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.
A $ 15 million portion of the funding will go toward improving consumer
education about electric cars, installing more charging stations and developing new electric car - enabling technologies, per the release.
That's a dirty little
secret about electric cars and the reason that car dealers don't push them, dealerships make 3 times the money in maintenance than they do in car sales.
I've noticed something when
writing about electric cars: People can get very, very angry if a car maker doesn't make the vehicle they were hoping for.
Short - sellers who had targeted Tesla Inc logged a $ 700 million paper profit on Thursday after the stock fell nearly 9 percent a day after Chief Executive Elon Musk stunned analysts by dodging «boring» questions
about the electric car maker's financial outlook.
Investors continue to hammer Tesla, a day after founder Elon Musk dumbfounded some on Wall Street by cutting off what the billionaire called «boring, bonehead»
questions about the electric car maker's finances during a conference call with stock analysts.
Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk's refusal to take questions from
analysts about the electric car maker's financial condition drew sharp criticism from Wall Street analysts and investors on Thursday, pushing its stock down 7 percent.
First I should clarify that I am not a car expert, nor have I been following Tesla's development over the years, which means that my interaction with the Model S was, in a way, more objective than someone who knows a
lot about electric cars and may already love it; hence the «non-gearhead's review.»
Pedersen said he's
excited about the electric car maker, Faraday Future's, recent announcement to locate in the former Pirelli tire plant in Hanford's Industrial Park.
There are conversion companies, specialists, parts, Electric Auto Association clubs, other organizations and things to
learn about electric cars.
The leader of the venture, IONITY chief executive Michael Hajesch, said in a press statement Friday that the network will ease
fears about electric cars and long - distance travel.
April 17 - Tesla Inc shares fell as much as 2 percent in premarket trading on Tuesday, a temporary halt in production of its Model 3 sedan adding to
nerves about the electric car maker's consistent failure to keep its promises on vehicle output.
The founder used April Fool's as an opportunity to
joke about the electric car maker's financial strain by tweeting a photo of himself with a cardboard sign that read «bankwupt!»
â $ By far the most common question I
receive about electric cars is â $ ˜ what is itâ $ ™ s range?â $ ™ and â $ ˜ how long does it take to charge?â $ Porter said.
Sergio Marchionne, the CEO of Ferrari and Fiat Chrysler, has been famously skeptical, even scathing,
about electric cars in the past.
During my six decades in the automobile business, people have constantly said something
similar about electric cars: «They're the future and always will be.»
Of course, there's no better time like the present, especially since the Paris Motor Show is hours away and will practically be
all about electric cars anyway.
Today most buyers probably don't think of Porsche when their
thinking about an electric car, unless you're thinking about the insanely expensive and unattainable...
The three - door MINI electric car will be built at the brand's plant in Cowley, Oxfordshire in the U.K. MINI hasn't released any
specs about the electric car's powertrain, but it is expected to have a driving range over 200 miles.
One common
misperception about electric cars may stem from the fact that we're very well versed in gas prices, but not in electricity pricing, as stated by the report's author, David Reichmuth to CityLab.
Then all the supporting infrastructure has to change and people are trying to survive with considerably reduced transport, because if petrol powered, this must be slashed in Killians world to have much affect on reducing emissions and he is
sceptical about electric cars etc..
I
spoke about electric cars, solar cells, population growth, and capitalism with Brian Edwards - Tiekert, a radio journalist who has won multiple awards for his feature reporting and radio documentary work on environmental issues 30 min Link: Ozzie Zehner on Berkeley Public Radio
According to Gremban, General Motors might not have produced the Volt if it wasn't for CalCars, and the combined efforts of Plug - in America, Plug - in Partners, Set America Free, and other environmental organizations, to raise awareness of the
facts about electric cars and their many benefits.
They even interview a LEAF owner who drives the actual LEAF that was used in a Top Gear episode (a very popular car show which has been spreading all kinds of
BS about electric cars for a while) to see how she's doing years later:
Check out: 17 Electric Cars You Must Know
About Electric Car Revolution Only Three Years Away (Maybe) Robot - Assisted Pivo 2 Electric Car To Debut In 2011?