Bavarian firm Torqeedo is hoping to become the Tesla of the waters, pushing electric boat motors. But first it has to overcome scepticism about environmentally-friendly power in a sector wedded to diesel. Christoph Ballin claims he has a simple way to eliminate the same amount of pollution created by 39 diesel cars in a single […]
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California looks to ramp up electric vehicle sales
California said on Friday it would ramp up efforts to boost electric vehicles even as it holds talks with the Trump administration over the fate of fuel efficiency standards through 2025. California Governor Jerry Brown signed an executive order “to curb carbon pollution from cars and trucks and boost the number of zero-emission vehicles driven […]
SMEV urges Govt to reduce GST to 5% on EV and its subsystems in Union Budget 2018
The Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV) — the registered body representing Indian manufacturers of electric vehicles (EV) and electric vehicle components — has urged the Indian government to reduce GST rate to 5 per cent on all electric vehicles and electric vehicle subsystems. The body sees unreasonably high GST as one of the key impediments to faster […]
Cadillac, Kia and Karma Take Green Car Honors
It’s not always easy being green, as Kermit the Frog was fond of saying. Sales of environmentally friendly vehicles have lagged in an SUV-focused market. But at least three automakers are hoping they can gain a little momentum thanks to the green car trophies they’re taking home this week. Kia nabbed honors as the Green […]
Tesla appears to be making steady progress in Model 3 production
Elon Musk is notorious for blowing deadlines. But he eventually gets it right. “Tesla employees say to expect more Model 3 delays,” read a headline from CNBC yesterday. CNBC’s Lora Kolodny reported that despite Tesla’s ambitions to run a highly automated manufacturing process, Tesla has been being forced to perform some battery-assembly steps in its Nevada Gigafactory […]
How a Michigan teenager made his own electric car from a junked Toyota Celica
You don’t have to be Elon Musk to think outside the box. At age 12, Adam Lansing decided to convert a gasoline car to electric power after watching his older brother ask their parents for gas money. Six years later, Lansing cruises around in his own homemade electric car, but getting to this point took a […]
