drivers in San Francisco have a new way to get around, namely by borrowing a car from BMW and the BMW DriveNow program.
BMW DriveNow is an electric vehicle car-sharing program that was developed by BMW’s urban mobility sub-brand BMWi.  The program has an inaugural fleet of 70 …

Saab Automobile, which filed for liquidation last December, was sold to a group of Chinese, Japanese, and Swedish investors earlier this week.  The new owners, which had formed National Electric Vehicle Sweden to acquire the company, will turn Saab into an electric-vehicle manufacturer.
The sale of Saab, which is based in …

BMW and Toyota announced an agreement to support a collaborative research project in next-generation lithium-ion battery cells. The goals of the program are to increase both the performance and capacity of lithium-ion batteries through the use of new combinations of materials for cathodes, anodes, and electrolytes.

The batteries could potentially be used …

Volkswagen has announced that it will launch a pilot program of prototype E-Golf electric vehicles next month.  The program will consist of 20 vehicles that will be tested in Detroit, San Francisco, and Washington D.C. with the goal of gathering research to be used to create future EV technology
The E-Golf …

The 2012 Ford Focus Electric has been rated the most fuel-efficient car in America. In EPA testing, it achieved a rating of 110 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) in city driving and 99 MPGe on the highway.  The combined rating is 105 MPGe.
The Focus Electric took the fuel-efficiency crown from …

General Motors announced it will idle its Chevrolet Volt assembly lines for five weeks due to lower than expected sales.
The move will impact roughly 1,300 workers at the company’s Hamtramck, Michigan, factory where the Volt is built.  They will be out of work starting on March 19.  The move comes …