After a month down at #3, the Renault Zoe (205 sales) rebounded to its normal position at #1 in France. Not far behind is the Renault Kangoo ZE (173 sales). The Zoe and Kangoo ZE sat high above all other vehicles in 2013. They look set for such dominat…
Norway Electric Car Sales Updates (February 2014 Sales)
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…
Bicycle Accessories — Which Are Reliable & Right For You? CycleLogistics Consumer Test Report
The things we carry on our bicycles: groceries, children, laptops, flowers, large bags, Teddy’s terrier, mulch for the garden — in other words, what don’t we carry on our bicycles? Thanks to a recent consumer test, organized and managed by the Danish Cyclist Federation, not only will we soon know what accessories are reliable and [...]
Bicycle Accessories — Which Are Reliable & Right For You? CycleLogistics Consumer Test Report was originally published on Bikocity.
Top Bicycle Cities In US Are…
In case you were wondering which were the top bicycle cities in the US (or, to be more specific, which were the top cities for bicycle commute rates), a recent presentation given by John MacArthur of the Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium (OTREC) included a nice chart on just that, based on the 2012 Community Survey [...]
Top Bicycle Cities In US Are… was originally published on Bikocity.
Apples, Bananas, Pears, Cauliflower, Cucumbers May Reduce Stroke Risk
A newly published 10-year study by Dutch researchers found that people who ate a lot of white-fleshed fruits and vegetables, like apples and pears, had a 52% lower risk of stroke.
Report: Toxins Found in Whales Bad News for Humans
Bad news and bad news for whales these days —endangered baby whales are dying from the BP oil spill and the toxic dispersants used to “clean it up” and the International Whaling Committee has been discussing whether or not to legalize whaling…
Report: Toxins Found in Whales Bad News for Humans
Bad news and bad news for whales these days — endangered baby whales are dying from the BP oil spill and the toxic dispersants used to “clean it up” and the International Whaling Committee has been discussing whether or not…