[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.…
Like a conventional hybrid, a plug-in hybrid or PHEV uses two different power systems. PHEVs differ from their conventional cousins, however, because they have high-capacity battery packs that can be charged from the grid. They are charged when you…
Six Things You’ll Need to Know About PEVs [Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes] (Updated 4/03/21) Information can make a world of difference when you are car shopping, and when you’re shopping for a plug-in vehicle it’s not just nice to…