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That's still greater than every other electric car on the market in the UK and should give most buyers a suitable range for commuting purposes, but such a figure may soon become a minimum for new electric vehicles.

As Cynthia and I both noticed, it felt smoother than every other electric car we both test drove other than the Model S — the BMW i3, Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid, and Chevy Volt.

Not exact matches

In October, it bought NewMotion, a Dutch company that operates more than 30,000 electric - car charging installations in Europe and that gives electric - car owners who sign up for its service access to about 50,000 other charging points.

Amazon greatly improved its business by exploring product categories other than books and car manufacturers are currently investing billions in electric car technology in order to be able to compete in a post-carbon world.

Dyson said his electric car would be «radically different» than those being designed by other car makers, including Tesla.

While rumors about a potential merger between the electric car maker and consumer electronics giant have swirled for years, a new Bloomberg report suggests that Tesla has recruited at least 150 employees from Apple — more than any other company, including competing car firms.

And other carmakers like Toyota Motor and Honda are investing heavily in eco-friendly cars; however, they are betting big that the vehicles will be powered by hydrogen fuel cells, rather than rechargeable electric batteries.

The Model S was Tesla's chance to build a car around the electric powertrain, rather than the other way around.

And to negate some of the advantage this approach automatically gives to electric cars (whose greenhouse emissions include those generated by electric utilities), the award also incorporates other measures in its criteria, including a cap on greenhouse gas emissions of no more than 200 grams per mile.

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Either way those numbers are less than its Model S sibling, but they're still more than the majority of other more affordable electric cars on sale today.

Compared with other conventional vehicles, the ELR's brakes feel disconnected, artificial and not as strong as they could be, but to me they're no worse than nearly any other electric car's system.

CIRENCESTER, UK — March 9, 2015: Less than one year from launch the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV has now overtaken every other plug - in hybrid and pure electric car, even passing vehicles that have been on sale since 2011, such as the Nissan Leaf, to become the UK's favourite plug - in vehicle.

The Coda seems more like a design exercise to impress other manufacturers to adapt their (Coda's) technology to current production cars rather than produce a recycled electric car.

But the Leaf starts at about $ 7,000 less than the Bolt EV and $ 5,000 less than the Model 3, and still offers more range than most other electric cars.

The Leaf offers substantially more range than other similarly priced electric cars but it can't match the 200 - plus - mile ranges of the more expensive Bolt EV and Tesla Model 3.

And where I was used to seeing other electric cars drop apparent range much more quickly than the distance I covered, the i8's range display appeared true to its word, matching mile for real mile.

This is a car that is more enjoyable, more connected and more exciting to drive than any other mainstream electric vehicle in history.

Honda has been pretty quiet about its future electric car plans other than the two retro styled concepts that its unveiled in the past...

Additionally, the LEAF is manufactured on a much more massive scale than any other fully electric car available.

Worldwide there are more of these on the road (and have been on the road years longer) than any other commercial serious electric car.

When one or other of those parameters is less than a critical value, Active Lane Assist intervenes by apply a gentle steering correction by means of the electric power steering fitted to the car.

Other than its electric drive, the car is identical to the standard Honda Fit 5 - door hatchback.

The Honda Fit EV shows range similar to that of other compact electric cars on the market and drives well enough, but ultimately feels like a retrofit project car rather than a fully realized futuristic production vehicle.

This beneficial spiral of decreasing weight, reduced size and complexity and increased performance continues with the IMA nickel - metal hydride battery pack (a technology Honda pioneered in its EV PLUS electric car), which is also smaller and lighter in weight than the ones used in other hybrid systems.

The Bottom Line The Honda Fit EV shows range similar to that of other compact electric cars on the market and drives well enough, but ultimately feels like a retrofit project car rather than a fully realized futuristic production vehicle.

Daimler's Smart lineup has been begging for an electric variant since its inception, due to its small stature and focus on being more «green» than other cars on the road.

The production car, set to launch until the end of the decade, will be only the first of four electric Mercedes models with other three zero emissions models planned beyond 2020: another sedan slotted between the C and the E-Class, plus two SUVs, one bigger than the GLC and one placed above the GLE.

When one or other of those parameters is less than a critical value, Lane Assist intervenes by applying a gentle steering correction by means of the electric power steering fitted to the car.

As we've seen it takes more than design to make or break an electric car these days — a number of production EVs have strongly suggested design is less of a priority for buyers — and it will take a range of more than 200 miles to make the Mini Electric make sense to buyers who'll be cross-shopping it with other smelectric car these days — a number of production EVs have strongly suggested design is less of a priority for buyers — and it will take a range of more than 200 miles to make the Mini Electric make sense to buyers who'll be cross-shopping it with other smElectric make sense to buyers who'll be cross-shopping it with other small EVs.

Read an article on - line the other day that basically complained about electric cars and how charging the batteries is more environmentally problematic than just using gasoline.

Points will not accrue for: (i) amounts paid for services other than parking, such as car care services and electric vehicle charging, (ii) taxes and fees imposed by any government or airport, including, without limitation, sales taxes and access fees, (iii) any discounts, coupons, or vouchers (including, without limitation, Rewards) you use, and / or (iv) prepaid parking reservations canceled prior to the scheduled exit date.

Fourth, the Prius does not need much, if any, more maintenance than any other car; Sure, there are some extra things like an electric motor but so far those have proven quite reliable.

So, if you could create liquid hydrocarbons that are compatible with gasoline cars, then the adoption cycle would be a lot easier than switching over to electric or hydrogen or some other type of fuel for cars.

In any case, we'd rather see the wealthy lust after electric cars than after the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 which «consumes more fuel than any other production car» (about 6 MPP on average).

And that's where electric motorcycles come in, as they're just as clean, tailpipe-wise, as other electric vehicles, but at a fraction of the size and at a lower price than a new car.

The Tesla Model 3 may be getting a lot of attention, but the company that's sold more electric cars than any other is hardly out of the game just yet.

If we start using electric cars in large numbers (and I hope we do soon), then solar towers and various other forms of large scale clean electricity generation may supply a substantial fraction of our transport energy, especially for short local runs less than 100 klms a day.

nonetheless they seem to be doing more for the environment than most other car manufactureres (EG Even Toyota Prius Electric does way less miles per gallon than the Polo).

and you — like many other posters here — can do no more in building a case than say «lots of clever people believe in AGW, therefore windfarms, or carbon taxes or electric cars» or whatever the fashion du jour is at the time.

I suspect, like many others that the headline «Wind car» has led you to believe this is something other than an electric car.

And as the Natural Resources Defense Council's Max Baumherner noted, the study used estimates for production emissions that are three times higher than those from Argonne National Laboratory, which perhaps explains why other studies have found greater environmental benefits from electric cars.

With the withdrawal from the consumer market of all highway - capable electric vehicles, these cars can be cleaner than any other vehicle on the road, and for local travel, they are 100 % electric vehicles.

Why Electric Vehicles are a Climate Solution (March, 2016) Electric vehicles are entering mass production faster than any other technological fix for our oil habit, and they have a much lower climate impact than oil - powered cars.

CA, NY, MA and other states have had Zero - Emission Vehicle programs since the early 1990s because battery electric vehicles in those states, taking into account power plants, are far cleaner than gasoline cars in reducing urban air pollution and smog.

It is much easier for them to sell electric cars for a profit then invest in groundwater replenishment systems which have no profit other than environmental.

CHEVY VOLT»S TAG LINES: We and others have never cared for «more car than electric.»

Hyundai has said it intends to sell more green cars globally — meaning hybrids, battery - electrics, plug - in hybrids, and hydrogen fuel - cell vehicles — than any other maker than Toyota by 2020.

The Mercedes is certainly better than the three other electric cars I have driven: the Nissan Leaf, the Toyota Prius, and the Chevrolet Volt.