In a deal that could help bolster marketing and sales of the Outlander plug-in hybrid SUV when its hits the U.S. market this fall, Nissan has agreed to take a controlling stake in ailing Mitsubishi Motors. Mitsubishi builds the Outlander…
Understanding PEV charging isn’t that difficult, but it does involve a language – electrical – that is foreign to most people. If you’re the type who just isn’t satisfied with the overview, here’s a deeper dive into the topic. [Estimated…
[Estimated Reading Time: 1 minute, 30 seconds.] When Honda launches its Clarity fuel-cell electric car late this year, the alternative fuel vehicle will be an only child. But not for long. Honda says it will add two siblings to its…
[Estimated Reading Time: 45 seconds.] For promoters of public EV chargers, the Golden State is, it seems, where all the gold can be found. The state’s energy commission has approved nearly $9 million in grants to install 61 rapid EV…
[Estimated Reading Time: 1 minute, 20 seconds.] Ford Motor Co. typically plays close to the vest with its electric car and other alternative vehicle development. But here are hits out of Dearborn that a Ford EV with 200 miles or…
Hydrogen fuel-cell cars are starting to make an appearance in the market, but they face a few big hurdles. Price is one, but unfamiliarity is the big blockade. It’s fear of the unknown often keeps us from experiencing things we…
Locating Car Charging, Hydrogen and Other Alternative Fuels [Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes, 25 seconds] You’ve made the decision – or are close to it. That efficient, low or zero emissions alternative fuels vehicle you’ve been thinking about is going…
If you are shopping for a plug-in electric vehicle, your thinking is likely focused on the car and the deal. But there’s another important element, plug-in vehicle charging. How are you going to charge the batteries, and where can you…
Unfamiliar technologies are easy to misunderstand, and the fuel cell vehicle could be a poster child for both the unfamiliar and the misunderstood. But the truth is that while the technology behind making a fuel cell system to power an…
[Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes] Most people call them EVs or electric cars – cars, crossover SUVs amd soon, pickups, that are powered by strong electric motors. They get their juice from big packs of on-board batteries that are rechargeable.…