Condo owners told they can’t charge their electric vehicles

Some condo associations can’t determine how much to bill condos owner for charging their electric vehicles in the parking areas. So, they’ve decided to ban charging completely.

Since California in particular is making a huge push towards electric vehicles, this needs to get solved fast. If you can’t charge an EV at your condo or [...]

Wondrous electric bike powered by Bosch 18W power drills!

It’ll do 20 mph, but maybe much faster if you upgrade to 36V drills. Seriously.

BMW electric mini

Not available commercially yet. Hopefully soon! They are testing 450 of them in the States and found, among others things, that extreme cold or heat lessen the range on the battery. What they’ve learned will be used in future iterations of the car before it becomes available to all.

Electric vehicles are not clean

The dirty little secret of plug-in vehicles is that they’ll all charge their batteries with inherently dirty night-time power and be responsible for more CO2 emissions than a fuel efficient Prius-class HEV that costs a third less and doesn’t have any pesky issues with plugs, charging infrastructure or range limitations.

Electric scooter morphs into unicycle

The Uno electric scooter is a unique beast: an electric scooter that looks like a mini-motorcycle and folds up into a Segway-like scooter balanced on two wheels.

And you can switch modes while driving it. Whee!

Wheego. EV or runaway roller skate???

The [Wheego] LiFe two-seater has a price tag of $32,995 (only $25,495 after the $7,500 tax credit) has a range of 100 miles per charge, is made of 75% U.S. content and is assembled in Ontario, California.

Electric vehicle PSA from Plug In America

This is their first PSA, more are coming.

Plug In America is a coalition of RAV4-EV drivers, former lessees of Honda EV+, GM EV1, Ford Ranger and Ford Th!nk City electric cars, and advocates of energy independence and clean air. Prior to 2008, we functioned as a loose network of individuals organized around [...]

Nissan Leaf has range of 116 miles in real world test

The Nissan Leaf driver was going slowly but not hypermiling, in a variety of conditions – and beat the automaker’s estimated range of 100 miles!

And, it goes 0-60 mph in an impressive 7 seconds.

Porsche plans a hybrid in every model line

Porsche 918 Spyder EV

Plus, they will have an electric sports car in a few years, the Spyder 918

Nissan Leaf

I just contracted to buy all the gasoline I want at 24 cents a gallon. No, I have not struck oil in my backyard, or come into an inheritance from a long lost Kuwaiti relative. That is the de facto price that PG&E is billing me for a full charge on the all-electric Nissan [...]