Electric car supercountry Norway continued to go strong in February. Trumping the 1216 electric car sales it had in January, it added 1574 in February. Again, the Nissan Leaf topped the charts. Tesla Model S sales rebounded to put it pretty close behin…
BMW i3 Takes Crown In Spain (February 2014 Electric Car Sales Report)
Again, like Italy, Spain isn’t exactly blowing up in electric car sales. But as they say: you have to start somewhere. As in Germany, the BMW i3 has jumped to the top of the tables in Spain. Two much smaller electric cars, the smart electric drive and Renault Twizy tie for second (with a whopping […]
BMW i3 Takes Crown In Spain (February 2014 Electric Car Sales Report) was originally published on EV Obsession.
Little smart electric drive Is Electric King In Italy (February 2014 Electric Car Sales)
Following up on the Germany electric car sales update, I’m moving on to Italy. Italy is a much smaller market at this point. Germany had 544 plug-in car sales in February, while Italy had only 67. So, I won’t spend as much time on it. The German smart electric drive very solidly took the Gold, followed […]
Little smart electric drive Is Electric King In Italy (February 2014 Electric Car Sales) was originally published on EV Obsession.
BMW i3 Dominates Germany Electric Cars Sales In February, Inches Below VW e-Up! YTD
Not surprisingly, the homegrown BMW i3 took the top spot in German electric car sales in February. It surged above its distant cousin, the Volkswagen e-Up!, but remains a handful of sales below the e-Up! in total 2014 sales. Another German-based car, t…
Is It Time For A Solar + Storage Revolution?
Solar power has long been a dream of technologists, environmentalists, and clear thinkers of all sorts. As Thomas Edison said in 1931, “I’d put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don’t have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that.” In recent […]
Is It Time For A Solar + Storage Revolution? was originally published on Solar Love!.
Largest Solar Power Plants In The World (CSP & Solar PV)
Below are two lists—the largest solar PV power plants in the world and the largest concentrated solar power plants in the world. I go down to solar power plants 100 MW in capacity in both instances. Things are changing fast in these solar industries, with large plants going up on a monthly basis. I’ll do […]
Largest Solar Power Plants In The World (CSP & Solar PV) was originally published on Solar Love!.
ARPA-E Supports 12 Unique Solar Projects With $30 Million
US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz this week announced $30 million of support for 12 more unique, hybrid solar projects through the ARPA-E program. Actually, it’s through a program within that program – the Full-Spectrum Optimized Conversion and Utilization of Sunlight (FOCUS) program, “which is aimed at developing new hybrid solar energy converters and hybrid energy storage systems that […]
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Honda Accord Hybrid Takes #1 Hybrid Fuel Efficiency Title
No, compared to 100% electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), the 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid is no rockstar on fuel efficiency. However, it can actually compete with some of the PHEVs, and it is the new leader in…
Calculators: Electric Car Costs vs Gas Car Costs
Nothing compares to running the numbers for yourself, but a couple of fun electric car vs gas car costs have been unveiled recently. I wrote about them on EV Obsession this week and am reposting that article below. Enjoy this…
BMW i3 Electric Car Has 100,000 Reservations For Test Drives
The BMW i3 is one beautiful electric car. I’d love to take it for a test drive, and think it’s high time for me to contact BMW in order to arrange that. Notably, over 100,000 people have already reserved test…